Almost nine years after the state moved to allow adults to use marijuana recreationally, rules for how Amsterdam-style pot cafes will operate in the Bay State are finally coming into focus and could be in place by Halloween.
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Group gets $250K to address health equity in Ayer
AYER — As the Nashoba Valley Region continues to grapple with the loss of a hospital, a local group received a three-year, $250,000 grant to bolster health equity in Ayer, the Healey administration announced Wednesday. The Health Equity Partnership of North Central Massachusetts will use the funding to create a coalition to address the underlying […]
Tourism down ‘between 20% and 60%’ in several Northeast states, US governors meet with Canadian premiers
As a new U.S. federal policies shift the U.S.’s foreign relationships, tourism has been hit hard in several Northeastern states, governors stated in a wide-ranging conversation with Canadian premiers at the Massachusetts State House on Monday.
Trump protestors pack downtown Fitchburg
Protestors lined both sides of the street in the center of downtown Fitchburg on Saturday, June 14 as part of a nationwide No Kings protest to oppose President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington for his birthday, as well as his policies and Big Beautiful Bill.
Massachusetts reacts to attacks on Minnesota lawmakers: ‘This is not normal’
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other elected officials from the Bay State say they are “horrified” by the brazen shootings that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured.
Senate President Karen Spilka wants a school cellphone ban in place before new academic year
Senate President Karen Spilka wants her chamber to approve a statewide ban on cellphones in Massachusetts public schools.
