Nantucket is the latest community to start testing its sewage for drugs—partnering with a Cambridge firm that analyzes sewage ...

RNA-1010 demonstrated superior relative vaccine efficacy that was 26.6% (95% CI; 16.7%, 35.4%) higher than a licensed ...

For the first time this year, the West Nile virus has been detected in Massachusetts. On June 13th, the Massachusetts ...

Two geese found dead on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus have tested positive for avian influenza, the university confirmed.

While higher ed policy is shifting to focus on the value students receive from their education, Massachusetts and its free community college law is too focused on access.

Today we’ll hear about how some local artists are celebrating Juneteenth, which is tomorrow. But first, some news: more than 1 in 3 families in Massachusetts can’t afford food or regularly worry about ...

The Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday is now a two-day annual event on the second weekend in August. The state's 6.25 percent sales tax will be waived for many items on August 9 and 10, 2025. The ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey met with other New England governors and Canadian officials in Boston to discuss the economic effects of tariffs introduced during the Trump administration.

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts today, June 7 to honor Staff Sergeant Loring E. Lord of Somerville.. SSG Lord served in the U.S ...

Federal data shows that driving under the influence in Massachusetts is a growing problem. The number of drivers under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication at the time of a fatal crash ...

Severe thunderstorms tore through northern Massachusetts early Friday morning and left a trail of scattered damage. Ayer, which is about an hour northwest of Boston, appeared to be hit the hardest.