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Massachusetts school named top university in U.S. News rankings
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (115+ words) U.S. News and World Report has ranked MIT as the best college in the country in its annual rankings of the nation's best universities. Princeton has held the top spot for the past 15 years. It moved down to the second spot....
Lawrence shooting leaves 51-year-old man dead
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (44+ words) A 51-year-old man was killed in Lawrence Monday night, and a murder charge followed. Prosecutors say the case is still under investigation. A 51-year-old man was killed in Lawrence Monday night, and a murder charge followed. Prosecutors say the case…...
MCAS results: Scores show lack of improvement in Worcester, statewide
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (471+ words) Results from the spring round of Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System testing revealed no growth in the percentage of students meeting or exceeding expectations statewide or in Worcester. The results released by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on…...
Massachusetts Sports Betting Action Grows 5.3% in August
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (450+ words) The Bay State’s online and retail operators generated a $571.2-million handle, but gross revenue was the lowest in two years. Despite not having a full weekend of college football like last August, Massachusetts sports betting still grew by 5.3% in the…...
Cambridge college removes genders from toilet signs
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (779+ words) A Cambridge college has sparked a row after replacing gender symbols on one of its toilets with signs reading 'cubicles' and 'cubicles/ urinals'. The Equality and Human Rights Commission's new code of practice, reinforcing last year's Supreme Court ruling that…...
Hatfield Apple-1 Computer on Display in Boston Before Auction
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (323+ words) One of the rarest computers on Earth is sitting in a gallery on Clarendon Street in Boston this week, free for anyone to walk in and see. The machine, known in collector circles as the Hatfield Apple-1, is a working…...
Kenny Chesney Adds Second Gillette Stadium Show 2027
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (253+ words) Kenny Chesney is turning his Gillette Stadium tour finale into a two-night affair. The country superstar has added a second Foxborough concert for Friday, Aug. 27, 2027, one night before his previously announced Aug. 28 show, giving fans back-to-back dates to close out…...
Obama Speaks at Salem State University in Salem, MA
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (435+ words) Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak Monday evening at Salem State University, drawing a sold-out crowd to a campus about 20 miles northeast of Boston for an event where cameras, recordings, and autograph requests are all off the table....
Moderna's Former Cambridge HQ Eyed for Housing
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (137+ words) Cambridge has been a hub for biotech tenants for years, and 161 First St.'s history reflects that churn — the building has passed from Moderna to Sigilon Therapeutics and then to Solid Biosciences before this latest chapter. Whether Cambridge officials have…...
Massachusetts coastal communities prepare for possible nor'easter
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (36+ words) Several coastal Massachusetts communities -- including Scituate, Ipswich and Chatham -- are advising boat and home owners to take precautions. Several coastal Massachusetts communities -- including Scituate, Ipswich and Chatham -- are advising boat and home owners to take precautions....