In Reading, Massachusetts, Tina Ravanis has spent months preparing her elaborate yard display. She says she's one of the first people in line when Halloween decorations hit store shelves each summer. "I'm probably the first one at the store when they open in August," she said with a laugh.

Ahead of public food benefits running out for over a million Bay Staters on Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday that the state will advance a scheduled $4 million payment for food

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National Republicans accuse Massachusetts of gerrymandering, but the architects of the state’s congressional maps say it’s a matter of math.

A fight over whether a Massachusetts city can display Catholic statues on its new police headquarters follows similar litigation around the country.

This leaves only the Dorchester location as the remaining Papa Gino's store in the city of Boston. That pizzeria is located at 748 Gallivan Boulevard in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Vice, a new café in Westminster, has opened at 134 Main St. The business is owned by Amanda Davidson and offers a variety of menu items, including pastries, ice cream, deli sandwiches, charcuterie boards, craft coffee, espresso and dirty sodas.

A bill sitting on Maura Healey’s desk would mandate that reports on spending within Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system be published regularly to the public, but there’s no indication whether