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4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (221+ words) Updated on: May 27, 2026 / 4: 47 PM EDT / CBS Boston Two communities in Massachusetts have canceled their Fourth of July festivities for reasons that include staffing shortages, officials said. The Rutland fire and police department released a statement along with the 4th of July…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (881+ words) Growing up, seeing a neon Paul Revere ride his red horse through the sky meant that Eve Hartig was almost home. The same image enchanted generations of kids from New Bedford since the late 1940s, when Revere Copper and Brass Inc....

18+ hour, 55+ min ago  (225+ words) Anthony Seigler went 2 for 3, including an eighth-inning RBI double, to lead Worcester to a 6-3 victory over the Rail Riders on Tuesday in the series opener at PNC Field. Seigler got the Red Sox (24-25) on the board in the top of…...

15+ min ago  (170+ words) Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is calling for a moment of silence at 4: 38 p. m. , on Monday, June 1, to remember the three people killed, 27 people injured and to recognize the major damage in the 2011 tornados. .. SPRINGFIELD " Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is calling for a moment…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (596+ words) Cambridge police officers are pushing back on the City Council's vote to stop using the gunfire detection technology known as Shot Spotter. The Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association, representing about 200 police, criticized last week's decision to abandon a technology that…...

13+ min ago  (374+ words) The Boston Business Journal has named Rap Dev to its annual list of the Largest Software Developers in Massachusetts, ranking the Boston-based firm #17 statewide. The list ranks firms by total Massachusetts employee headcount and recognizes the companies building the software…...

13+ min ago  (609+ words) As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, a small Central Massachusetts town has canceled its Fourth of July celebration and declared that it is "not feasible" to refund individual donation money. Officials in Rutland are trying to assure residents that the devastating…...

15+ min ago  (204+ words) Second Harvest Food Bank will host a special food distribution next weekend. A drive-thru distribution will be held for Springfield residents on June 6, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. in the Springfield High School parking lot. Coroner IDs body pulled from Stillwater River on…...

10+ min ago  (1048+ words) WORCESTER " Holy Cross freshman Liam Daly did not know exactly what his role would be with the Crusaders this season. Daly, a former Worcester Academy star from Paxton, emerged as a more-than-reliable defensive replacement in the outfield and a clutch…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago  (642+ words) By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press BOSTON" " Drivers for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft celebrated Tuesday after Massachusetts became the first state to recognize their union, a milestone in the growing effort to organize gig-economy workers classified as independent…...