Search Massachusetts local resources
Built for the Commonwealth
4Massachusetts is a focused search engine for the Commonwealth. We combine multiple indexes, regional signals, and AI to help residents, businesses, and visitors find Massachusetts-specific information more efficiently. Use the site to search local businesses, government pages, news, shopping, events, and resources that matter in Massachusetts. Part of the 4SEARCH network of topic specific search engines.
Latest News & Web Pages
15-year-old boy hit by slow-moving freight train near Polar Park in Worcester
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (118+ words) A 15-year-old boy was struck by a freight train in Worcester on Sunday, shortly after his parents reported him missing, police said. The boy, who is non-verbal, was hit around 11: 42 a. m. near Polar Park and the train tracks near Madison Street,…...
Hailey Phase One Delivers 223 New Homes in Jamaica Plain
54+ min ago (395+ words) Two buildings at 2 and 6 Lamartine Street add 223 apartments, a rebuilt Anna Mae Cole Center and $3. 95 M for workforce programs as phase one wraps....
Wu Signs Inflation-Indexed Senior Property Tax Exemption in Boston
54+ min ago (312+ words) Wu signed the measure at an event in Dorchester after the City Council voted to accept Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41 D of Massachusetts law, according to the Boston Herald. Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune sponsored the change, with Councilors Brian Worrell and Benjamin…...
Mass Maritime Announces $30 M New Balance Wellness Center
54+ min ago (518+ words) Buzzards Bay is getting a serious wellness upgrade. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is teaming up with New Balance and Clean Harbors on a $30 million on-campus health hub that school leaders say will reshape how cadets train, recover and stay healthy. The…...
About Thyme Lebanese Bakery Coming To Harvard Square
54+ min ago (98+ words) Mikati has said he plans to focus on building a single strong community in Cambridge before scaling, which could leave About Thyme's Harvard Square shop as a model for future college-town locations. For now, the planned opening adds another fresh…...
Raleigh Rents Rise As Buyers Target Walnut Ridge
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (303+ words) Brazos Residential bought the 180unit Walnut Ridge in Raleigh as Co Star data show Sun Belt renter demand rising while other metros lag. Brazos Residential Management has closed on Walnut Ridge Apartments, a 180-unit, income-restricted complex at 1611 Royal Foxhound Lane in…...
Trahan Unveils Great American AI Draft
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (178+ words) Not everyone in Congress is sold. The House Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy publicly pushed back, arguing that the draft "does not meet the enormity of the moment" and declining to endorse it in its current form. In…...
Man sentenced in 2022 Springfield salon shooting
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (398+ words) UPDATE 6/29/26: Terrell Barnes pleaded guilty on June 25, 2026, to first-degree robbery and first-degree assault in a 2022 salon shooting that injured a woman in Springfield. Barnes was sentenced to ten years in prison for the assault and robbery charges. An armed criminal…...
Visit Springfield releases documentary series about Route 66
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (384+ words) Madison Yohn, marketing content manager for Visit Springfield, said the VP of Marketing Andrea Copeland came to her with the idea for a documentary. "She really thought that people in Springfield just didn't know a lot of the importance of…...
Cambridge Man Sentenced 90 Days For Cat Abuse
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (247+ words) A Cambridge man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for the brutal abuse of a cat named Sage, a case that has gripped local animal advocates and stirred fresh debate over how the courts handle animal cruelty. When Sage…...