First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Massachusetts law enforcement officials are increasingly helping victims of labor and sexual trafficking apply for special immigrant visas, but that path to legal status is coming under scrutiny ...

The Women’s City Club of Haverhill is having a meeting to celebrate Valentine’s Day at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Advent Christian Church, 160 Carleton St.

Ice Fishing Derby hosted by the Hound, Rod & Gun Club was held on Chadwick Pond last Saturday. And there was plenty of action ...

The welcome words — meaning free bus fares — have flashed above the windshields and along the sides of MeVa transit buses ...

While the $150 million Basiliere Bridge replacement project is still in planning stages, commuters should prepare for ...

Phillips, Gerstein & Channen LLP wrapped up its third year of participation in the Caring Partners’ Coats for Kids & Families drive.

BOSTON — Massachusetts has hiked age requirements to buy tobacco products, raised taxes and approved some of the toughest regulations in the country, which consistently earns it top rankings by ...

The state’s beleaguered emergency shelter system ran out of money Friday after lawmakers failed to take up a supplemental funding bill.

Supporters of so-called “medical aid-in-dying” laws are making another push on Beacon Hill to approve a perennial proposal that would authorize physicians to administer lethal doses of drugs ...

President Donald Trump’s halted attempt to freeze federal funding caused countrywide confusion earlier this week. Mayors, ...

The City Council on Tuesday approved a controversial special permit to construct a 23.2-acre solar field off Lovers Lane that will require clear-cutting nearly 2,500 trees.