Massachusetts is home to 172,034 residents 85 and older, a figure that is projected to swell to 274,527 in 2040 and 325,148 by 2050.

BARRE ― A $170,000 investigation commissioned by the town largely clears a Barre selectman who’d been accused of an array of ...

The Cannabis Control Commission recently approved Host Community Municipal Equity Plans for Cambridge, Lee and Shrewsbury.

RUTLAND – Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on Central Tree Road. The fire was reported after 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15. Crews from Rutland and surrounding towns are battling flames in a ...

WORCESTER – Police are investigating an early-morning attack of three women in the area of 41 Pleasant St., the address of ...

However, Massachusetts law prohibits carrying away “nuts, berries, grapes or fruit of any kind” that is “standing or growing on the land of another” without the owner’s permission. This is true if the ...

Meghan Montaner is the new executive director of the historic Mechanics Hall. She was previously president of the ...

WORCESTER — Last March, Zella Nuñez was sitting in a parked SUV with her mother, Chasity, when two men opened fire on their ...

Colton M. Paszkowski was convicted of six counts of child rape following a two-day jury trial in Worcester Superior Court, ...

AriZona Chairperson and Co-founder Don Vultaggio said with rising tariffs, the brand may need to raise the price of its 99-cent, 22-ounce iced tea.

WORCESTER ― A Worcester woman received a suspended jail sentence and her defunct health care company agreed to pay $300,000 ...

A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS) said in a ...