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The less than half-mile extension will close a gap between Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where a another trail extends to near Pawtucket.
Half of the candidates running in Worcester's 2023 election responded to a questionnaire on affordable housing, homelessness and more.
Under the new Worcester Diocese policies, students can't express themselves in ways that are not "consistent with their biological sex."
Olympian Aly Raisman's dog, Mylo, ran away during fireworks in Boston on July 3, but was returned on Friday by Good Samaritans.
From nearly 4 inches in Sudbury to just a trace on Nantucket, see Elsa rain totals from across Massachusetts.
The Saturday morning fire also sent one other person to the hospital.
See the week's top stories: New sentence for pharmacy exec, Milford gunplay incident, striking nurses head to Dallas.
A Saturday music festival at Camp Sewataro is happening, rain or shine.
City crews were erecting barriers to prevent traffic from entering Route 9 near Route 126.
The victim's son says a man demanded his 79-year-old mother hand over money after she got off a train recently at Union Station.
A large swath between Worcester and Framingham could see sudden high water through Friday afternoon during Tropical Storm Elsa.
Acceler-8 took the July 4 weekend off. Lanes along I-90 will shift Friday night, and local roads in Southborough and Westborough will close.
Barry Cadden was re-sentenced this week for his role in a 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak linked to his Framingham pharmacy.
In 2011, Jack's Abby wasn't even allowed to serve pints. A decade later, the owners reflect on becoming one of the biggest brewers around.
Wayland will seek permission from the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Loker turf field, but some oppose the project over health concerns.
On Saturday, WooSox fans (and potential fans) will get a chance to walk around the new Kelley Square stadium.
The Human Rights Commission on Monday may schedule a series of "listening sessions" about the devices, which officers may get by 2022.
The MutualOne Foundation grant will support the read-aloud programs at Brophy and Harmony Grove elementary schools.
A series of 10 concerts this summer downtown will begin on July 12.
The virtual 5K will take place at the end of July to help the more than 50 percent of MassBay students who struggle with hunger.
