Massachusetts News

Construction employment in the Bay State slipped by 600 jobs in April, a shift that tracked closely to a modest decline nationally.

Patrick is expected back in the state Friday afternoon after a three-day visit aimed at strengthening economic ties with Massachusetts 14th largest export partner.

Marcy Reed, president of National Grid in Massachusetts, right, speaks at the announcement Thursday of the company's Sustainability Hub at Clark University.

A Massachusetts woman awaiting retrial in the 2010 strangulation and beating death of her wife has asked a judge to free her on bail.

Kate Simon is the Travel Correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

Adult entertainment, sex offenders and nonbinding opposition to a casino are among the matters that will be taken up at the annual town meeting Monday.

With reports yesterday that the House Ethics Committee was meeting in secret regarding possible ethics charges brought against Representative John Fresolo , GoLocal takes a look at the allegations -- and how Massachusetts government has been ranking on transparency as a whole.

In an effort to make the area of Route 106 near the Winthrop Street parking lot more attractive, nine trees were planted today as part of Keep Mansfield Beautiful's efforts to bring more color to the area.

A bill designed to expand and preserve affordable housing in Massachusetts is making its way through the Statehouse.

A high-ranking Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal into revelations that the agency improperly scrutinized conservative groups has bowed out of her commitment to deliver the keynote address at a Massachusetts law school's commencement.

The National Weather Service is warning of elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon as gusty west winds of 30-40 mph throughout southeastern Massachusetts combine with low relative humidity.

Several skeptical members of the GE Housatonic Citizens Coordinating Council have challenged official assurances that no PCB-laden sediment and soil removed from the river south of Pittsfield will be deposited in a South Berkshire landfill.

Much has been said nationally about things like energy independence and the green economy, but for many everyday folks, taking real steps toward things like installing solar panels on their homes comes down to one thing: how much does it cost? That was the core of a new program from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the Massachusetts ... (more)

Republican Leader Brad Jones is planning to offer a resolution in the Massachusetts House condemning the investigation of nonprofit groups with political affiliations.

Holyoke Retirement System issued an RFP for a private equity firm to manage $8 million to $12 million, according to a posting on the website of the Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission.

A man who sued his half brother and lost after he was paralyzed doing a flip from a trampoline into a 2-foot wading pool is entitled to a new trial, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday.

State officials say testing done at the Quabbin Reservoir showed no abnormalities after seven people were seen at a reservoir park entrance late at night.

A member of the select board in a central Massachusetts town says she's resigning because she has been "bullied" by other members of the board.

One of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign co-chairmen used a leaked document from the IRS to attack GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the 2012 election NOM, a pro-traditional marriage organization, claims the IRS leaked their 2008 confidential financial documents to the rival Human Rights Campaign.

The American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts assisted two families who were displaced by a fire at 50B Memorial Rd.