Gallery: Underoath at Worcester’s Palladium
The band kicked off its farewell tour January 13
Dead man linked to unsolved 1993 murder of 10-year-old Mass. girl; officials asking public for information
$15,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest
Hurricane Irene on course to hit New England
It's a tough week in weather for the East Coast: first an earthquake, next a hurricane.
Hurricane Irene is currently in the Turks and Caicos and is on course to sweep straight up the Eastern Seaboard. T...
Liberal group supports possible new candidate for Mass Senate
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee raised $100,000 to support Elizabeth Warren's bid for congress, to give Republican Senator Scott Brown a run for his money.
PCCC is a liberal grass-roots group who g...
State trooper struck, seriously injured in South Boston
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was hit by a vehicle and seriously hurt Tuesday morning in a suspected hit-and-run in South Boston, State Police siad.
The trooper, whose name was not released, was struc...
Remarks by Steve Grossman, elected Massachusetts State Treasurer
From Steve Grossman:
I am deeply honored by the vote of confidence the people of Massachusetts have given me. This is a time of great uncertainty for our economy. While we are doing better than other states,...
Curt Schilling’s videogame company, 38 Studios, moving to Rhode Island
Big fat loudmouth comes to tiny, welcoming state.
Massachusetts to receive $45.4 million in stimulus funds to expand broadband
Welcome to this century, parts of Massachusetts that nobody gives a damn about!
Energy savings makes ‘cents’ for Mass. residents
Governor's energy efficiency plan in action in Lynn
Deval Patrick talks Cape Wind approval
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's statement on the approval of Cape Wind:Mr. Secretary, on behalf of the hundreds of men and women who will build this project, the thousands of Massachusetts citizens who w...
Charlie Baker’s Republican Convention speech
As released by Charlie Baker's campaign:
My fellow Republicans…My name is Charlie Baker, and I'm running to serve YOU as the next Governor of the great state of Massachusetts!
Let me tell you a little...
Major police unions to protest Governor Patrick
The police unions across the state have planned a major labor protest against state policies today at 2 p.m. in Plymouth during an AFL/CIO conference that Governor Deval Patrick is expected to attend.
The Bo...
16, driving and getting ready to vote?
State officials, high school students and advocates for new voting laws in Massachusetts urged the state Election Laws Committee to consider a bill that would change the landscape of voter registration for teen...
More ways to buy wine?
Blast takes a look at a proposed law that would make it legal to sell local wines at farmer's markets
Governor Deval Patrick’s surgery successful
Governor Deval Patrick has successful hip replacement surgery Tuesday, his press office said.
Dr. Harry Rubash, chief of orthopedic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, performed Patrick's surgery and ...
The life of Massachusetts’ tragic elder statesman
A brief primer on the long life and career of Edward M. Kennedy.
Senator Byrd urges colleagues to honor Kennedy
Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia is calling for his colleagues in the Senate to honor his "best friend in the Senate" by naming the seemingly-impending health care reform legislation after the la...
Baby cut from dead mother’s womb found
Julie Corey, 35, allegedly fooled her boyfriend, Alex Dion, 27, and his family into believing she gave birth to a child she stole. The kidnapped child, who was eight months developed, was cut from her dead mother's womb. The mother, Darlene Haynes, 23, was found brutally slain in a hotel room in Massachusetts last year. Police had been searching for the missing fetus until now.
Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial selected for next Mass. state quarter
Governor Deval Patrick announced Thursday that the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial received the most votes online and will be featured on a new Massachusetts quarter in the next round of state quarters released...
