After months of heated debate, the Haverhill Board of Health has elected not to banish pigs from the city.
Officials have awarded millions in subsidies and tax credits for six projects to expand and preserve 142 affordable housing units in the region north of Boston.
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On Sunday, several Peabody institutions will honor Holocaust survivor Sonia Schreiber Weitz, who pledged to tell the world about the genocide.
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Enforcement of compulsive hoarding cases can be difficult for local health officials, who must respect the rights of the resident.
Nahant officials and residents have rallied behind Air Force veteran Tara Butler in Sunday’s Run-Walk to Home Base, which has raised $5 million to support returning veterans.
The town meeting approved a tax break Wednesday benefiting the Reading-based coffee machine company, which is considering a move.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, armed with $115,000 in state and federal grant money, is looking at ways to extend bike and pedestrian networks.
Malden Catholic senior centerfielder Manny Powers has been a power threat, connecting for five home runs. Teammate Dylan Dennis has added another five for the Lancers.
When the Mayflower II sailed from England to Plymouth in 1957, the crew tossed bottles overboard. One is now on display at Plimoth Plantation.
Students at Concord’s Thoreau Elementary School have worked with biologists to raise spadefoot toads, the Bay State’s rarest frog species.
Deterred by the state’s plan for multiple facilities, the casino company run by the billionaire Boston native will bypass the chance to build in Mass.
Amy Sahlin was 11 when she died. Today would be her 40th birthday. Her mother’s love goes on.
