President John Adams rejected July 4 celebrations, insisting July 2 marked true American independence. Learn the story behind his principled stand.

ABINGTON 17 Bayberry Road. One-family raised ranch, built in 1973, 2,388 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 20,019 ...

The house, known as the Ebenezer Hancock House, is located at 10 Marshall St. It was built back in 1767 by Hancock, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first governor of Massachusetts.

John Hancock was first to sign Declaration of Independence, the first governor of MA and president of the Second Continental ...

Adams Historical Society members will give tours of Quaker Meeting House, built in 1782 by the East Hoosuck Meeting of the Society of Friends, on Sundays, July 6 to Oct.

The Newton LineGate fight has escalated into a rebellion as residents are taking back the road, trying to restore what they ...

Braintree’s 52nd annual Fourth of July celebration kicks off with the Stars & Stripes Parade at 11:45 a.m.

Two Massachusetts homes are famous for their ugliness. Premiering on June 19, season six of of HGTV's "Ugliest House in America" featured two houses in Massachusetts.

If they're approved, it would mark the first time in six years that the state House and Senate have approved joint operating rules for the two chambers.

BOYS TRACK ALL-SCHOLASTICS Lucas Andrade (Brockton) 110-hurdles Altamo Aschkenasy (Brookline) 800 meters Nathan Askjaer ...

“Project 2026 starts today,” Clark, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, posted to X, reflecting the sense among many in her party that Republicans had just handed them the tools to retake the ...

The South Boston Democrat was passed over for a key leadership post on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Monday in a contest that largely was viewed as a generational test for Democrats.