3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1298+ words) As Lawrence High School’s girls flag football team built a commanding lead in the first game of the season, junior Lucy Godfrey kept glancing at the scoreboard. “This is the first time in history this is happening,” Godfrey said she…...

2+ day, 59+ min ago   (159+ words) A patron identified only as John walked into Concord Public Library with a magazine that was 48,220 days overdue — a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine that had been sitting in his house for decades. Under the library's theoretical…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (80+ words) The Lawrence Police Department said Thursday it has made arrests in two separate rape cases, including one dating back to a case nearly two decades ago. Matthew Lawrence, 37, was arrested in connection with the 2009 rape case on Wednesday. The Lawrence…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (196+ words) The headline-grabbing promises come as Wellesley's own published costs have climbed steeply. The Wellesley News reported a total estimated cost of attendance of $100,541 for 2025-26. Boston University's estimated tuition alone tops $60,000 for the 2026-27 year before aid is factored in. That generosity…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (210+ words) LAWRENCE COUNTY — The Lawrence County Commissioners have officially received and taken under advisement construction bids for a major countywide housing rehabilitation project. The local... LAWRENCE COUNTY — The Lawrence County Commissioners have officially received and taken under advisement construction bids for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (690+ words) More than 40 Haitians in Springfield have been detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status earlier this summer. Faith leaders recently spoke out against the ICE activity that has been taking place…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (226+ words) The $31.2 million comes from the state's 4 percent surtax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, and it will support both direct-to-family vouchers and contracted seats. Budget analysts have quantified just how large that gap is. MassBudget estimated in an April…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (621+ words) Water Street in Cambridge flooded. CAMBRIDGE, Md. – The city of Cambridge is trying to figure out its next steps in a plan to protect itself from flooding, but not all city leaders are on the same page. Monday's work session aimed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (749+ words) Monument Elementary students lead their classmates along the parade route in the 2025 Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day parade. The 2026 FCAD is Sept. 12. CHERYL SCHWEIZER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD Fire hats from Grant County Fire District 3 and balloons were part of the take home…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (562+ words) The first day of the new school year also saw the first School Committee meeting, at which wearable smart technology was banned in schools and the Massachusetts’ Protect Act was supported. Rates of chronic absenteeism at Cambridge Rindge and Latin…...