1+ week, 5+ day ago   (28+ words) The Springfield Police Department has surpassed 700 lives saved through its ongoing Narcan program. The Springfield Police Department has surpassed 700 lives saved through its ongoing Narcan program....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (46+ words) The Lids Live Wellness Festival returned to Forest Park in Springfield on Saturday for its second year, marking the event’s fifth year overall. The Lids Live Wellness Festival returned to Forest Park in Springfield on Saturday for its second year,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (70+ words) The city of Springfield held a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost to drug overdoses. The event was organized by the Springfield Health and Human Services Department to bring community members together in remembrance. The city of Springfield held…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (209+ words) Residents of New Bedford, Dartmouth and Freetown will have an opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste during a collection event from 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 29 at the Crapo Hill Landfill, 300 Samuel Barnet Blvd. in New Bedford. Registration is required for…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) Dozens of beaches in Massachusetts are closed on Friday, just as the weekend arrives. As of late Friday morning, there were 50 beaches closed across the Bay State, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's interactive beach water quality dashboard....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (34+ words) Springfield officials observed National Breastfeeding Awareness Month today with a proclamation and flag-raising ceremony at City Hall. Springfield officials observed National Breastfeeding Awareness Month today with a proclamation and flag-raising ceremony at City Hall....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (270+ words) Cyclospora cases are on the rise in Massachusetts, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. So far in 2026, 147 cases have been reported statewide — the highest annual total since 2019, when more than 200 cases were confirmed. While Cyclospora outbreaks…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Following the program's early success, the Springfield Fire Department is expanding public access to naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. SFD says it is installing Naloxone Resource Distribution Boxes at each of the city's 13 fire…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (702+ words) WORCESTER – Gov. Maura T. Healey made a stop in Worcester to tout her administration's work to lower skyrocketing health care costs. The visit came one day after a working group formed by Healey released a dozen recommendations to lower costs,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) Worcester officials are warning residents to avoid swimming and fishing in part of Lake Quinsigamond after a sanitary sewer overflow released thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater Friday morning. According to the city, the leak occurred around 5:20 AM near 23 Southwest…...