2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (163+ words) WORCESTER – Police arrested a shop owner for allegedly selling a range of illegal products. Julio Abreu, 60, the owner of A&C Market at 6A Boylston St., was cited for selling flavored tobacco and vapes, alcohol and multiple bags of a synthetic…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (424+ words) A company called Teton Management is building a new manufactured home community in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pointing to how strong demand remains for lower-cost paths to homeownership. Teton Management plans to sell 22 homes across three phases. The first phase, which advertised…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (100+ words) The National Weather Service has officially deemed Lowell a Category 1 hurricane. In a 5 a.m. update, officials said Hurricane Lowell currently sits about 575 miles southeast of Hilo and is moving west-northwest at about 12 miles per hour. The storm currently has maximum winds…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (42+ words) The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce hosted a special event Friday to help area small businesses make better use of AI. The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce hosted a special event Friday to help area small businesses make better use…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (387+ words) Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing some of the toughest state-level artificial intelligence rules in the U.S. The state Senate passed an economic development bill last month requiring AI labs to go through independent reviews of the "catastrophic risks" every 120 days, Bloomberg reported....

4+ week, 19+ min ago   (389+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A mother has been charged in connection with a case after her infant son suffered life-threatening injuries in late July. According to online court dockets, Starr Vesey, born in 2007, of Springfield, has been charged with endangering the welfare…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (76+ words) Leaders in Lowell Township will meet Monday night to discuss next steps in a proposed Microsoft data center, but opponents of the project are hopeful for updates they expect to come out of the meeting. (August 9, 2026) Leaders in Lowell Township…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (198+ words) Fabric Arts Festival will bring artists, musicians, curators and culinary practitioners from Portugal, the United States, Brazil and the Portuguese diaspora to Fall River, New Bedford and Providence from Oct. 8-11 for its seventh edition. The four-day event will feature exhibitions,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (595+ words) In Massachusetts, Democratic lawmakers are showing more unease about the infrastructure that underpins artificial intelligence, particularly the large data centers needed to support it. Even so, they have not embraced a statewide halt on new projects. That reluctance came into…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (233+ words) Brent Hofacker – stock.adobe.com If you're already familiar with the Fluffernutter, this sandwich needs no explaining, but if you have never heard of this local favorite, I guess I'll let you in on the secret. This traditional Massachusetts dish…...