A new report identifies Pittsfield as one of the state’s most reliable “signal cities,” communities where economic changes tend to emerge before spreading across the region.

A coffee-drinking, bike-riding oasis, Northampton combines the charm of a village with big-city culture and natural beauty.

You don’t have to wait until July 4 to see fireworks in Boston. The Harborfest display will begin at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, ...

An Easthampton man has been found dead in Vermont near the Massachusetts border, with the cause of his death still under ...

A long-vacant property in Monson is now set for major revitalization, as the transfer of more than 100 acres of the former Monson Developmental Center campus to the Westmass Area Development ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including elections in New York and ...

Town-by-town air pollution information is not typically available, given there are not enough air quality monitoring stations in the state. The team determined levels for all cities and towns using ...

Two Wisconsin communities rank among the best places in the world for bicyclists, according to a new report by PeopleForBikes ...

Tracking the six final decisions of the Supreme Court term, including nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship.

Amid blistering triple-digit temperatures Tuesday, Kenefick Park in the city’s North End was full of people trying to stay cool. Anita Rios watched as her two kids played in the splash pad’s ...

"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ...