21+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1067+ words) Governor Maura Healey's reelection pitch hinges on promises to corral Massachusetts' high cost of living, as she and other Democrats argue the party should shift its attention from the culture wars of past election cycles and toward the pocketbook pressures…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (390+ words) Massachusetts employers hired at a rapid clip for the second straight month in April, recording the best back-to-back job gains in more than four years. Employers added 8, 500 jobs last month, after an upwardly revised increase of 7, 200 jobs in March, according…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1535+ words) Massachusetts has a new all-time boys" volleyball leader in kills. Wayland senior Finn Bell, already a two-time Globe Athlete of the Year, slammed down 34 kills during a 3-2 win over Newton North, sending him past Cambridge"s Jalen Penrose for the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (222+ words) Cambridge Friends School, a private Quaker school in Cambridge, will close at the end of the 2026-27 academic year, officials announced on the school's website. "After 65 years of carrying the values and spirit of Quaker education and inspiring our students to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1019+ words) Next January may seem distant to Bay Staters still shaking off memories of heavy snow and frigid days, but for physicians and state health officials, 2027 is approaching all too quickly. On Jan. 1, a national work requirement for Medicaid recipients will…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (886+ words) For many years, a network of microphones has been listening for the sounds of gunshots in Cambridge, in an effort to quickly alert police and other first responders so they can rush to the scene of gunfire. But this week,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (920+ words) LOWELL " The Markley Group data center looms over Jake Fortes's backyard like a nosy neighbor. Back in the day, a spaghetti factory stood here. Today an ominous black cube of corrugated concrete towers about four stories high. Alongside it stands…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (676+ words) CAMBRIDGE " A gunman opened fire along Memorial Drive in Cambridge near the River Street Bridge on Monday, witnesses said, a chaotic scene that drew a massive police response and caused some drivers to abandon their cars and flee on foot,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (391+ words) Just a month ago, those areas were making headway in pulling out of the drought (they were downgraded to "mild drought" status in early April) after a very snowy winter provided much-needed snowmelt in March. Also, the southeastern and western…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1029+ words) Christopher Schmidt, 41, called his first e-bike ride in 2021 a "transformative experience," a way to reach new parts of the city and break less of a sweat. He let everyone and their mother take a spin on his e-bike, convinced his…...