Massachusetts News

Former Congressman Barney Frank, left, and his husband, James Ready, were in San Francisco this week for Frank's appearance at the Commonwealth Club Outspoken gay former Congressman Barney Frank was in San Francisco this week and told a gathering of the Commonwealth Club that while he won't consider a presidential run, he predicted the U.S. could ... (more)

Today, Saturday, May 18, 2013, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis served as the commencement speaker at the undergraduate ceremony for UMass-Lowell's Class of 2013.

A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.

Mohegan Sun today announced a partnership with Boston-based Finard Properties, a commercial real estate investment company, for retail development at its proposed resort casino off Route 32 in Palmer.

The Rev. John Denning, a native Rhode Islander and the current vice-president for student affairs at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., has been named the college's 10th president, it was announced Friday.

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.