Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher ...

PRAISE THAT DID NOT TRANSLATE DURING HIS LIFETIME. HE WAS BANISHED IN OCTOBER 1635 FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY FOR HAVING NEW AND DANGEROUS OPINIONS. THE FIRST ONE WAS ADVOCATING FOR ...

Haverhill: It is named for Haverhill, Massachusetts ... Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony and Juno Beach: Mapmakers noted the native settlement of Hobe (HO-bay) and thought it was the Spanish ...

Waterbirds have seen a resurgence thanks to Gould Island's private nature, but efforts to open the island to recreation has created worry.

I first created “THEN & NOW” 30 years (and three newspapers) ago to offer bite-sized, tempting morsels of history. But this ...

The drought situation in Massachusetts is getting better. The Drought Management Task Force in Massachusetts downgraded the western, central, southeast and Connecticut Valley regions of Massachusetts ...

From radar imaging to photos shot aboard space shuttles, here's a collection of NASA's photos of Massachusetts taken since ...

Despite leaving some high-fire areas off the map, regulators say the plan is designed specifically to benefit suburban homeowners in the Bay Area and beyond with the least access to insurance ...

A group of duck hunters known as the Mallard Decoy Club is selling their portion of Will’s Island, also known as Willis ...