Fish and Game Commissioner Tom O’Shea said the Healey administration has heard “an enthusiastic interest” in lifting the outright ban on Sunday hunting that’s been in place for centuries, an idea ...

The Board of Planning and Community Development held two public hearings for flag lot special permits for properties on Chestnut Hill Avenue and Lenox Street, and approved the first permit with ...

FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. has been issued a Notice of Responsibility from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for an oil spill that ice buildup in one of the bascule gates ...

Josh Chernin, a Cambridge native and Harvard Business School graduate, is running unopposed for an open seat on the Petersham Selectboard, and is prioritizing improving the town's systems and ...

Gov. Maura Healey's fiscal year 2027 budget proposal includes initiatives to support west-east rail development, maintain stable Chapter 90 road funding, and provide money for improvements to unpaved ...

Petersham Center School has been selected to participate in a state-funded initiative that will provide high-dosage literacy tutoring for some elementary students this spring, with the goal of helping ...

The Nolumbeka Tribal Coalition has been advocating for the recognition and respect of Indigenous history and culture in the relicensing of the Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain Pump Storage ...

Authors, librarians and free speech advocates gathered at the State House on Tuesday to support "An Act Regarding Free Expression," which would declare that no material could be removed from school ...

MassWildlife will stock hundreds of thousands of trout in over 450 lakes, ponds, rivers and streams across Massachusetts this spring, providing anglers with the opportunity to catch larger trout than ...

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