A Massachusetts woman who says she was forced to move out of her Boston condominium because of secondhand smoke from a neighbor is suing her real estate broker.

A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.

Massachusetts revenue officials say liquor sales have increased since a tax on alcoholic beverages was instituted in August.

It's the start of what's shaping up to be a very crowded campaign season in Massachusetts.

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick has awarded a $20-million joint contract to Nexamp and Florence Electric to install solar systems at 12 public wastewater treatment plants, which are expected to generate 4.5 million kilowatt hours of energy, reports the Boston Herald .

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Cataract Surgery Trainer, a virtual training tool which helps to train physicians to perform cataract surgery, has been shown to enhance teaching in cataract surgery when compared to traditional teaching methods.

A leading candidate for state auditor held his Western Massachusetts campaign kickoff in Springfield on Friday, pledging to reinvent the role of the watchdog office.

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People are downing more beers, wine and hard liquor than expected during the poor economy, judging by booming collections of a new state tax on the sale of alcohol.

Everyone knows that what doesn't destroy you makes you stronger. That is particularly true in politics, where a hard kick either knocks you down or wakes you up.

A Texas man was convicted late yesterday in federal court for his role in a scheme to steal credit cards from health club locker rooms and take more than $400,000 in cash advances at horse race tracks in at least 10 states.

In May of 2009 a 24 year old trolley driver admitted to TEXTng while driving which caused the collision of two MBTA trains near Government Center in Boston where dozens were hurt.

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Nexamp Inc. , a provider of solar-installation services, received the largest government-contract award for a solar-energy project in Massachusetts Friday - a $20 million award to build 4.1 megawatts of power capacity on a dozen state water treatment facilities.

While it is not unusual to have such a string of violent crimes in a big city environment like Boston or New York or Philadelphia, the violence that seems to be on the rise in Massachusetts is unusual based primarily on where it is occurring.

Senator Scott Brown tapped a former top aide to Colin Powell and a specialist in foreign affairs to be his chief of staff.

Gov. Deval Patrick has abruptly canceled a planned speech to the Massachusetts AFL-CIO after union officials agreed to join police picketing Patrick's civilian flagger policy.

Addressing Suffolk University law and public policy students today, Baker said building a casino would allow the state to capture gambling dollars now going to Rhode Island and Connecticut.

House lawmakers have approved an amendment dramatically restricting the use of cell phones by Massachusetts drivers.

Police say a man accused of stealing three diamonds from a Connecticut store by swapping them for fakes has been caught in his hometown in Massachusetts.