State officials have awarded more than $2 million in federal funding to help local police departments and state agencies ...

Snow totals are lagging again this winter. But Boston averages 14.4 inches in February, the snowiest month of the year.

Worcester is holding its 4th annual downtown Winter Festival from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the Worcester Common. Skating is free ...

Black Americans who were pioneers in the military, journalism and women’s sports called Boston home during the 19th century.

The Holyoke Police Department and the Hampden DA’s office are two of 18 recipients of the first funds awarded in Massachusetts through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.

The shortest days of the year are finally behind us for now, as Worcester gets ready to see its first 5 p.m. sunset of the ...

Lancaster-based human services nonprofit RFK Community Alliance has appointed Kathy Mills as interim chief operating officer as the nonprofit’s C-suite executive retired earlier this month.

Big Y Foods’ annual “Sack Hunger” campaign raised enough money to provide one million meals to four regional food banks.

The law applies to 350 municipalities in Massachusetts. Boston is exempt, and is pursuing its own city-specific ADU policy.

A Boston-based trust claimed the winning "Diamond Deluxe" scratch ticket prize that was sold at a King Mart in Holyoke.

Crumbl Cookies will open an new Mass. location on Feb. 7. The first 100 customers at the grand opening get free merchandise ...