Massachusetts begins a new law allowing small, independent living spaces on the same property as a primary residence by right regardless of local single-family zoning ordinances.

This initiative follows a recent incident involving Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the group, who was summoned by the police for questioning after recording a video during an altercation with ...

The controversial nomination—and the relative popularity of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement—speak ... In 1855, Massachusetts became the first state to mandate smallpox ...

The Boston Zoning Commission voted to approve a new zoning standard requiring new buildings to meet net zero carbon emissions ...

The Boston Zoning Commission’s 8-to-3 vote is the final approval that city officials need to advance the measure, which ...

Massachusetts is expected to see several inches of snowfall Wednesday, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service's Boston office. A NWS meteorologist said Monday that ...

"At the call of the greatest Bengali of all time, daughter of the father of the nation, the honorable prime minister, and the president of the Bangladesh Awami League, our leader Sheikh Hasina, let us ...

The second iteration of amendments in the planning department’s efforts to modernize the zoning code of ordinances will be considered by the town council during a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb.

A Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” Jan. 20 in Spain, his order said. Father Richard K. Gross, 80, a Wrentham native, died in the city of Málaga while “preparing to ...

REPORTING LIVE IN EVERE Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officials discussed the impact federal immigration policies could have on students during a meeting Tuesday ...

Police are investigating after a Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” last week in Spain while preparing for a cruise, according to his order. Rev. Richard K. Gross ...