Mass. Gov’s Council rejects Parole Board nominee with prosecutor experience

The Governor’s Council has rejected a Gov. Maura Healey nominee for the Parole Board who has a prosecutorial background after the board has released several first-degree murderers from prison. The rejection of a former prosecutor also comes in the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Cambridge,

Mass. residents up early Thursday can watch a rocket soar across the sky

If New England residents look up on Thursday morning, a rocket should be visible traveling across the sky. A SpaceX rocket is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 5:26 a.m., and given current weather projections, it should be visible for several minutes as it leaves Earth, according to meteorologist Kevin Arnone.

Spotted Lanternfly season begins again in Mass.; here’s what to look out for

If you spot them, don’t hesitate to contact a pest control service company
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Mass. picks more offshore wind projects. All three will rely heavily on New Bedford.

In what Gov. Maura Healey's administration has dubbed the "Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History," Massachusetts officials have made the state's selections known relative to the latest round of offshore wind project bidding. Massachusetts ...
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Is gerrymandering to blame for Massachusetts’ all-Democrat congressional delegation?

Massachusetts is the historical home of the gerrymander. A historical marker in downtown Boston commemorates the salamander-shaped district drawn in 1812 to give an advantage to then-Gov. Elbridge Gerry’s political party. Today, the contours of ...