1+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) Police say Venuti kicked toward officers during the struggle and damaged the front bumper of a police cruiser, leaving a large dent, before he was ultimately detained and placed in the recovery position. The Worcester Police Department's account was corroborated…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (71+ words) City councilors are putting cannabis lounges on the back burner amid questions on enforcement and the process. New Bedford snuffs out cannabis lounges amid enforcement concerns NEW BEDFORD — City councilors are putting cannabis lounges on the back burner amid questions…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (398+ words) Massachusetts has become the first state in America to “legalise” haggis after campaigning by the Tartan Army in Boston. The Scottish staple is illegal in the United States and has been banned since 1971 under federal food regulations because it contains…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (318+ words) Updated on: December 11, 2025 / 5:28 PM EST / CBS Boston The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday unanimously approved regulations to allow for legal marijuana use in public settings. The decision clears the way for cannabis businesses to offer social consumption of their…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (143+ words) Despite the locked doors, AMP’s own website continued to show a fully stocked Fitchburg menu with online ordering options, still listing the 774 Crawford Street address and a local phone number. The pages indicate the company is accepting online orders even…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1049+ words) NEW BEDFORD – For close to four decades, PAACA’s offices at 360 Coggeshall St. have been the hub for services aimed at “Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction.” Those services will need a new home if the city builds its new police headquarters…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (567+ words) The SJC heard arguments over whether the AG's one‑line summary of a marijuana repeal petition omits impacts on equity programs, medical cannabis and home grows. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday dug into a fight over how much…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (541+ words) FALL RIVER – A 27-year-old New Bedford man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Lorenzo Gomes in 2023. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that Wyllie Monteiro also pleaded guilty in Fall River…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (270+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - New legislation signed into law this weekend overhauls the state’s cannabis regulations, restructuring the oversight commission and expanding both business and consumer rights. The Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws dissolves the Cannabis Control Commission and…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (481+ words) Governor Maura Healey signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the state’s cannabis regulatory system on Sunday, restructuring the embattled Cannabis Control Commission while raising the number of licenses businesses can hold and increasing legal possession limits for adults. The…...