The Rochester Planning Board approved a new 55-room hotel, an 11-lot subdivision and pickleball courts in one busy meeting.

Black History Month started as "Negro History Week" in February 1926 as a way to chronicle the accomplishments of African ...

Protesting victims of the July-August mass uprising called off their demonstration on early Monday after receiving assurance that their demands would be met. Hasnat Abdullah, central coordinator of ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

The Advisory Committee will review the budget during a joint meeting with the School Committee on Feb. 5. Some parents have vocally opposed the school district’s proposal to eliminate two full-time ...

It cut its target rate by another 25 bps in November, and again in December. In its January 2025 meeting, however, the Fed decided to hold the federal funds rate steady at 4.25% to 4.50%.

Some of Massachusetts saw several inches of snow overnight, contributing to a slippery morning, while others saw very little accumulation."Near and north of the Mass Pike about 1-3 inches fell ...

The best banks or credit unions for Massachusetts residents are the ones that operate in the state. We reviewed banks that do business in Massachusetts and found Synchrony, Rockland Trust Bank ...

Hagerman Valley Historical Society clarifies origins of its prehistoric horse skeleton replica, announces museum expansion to ...

The Mass is being translated anew to provide a more exalted, transcendent, “spiritual” language for our worship, and to make the English translation more consistent with the Latin original.

Police are investigating after a Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” last week in Spain while preparing for a cruise, according to his order. Rev. Richard K. Gross ...