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This Mass. county is among the most religiously diverse in the US
One Massachusetts county is among the most religiously diverse in the U.S., according to a new Public Religion Research Institute study. The study, released on Aug. 28, looked at the religious landscape in the U.S. in 2023. Overall, it found that “the percentage of Americans who identify as white Christians...
'I was flabbergasted': Family from Marlborough receives special surprise at WooSox game
WORCESTER — Paige Perkinson was worried that she and her family showed up to Polar Park too early Sunday for the Worcester Red Sox game. “As we were walking in, I was thinking ‘What are we going to do for this long?’” Perkinson said. However, shortly after the gates opened at 11:30 a.m., Perkinson was...
Republicans in Massachusetts pick candidate to take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Republicans will choose candidates to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in state primaries Tuesday. The contests top the list of federal, state and local races that will be held across the commonwealth. Warren is seeking a third term and is...
Mass. State Lottery winner: Lobster Roll Trust claims $1 million prize
A $1 million lottery prize was claimed by a trust last week that was named after a classic New England summer meal. The $1 million prize was from “$10,000,000 Premier Cash,” a $20 scratch ticket game released on April 18, 2023. There are still four $1 million prizes and two $10 million grand prizes remain gin to be claimed in the game as of Sept. 3.
Teen wakes from coma and asks to see her family, eat some candy
WORCESTER — Among her first words when she awoke from a coma and started talking were the names of her parents, brothers and sisters. Ayuen Leet, 13, who was struck by a car in July as she was attempting to cross Shrewsbury Street in Worcester was discharged from the intensive care unit early Monday morning and released to a regular nursing floor. ...
Massachusetts Based Stop & Shop Eliminating These Items from Their Stores
Massachusetts is a great place to live. Residents and visitors have their choice of city or county life, plenty of restaurants, and of course, plenty of shopping. Massachusetts is home to an abundance of independent retailers from book stores, to sports equipment and gift shops. While small and family-owned businesses are a vital part of the state's economy, big box stores have their place in Massachusetts as well.
Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage
Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change. Other states could be close behind. New York lawmakers passed their own measure in June, though it’s unclear if Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the […]
Mass. Primary 2024: Why your vote means more than you think it does | John L. Micek
On the morning of my 18th birthday, I did two things right away: I drove to the post office to fill out my selective service card, and then I registered to vote. More than three decades later, the details of the former are largely lost to the mists of time. The details of the latter, however, remain as vivid as the day it happened.
Former Obama adviser David Plouffe goes all in for nephew in swing legislative seat
A key legislative race in Massachusetts is garnering national attention as both parties look to wrest control of a swing seat in the state Senate where Democratic incumbent Susan Moran is retiring. The race, which is Republicans’ first chance to flip the seat in four years, has attracted the attention of former Obama adviser David […]
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Supreme Judicial Court to decide who gets $70,000 ring after engagement called off
It’s a tale as old as time: Man meets woman. They date, fall in love, discuss marriage, get engaged, break up, and fight over who gets custody of the $70,000 engagement ring. Eye-popping dollar amount aside, the case now before the state’s highest court has implications for any couple considering marriage – given the possibility […]
Massachusetts’ Most Lucrative Crop Is No Longer Cranberries
What's in a weed? A lot, especially if that weed is "weed," or cannabis. Don't tell Ocean Spray or the Thanksgiving Pilgrims, but cannabis is now the most lucrative crop in Massachusetts, outpacing the former top crop, cranberries. As reported by State House News Service, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner Kimberly...
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