9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (222+ words) Less than a month after Hurricane Lala dumped torrential rains and damaging winds on Hawaii, another storm could potentially impact the islands. According to a Sept. 4 advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Lowell is currently located about 555 miles south-southwest…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (74+ words) Springfield food pantries are struggling to meet demand as new federal SNAP rules cut benefits for many local residents. Springfield food pantries struggle as SNAP cuts hit SPRINGFIELD, IL – Kathy Kauffman Smith delivers thousands of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (128+ words) A True Value Hardware distribution center in Springfield is closing, resulting in 62 layoffs. The closure follows True Value Company's sale to competitor Do It Best Group after a bankruptcy filing. Do... Why the True Value distribution center in Springfield is…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (103+ words) Seema Dixit doesn't know the full extent of the impact in Worcester since the end of Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and other countries living in t... Worcester health leaders scramble to figure out how to handle TPS end…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (455+ words) Dubai student Aria Pareek has been awarded The Pathos Prize for Best Writing in the Junior Division of the Cambridge Re:Think Essay Competition 2026, placing in the top 0.25% of over 15,000... Aria Pareek Wins The Pathos Prize for Best Writing at…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (184+ words) The property at 5 Dover St. is unusually large for a downtown New Bedford building in the historic waterfront district. The brick building covers a block between North Second Street and Acushnet Avenue, and has been listed for sale at $2,455,000. Built…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (104+ words) New Bedford community members are seeking to establish the Black Historic West End as a Local Historic District. The proposed district aims to recognize the area's contributions to African American... Residents push to protect history of New Bedford's West End…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (353+ words) Affordable Homes Act ADU Provisions Now Active in 350 Massachusetts Towns Plaistow, United States – August 6, 2026 / Bradford Construction Management / The by-right provisions, codified under 760 CMR 71.00, eliminated the special permits and zoning board hearings that had blocked or delayed ADU projects in many…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (86+ words) Springfield Memorial Hospital ranked fourth in Illinois for rehabilitation and earned multiple high-performing designations from U.S. News & World Report. Springfield Memorial Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for high performance in rehabilitation and several specialty treatment areas in its…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) WORCESTER – The Board of Health voted unanimously to potentially weigh in on a controversial issue. The topic? The long-simmering debate in Worcester over the idea of a civilian review board to investigate local police matters. The board's 4-0 decision Monday, Aug....