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Massachusetts Ranked Sixth Best Place To Raise A Family
Fun, safety, education, and affordability are among the standards used by Wallet Hub to rank the 50 states in family-friendliness. New…
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Bristol County Guards To Ask Inmates About Immigration Status
Correctional officers are going to a four-week training program in South Carolina under the terms of an agreement Bristol County Sheriff…
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Citizens for Limited Taxation Blasts Legislators Pay Raise Proposal
CLT sees an end-round of the Massachusetts Constitution as state legislators try for hefty pay raises on top of the more…
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Vermont Prosecutor Feeling Heat for Packing Heat
The Washington County state's attorney says Vermont law allow law enforcement officers to carry guns. But some anonymous critics in…
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Two Maine Greens Leaving Party Because Official Going To Trump Inauguaration
The fact that the secretary of the Maine Green Independent Party is going to the inauguration because he's a teacher…
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Legalize Fireworks, Say Some New Hampshire Legislators
Fun and freedom are among the arguments for fireworks. Fire chiefs are worried about safety.…
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Church/State Flap Nixes School Chorus Easter Appearance at Italian Basilica
A Massachusetts public school chorus cancelled a performance planned for Easter Sunday Mass in Italy after an advocacy organization told school officials…
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Public High School Choir Performance in Europe Yanked Because It Would Have Taken Place in a Basilica
A Groton-Dunstable Regional High School choir was going to perform during Easter Mass at St. Anthony's Basilica in Padua,…
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Pro-Lifers Surround Maine Capitol
Maine Roman Catholic Bishop Robert P. Deeley said he'd like to see incoming Trump administration deliver on legal protection for…
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Two Years of State College Should Be Free, Says Rhode Island Governor
Regardless of income, students at Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode Island would benefit from…
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Deer Crashes Through Store Window — In Downtown Lowell
The female deer went barreling down Central Street and jumped through the window of a gender-appropriate women's clothing store,…
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Pittsfield Proposal Would Bar Cops, Other City Workers from Asking About Immigration Status
Supporters of the measure are shying away from the "Sanctuary City" label. One supporter doesn't want a public…
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Protest Rally Against Bristol County Sheriff Planned
Several groups upset about Sheriff Tom Hodgson's proposals to have prison inmates build the Trump wall on the border with…
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Stop Funding Superintendents, Maine Governor Says
Governor Paul LePage, a Republican, also wants the state of Maine to negotiate a single contract with all public school teachers.…
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Bill Would Require New Hampshire School Districts To Notify Parents About Sex Education
One legislator sponsoring the bill says her 8-year-old son was exposed to a disturbing video in school without her knowing…
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Pro-Life Marchers Call on New Hampshire Governor To De-Fund Planned Parenthood
Two of the marchers told of rejecting abortion when an unplanned pregnancy occurred and how happy they are about it. "At…
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Plymouth, Bristol County Sheriffs To Cooperate with Feds on Immigration
The two Republican sheriffs' offices south of Boston will be able to assist the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under…
