1+ week, 1+ day ago  (568+ words) Three Massachusetts counties have some of the cleanest air in the country, according to the American Lung Association. The group's annual "state of the air" report gives Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk counties A grades for daily spikes in fine particle…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1762+ words) Filmed everywhere from Hollywood to Hingham, the 2026 festival lineup includes 40 features and 11 short film programs, as well as the ninth annual Student Short Showcase, which offers a chance to see the best and brightest offerings from area colleges. "We're putting…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (170+ words) Patriots' Day is about as Massachusetts as it gets. The April holiday is'only celebrated by Massachusetts and Maine.'It marks the first battle of the American Revolution, and has also become synonymous with the running of the Boston Marathon. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (350+ words) Massachusetts correction officials say state prisoners use computer tablets more than those incarcerated in any other state. The tablets used in state prisons are made by the company Orijin, which said that Massachusetts is the only state that provides tablets…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1043+ words) The law made insurance mandatory for most individuals, fined some employers who didn't provide it and created subsidized health plans for low- to moderate-income residents. But first, let's start with the news of the day in Boston: Look who's back…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1234+ words) In a hallway on the third floor of Lawrence City Hall, there's a camera above the door to Mayor Brian De Pe'a's office, pointing at all those who enter. On the wall, a sign says: "Notice: all activities are monitored…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (166+ words) A Somerville church that said it was called by God to open a homeless shelter in its basement will be allowed to do so, a judge has ruled. Neighbors had sued First Church of Somerville, claiming that the emergency overnight…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (314+ words) Cambridge officials'say'the city's efforts to fill empty retail storefronts are working. Pardis Saffari, the city's director of economic opportunity,'said the city's vacancy rate dropped 12% from November 2024 and October 2025.'She credited the city's Vacant Storefront Initiative, aimed at decreasing the…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (231+ words) A special shoutout to Boston Common squirrel tour guides, "Charles River Matcha" fake campaign announcements that never get old and every other joke social media post we almost shared yesterday before remembering it was April 1. Now, back to the actual…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (456+ words) ICE arrests in Massachusetts skyrocketed over the first 15 months of the Trump administration, representing a nearly fivefold increase compared to a similar period at the end of President Joe Biden's term. As of March, 7, 028 Massachusetts ICE arrests have taken place…...