The Shape of Massachusetts. Cosmic Variance. By JoAnne Hewett. Jul 31, 2005 11:19 PM Nov 5, ... A highway department worker recently noticed that new road signs feature route numbers inside an outline ...

Here in Massachusetts, that means state leaders often think of Boston first, and everywhere else later. But if the capital were in Springfield, things might be quite different.

After 600 days, the Massachusetts State House remains closed to the public. ... The State House appears to be the only state capitol on the continent where the public remains barred from entering.

A panel created in 2021 to come up with a new Massachusetts state seal and motto has disbanded, according to The Boston Globe, however it failed to provide a definitive replacement for either.

Massachusetts officials are asking residents to weigh in on a new state seal and motto. On Aug. 17, the Massachusetts Seal and Motto commission released a public survey where residents can “have ...