The Lyrid meteor shower starts at mid-month and peaks during the third full week of April.
The partial eclipse will be visible in 13 U.S. states, including in Massachusetts. See sky conditions for Saturday morning's eclipse.
Patch and T-Mobile are spotlighting local EMTs, firefighters and police officers who are making a difference in their communities.
Rankings website Niche.com published its 2025 list of the "best places to live in Massachusetts." Where does your town fall?
According to AAA Northeast, the average price in Massachusetts this week is $2.99 per gallon, down two cents since last week.
Dictionary.com has released its regional slang bracket for 2025. Can words like "bubbler," "frappe," or "grinder" take home the win?
The Bay State is one of 13 states that could see a cicada explosion sometime this spring.
The 85-year-old has always been there for others. Whether offering a listening ear or a helping hand, she became a staple in the community.
Three Patriots will be the first to try out a massive new resort's water slides in a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish this spring.
A Pembroke Rocky's Ace Hardware sign warned customers that no ice melt would be available until Wednesday.
It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.
A new update to Massachusetts' endangered species list has several species of plants, bats, bees and butterflies.
There are several ongoing fundraisers for families of the victims of the D.C. plane collision, and many states and cities have held vigils.
The late Marian Billingham’s artwork will appear on Massachusetts Assisted Living Association’s 2025 Resource Guide
2024 was a record-setting year for adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts, as the Commonwealth saw sales of over $1 billion.
If you’ve been weighing the costs of having a baby or getting a dog, see how much either option is going to cost you in Massachusetts.
Find out how Boston measures up against the rest of the country in cost and inventory.
It'll be the last chance to see Comet G3 Atlas over Massachusetts for another 160,000 years.
Massachusetts' strengths in education, health care, and job security make it an ideal state to raise a family, according to WalletHub.
Will the weather cooperate for the big show in the sky Monday night?
More people are leaving Massachusetts compared to almost any other state in the country.
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs — explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Read more about why Massachusetts cities and towns were mentioned in these rankings.
A $10,000 Mega Millions ticket was sold at Express Food Mart in Randolph for the Christmas Eve drawing.
As drone sightings increase across Greater Boston and the country officials scramble to create policy to combat potential spying.
December’s full cold moon will appear bright for a couple of days on either side of reaching peak illumination on Dec. 15.
The Nashua man won the prize after the first five numbers on his Quic Pic ticket matched those selected in the Dec. 2 drawing.
Under ideal conditions, up to 120 yellowish meteors are visible per hour during this upcoming meteor shower.
In 2017, a crash site was discovered in Austria and human remains were found when the site was excavated in 2021.
Here are the stories out of Massachusetts over the last year that warmed our hearts and made us smile.
MassDOT on Tuesday announced it was extending the deadline for the third annual “Name a Snowplow” contest.
Three Mass Cash tickets worth $100,000 each were sold in the state ahead of drawings this week, lottery officials said.
Overall, grocery prices were about 1.1 percent higher this year than last and 28 percent higher than in 2019.
The November full moon is called the beaver moon. You can see it in Massachusetts this week if the skies cooperate.
Bernard J. Calvi died on July 16, 1942, according to prison and historical records, just months after the surrender of the peninsula.
Most animal-involved crashes occur in the fall. A 2024 State Farm analysis shares the odds of drivers hitting a deer in Massachusetts.
Here is a recap of the top news stories out of Massachusetts this week to catch you up as you head into the weekend.
The Taurids are the only shooting star show with meteors from two debris streams. November’s is the last of four consecutive supermoons.
The tree, which stands 74 feet tall and weighs in at 11 tons, will be cut on Nov. 7 and make its grand arrival on Nov. 9.