10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (786+ words) Massachusetts now ranks 14th in the nation for installed solar capacity, with roughly 1 in 7 Bay State homes powered by rooftop solar, well above the national average. But those numbers could and should be higher in this age when utility bills are…...

8+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1070+ words) It was just a few days ago that the partying mood in Cambridge was high, after the city allowed World Cup fans to stroll in public with a cocktail in hand, a move that finally suggested a more laissez faire…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (445+ words) A Westborough police officer with dreams of becoming her department's first female supervisor was crowned this year's Miss Massachusetts over the weekend. Ashlyn Mercier, 25, will only be the second law enforcement officer to compete in the national Miss America competition,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (224+ words) After two months of robust hiring, Massachusetts employers cut jobs in May, led by losses in construction, restaurants, and hotels. The state shed 2, 900 jobs last month, after a combined gain of 14, 600 jobs in March and April, according to federal data…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (211+ words) There's been at least one surprising attendee at Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's economic summits this spring: the top City Hall executive on the other side of the Charles, Cambridge city manager Yi-An Huang. During the latest one, held at Whoop's…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (687+ words) The state Supreme Judicial Court on Monday ruled that a proposal that would scrap the state's party primaries can advance to the November ballot, rejecting a challenge from members of the state Democratic Party's governing body that the measure violated…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (306+ words) The busiest corners of Cambridge will have a decidedly European flair this summer, and not only because everyone " from hoteliers to bartenders to mayors and city councilors " are all suddenly talking about soccer these days. Officials here plan to launch…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (408+ words) We've seen plenty of weekend rainfall across Massachusetts and New England since the start of meteorological spring, March 1, but the amount of precipitation has been nowhere near what the region needs to get out of this prolonged drought. Massachusetts officials…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (991+ words) Democrats aren't the only ones trying to knock Republicans off the September ballot. One Republican is, too. Days after Massachusetts Democrats challenged the nomination papers filed by two Republicans running statewide, including lieutenant governor hopeful Anne Manning Martin, fellow lieutenant…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (573+ words) Boston is ready for anything the FIFA World Cup can throw, or kick, at it, Massachusetts officials say. Governor Maura Healey and state and local leaders gathered Monday at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Operations Center to detail final preparations…...