St. Vincent Hospital In Worcester Reduces Services In Response To Months-Long Nurses Strike

St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester said Wednesday the cuts are essential to maintain core health care services that are crucial to the community. The nurses' union said it was dismayed...

Baker Announces $17.3M In Grants To Repair Dams, Seawalls

The governor said the grants will help toughen critical resilience projects in the face of a changing climate.

Provincetown Coronavirus Cluster Grows To About 830 Cases

Of the 833 cases, seven have required hospitalization — five in Massachusetts and two elsewhere. No deaths have been associated with the cluster.

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including Shakespeare On The Common And A Concert At Crane Estate

Plus, the Woods Hole Film Festival and an art exhibit.

Director Tom McCarthy's 'Stillwater' Is A Glum, Ripped-From-The-Headlines Mystery

Starring Matt Damon, the film is a lurid rewrite of the Amanda Knox story that is “practically choking on its own sense of societal import,” writes film critic Sean Burns.

Baker Says He Will 'Have More To Say Shortly' On New CDC Mask Guidance

Gov. Charlie Baker deflected most questions about the CDC's new guidance on mask wearing, saying that the COVID-19 situation in Massachusetts is not as bad as it is elsewhere.

Lawsuit Alleges Mass. Prisons Use Faulty Test To Search For Drugs In Mail

Healey, Baker Say It's Time To Stop Harm To Electric Consumers

Electric customers in Massachusetts who switched to a competitive electric supplier paid $426 million more than they would have had they stayed with their utility company from July 2015 to...

Soldier Reported MIA During Korean War Accounted For, Army Says

The remains of 1st Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, are scheduled to buried at the veterans' cemetery in Bourne on Sept. 17, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement.

Record Mass. Lottery Profits Climb To More Than $1.1 Billion

The fiscal year that ended last month was a record one for the Massachusetts Lottery, which set new standards for revenue, profit, prize payouts, commissions and bonuses for retailers, scratch...

State Senators: Baker Should Sever Ties With Consulting Firm That Once Advised Purdue

State Sens. Diana DiZoglio of Methuen and Anne Gobi of Spencer sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker calling on him to end the relationship his administration has with the...

Ex-eBay Employee Gets 18 Months For Cyberstalking Campaign

Philip Cooke pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and conspiracy to tamper with witnesses for his part in the scheme targeting a Massachusetts couple who published an...

Ex-Fall River Mayor Challenges Fraud, Corruption Conviction

Lawyers for former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia said in court papers asking the judge to acquit him that the evidence against Correia was “remarkably shallow" and that his convictions...

Here Are The Massachusetts Colleges Requiring Students, Staff To Get COVID-19 Vaccines

At least 65 of the state's largest colleges and universities will require their students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A smaller number will require vaccinations for on-campus faculty and...