Massachusetts News Pulse

Amherst's Planning Board and CRC propose zoning fixes to cap protected-use ADUs at 900 square feet by clarifying gross floor area calculations and...

Nearly $10 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund grants will fund park upgrades across 14 communities.

• Boston: $1 million redesigns Barry...

Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad is investigating the cause of an early Friday apartment fire on Oswego Street's fourth floor that sent one resident to the hospital with serious injuries.

• Question A would create a 19-member commission to solicit public input on county operations and recommend changes
• The measure appears on the...

MassDOT requires Amazon to secure a state certificate of approval for its Westborough drone facility before operations can begin, citing safety,...

Both towns set the same voter registration deadline of Saturday, Oct. 24, but differ sharply in logistics details.

• Registration and mail ballots:...

A man died Friday after being struck by a 2021 Ford Bronco at 6 Washington Street in downtown Haverhill around 9 AM. He was pronounced dead at...

• Question 5 would peg the revenue cap to actual prior-year collections rather than the historical maximum, resetting the trigger and leading to...

Pittsfield stores ballots in a literal vault with 24/7 cameras and access limited to election staff.

• Mail ballots are sliced open, timestamped,...

The Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct filed formal charges against retired District Court Judge Franco GoBourne for violating the Code of...

• Nearly 4,000 Brigham nurses began voting Thursday on MGB's final contract offer, with ballots due by 8 p.m. Friday.
• Rejection would force the...

Shiva Ayyadurai claims The Belmont Voice promised post-primary coverage but delivered none, alleging breach of contract, civil-rights violations, and...

Mass General Brigham began layoffs last week, including pediatricians at Mass Eye and Ear, as part of ongoing workforce reductions.

• Home Hospital...

Springfield Technical Community College will host an Allied Health Careers Exploration Night on Nov. 17, giving prospective students and career...

Why does Mass General Brigham, which helped pioneer GLP-1 medications, now exclude obesity drugs from its employee pharmacy benefits starting January...

CMS published a proposed rule on October 16, 2026, to amend Medicare Advantage and Part D regulations.

Key amendments for contract year 2028...

Question 3 would replace party primaries with one ballot open to all candidates; the top two advance to November regardless of affiliation.

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Massachusetts open enrollment for 2027 coverage began Oct. 23 and runs through Jan. 23, 2027, with residents urged to compare plans and seek...

Springfield patrol cars will soon carry QR codes linking straight to online compliment and complaint forms that feed directly into the department's...

This op-ed argues that Massachusetts cities' push to ban algorithmic rent pricing misses the mark, as the real path to housing affordability lies in...