Full-year financials worsen at Massachusetts' largest hospital system

After making strides toward financial recovery in 2023, Mass General Brigham financial losses worsened incrementally over the course of the past year ending in September. In its financial report for the full fiscal year 2024, which ended on Sept. 30, the …

Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts; 1 is likely to die

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Patrick Whittle Published Dec 18, 2024  •  2 minute read A male North Atlantic right whale is pictured with a line wrapped around it near Nantucket, Massachusetts. Photo by NOAA Fisheries …

Natick adopts rules similar to other Massachusetts sanctuary cities 5-0 in packed meeting

Worried Natick residents blasted the Select Board for passing a sanctuary-like policy just days after the arrest of a local Iranian national in connection with a fatal drone strike that killed three U.S. military members. Originally Published: December 18, …

Massachusetts legislators nix overdose prevention sites in stalled opioid bill

Massachusetts legislators reached a deal to advance a long-debated bill focused on preventing opioid overdose deaths and improving access to treatment while omitting one central sticking point: a proposal to allow overdose prevention centers. The House …

Massachusetts lawmaker proposes legislation to regulate drones

Massachusetts officials, farmers say they’re on guard against bird flu as historic first severe human case ID’d in ...

The CDC announced Wednesday that in the first such case of its kind, a patient has been hospitalized in Louisiana from the H5N1 bird flu. Since April, over 60 human cases of the disease have been reported across the US. “We've been very proactive since …

Why Harry Hamlin Was Serving Up Spaghetti in Massachusetts

There so much good happening in so many communities during the holiday season, but many of those efforts happen all year long too. One of the non-profits I am speaking of is The Open Door, based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, but helping so many people in …

Massachusetts college leaders urged to protect free speech ahead of Trump: ‘Resist this new McCarthyism’

Springfield, Massachusetts, Holiday Drive-Through: 750,000 Lights

Looking for something festive to do with the family this holiday season and willing to make a road trip? You can certainly visit the mesmerizing massive light display Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine, and the Gift of Lights drive-through experience at the  …

Massachusetts regulators advance social cannabis consumption rules

Massachusetts cannabis regulators approved sweeping draft rules for marijuana consumption lounges and event venues for public comment, with the hope of creating a sustainable business framework while addressing challenges that have derailed similar efforts …