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Getting Answers: Massachusetts approaches record motorcycle deaths this year
A fatal motorcycle crash on the Mass Pike on Friday morning in West Springfield is under investigation. It’s the second motorcyclist to die in less than a week in Western Massachusetts.
Home To U.S.’s Largest Debt Increase Is Iconic Massachusetts City
Some shocking news concerning certain Massachusetts residents according to the personal finance pros at WalletHub. Debt is a major global concern for many people nowadays obviously. But this latest report from WalletHub was still something of a shocker to me. WalletHub just released its report on the Cities Where People...
Merger of tri-town elementary schools shelved
TOPSFIELD — Any plans to merge the elementary schools systems of Boxford, Middleton, and Topsfield have been shelved for the foreseeable future. In June, The Tri-Town School Union Regional Planning Board, composed of some members of the three town’s school committees and headed by Andrew Prazar of Topsfield, submitted a report in June citing lack of support.
Looking for signs of fall? When to expect autumn's arrival in Massachusetts, New England
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Don't let a few acorns fool you. Fall foliage season is still at least a few weeks away for New England. The region up along the Canadian border doesn't typically see colors coming to peak until late September. Colors then progress southward through October and peak in Boston toward the end of the month.
CT’s DNC delegates applaud Buttigieg as they mull the other glass ceiling
CHICAGO — Gov. Ned Lamont lavished praise on Pete Buttigieg, the cabinet secretary inevitably described as an ascendant figure in national Democratic politics, in introducing him Thursday at a breakfast for delegates from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. “I know there’s a journey just beginning,” Lamont said. How far or...
Massachusetts’ Cheapest Car Insurance Companies
Car insurance premiums are up again nationwide and Fox Business says they could surge 22 percent by year's end. Wonderful. The cost of almost everything else is rising, so why not car insurance premiums?. Fox Business says, "A new report published by Insurify, an insurance comparison shopping site, shows the...
Job fairs organized for employees of 2 Massachusetts hospitals closing amid Steward's bankruptcy
BOSTON — Ahead of the closures of Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer at the end of the month, state officials are organizing a series of job fairs to assist more than 1,200 employees who will be losing their jobs. Dallas-based Steward Health Care...
A path to sweetness: Welcome to the WMass stops on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail
HADLEY — As summer comes to a close, there’s still a window of time to hit the trail with your hiking boots, spoons and a craving for ice cream. This summer, Massachusetts residents and tourists alike can enjoy local ice cream at one of over 100 stops on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail. The trail is a joint effort among the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board, the Massachusetts Agricultural Resources Department, and the Office of Travel and Tourism to boost the state’s agritourism industry.
BlueWave Develops Massachusetts Community Solar Agrivoltaics Projects
BlueWave has completed five projects across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that incorporate the company’s dual-use solar design and operate under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program. The projects, which the company owns and operates, are located in Palmer, Haverhill, Dighton and Douglas, adding 19.8 MW of generation and 29.7...
Mass. Gov. Healey signs bill expanding access to midwives, doula services
A compromise bill that will expand access to an array of critical maternal health services is now the law of the land in Massachusetts. Democratic Gov. Maura Healey signed the legislation on Friday. It was one of the Legislature’s pieces of unfinished business left over from the end of formal sessions earlier this month.
Massachusetts Homeopathic Seasonal Allergy Relief: Natural Treatment Announced
Following the announcement, Massachusetts residents can request an alternative allergy treatment that utilizes natural ingredients, eliminating the potential side effects associated with traditional medications. For more information, visit https://www.poeholistichealth.com/. According to Dr. Aleena Banerji, the clinical director of Allergy and Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital, the allergy season in Massachusetts...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
This $40 Million Waterfront Estate Is the Most Expensive Listing in Massachusetts
Between 1790 and 1830, the historic seaside town of Duxbury, Mass., just 35 miles southeast of Boston, established itself as one of the largest and most famous shipbuilding centers of the New World. Throughout the maritime town, 19th-century homes built for ship captains still stand today overlooking Cape Cod Bay. One of those grand old homes presides over 25 park-like acres and, with its $40 million price tag, is currently the Bay State’s most expensive home on the market.Jeremy Renner's Longtime L.A. Home Hits the Market for $13 Million Known as Goose Point Compound, the sprawling estate features several standalone structures across...
DraftKings loses motion to dismiss lawsuit over $1K signup bonus promo
Online sportsbook giant DraftKings lost its motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court last December over its $1,000 signup bonus promotion, which the suit called “unfair and deceptive.”. The class action suit was filed on Dec. 8, 2023, by the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at...
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