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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The second largest city in Massachusetts will require everyone to wear masks in indoor public spaces and will also req…
A 7-year-old girl grazed by a bullet on a Boston street in broad daylight was shot accidentally by her own father, prosecutors said in court Friday.
Bay State Job growth slowed substantially in August as employers added 2,600 jobs and the statewide unemployment rate ticked upward to an even…
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BOSTON (AP) — Former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, the oldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, denounced the possible parole of the man convicted of killing his father in California in 1968.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Board of Health in West Springfield has approved an indoor mask mandate that takes effect the same day as the opening, for the first time in two years, of what's billed as the largest agricultural fair on the East Coast.
WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — After almost 45 years to the day that police found her body dumped near a cemetery, Baltimore County Police said Wednesday detectives identified a girl known as “Woodlawn Jane Doe” thanks to new DNA testing.
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts storage company that federal prosecutors said illegally auctioned the personal possessions of an Air Force sergeant while he was deployed has agreed to pay the service member $60,000 in compensation, the U.S. attorney's office in Boston announced Thursday.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal for a bail hearing for a truck driver who's been in jail since he was charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in 2019.
BOSTON (AP) — A former executive at a nearly 140-year-old shoe manufacturer in Massachusetts has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling $30 million from the company and spending it on luxury items and travel for himself and another person, federal prosecutors in Boston said.
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts state lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegally using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, defrauding a bank to obtain loans to buy a home and repay personal debts, and collecting income that he fai…
DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — “Walk This Way" if you want to live like a rock star.
BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University tennis coach accused of accepting more than $2 million in bribes to help kids get into the school will plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions scandal, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
BOSTON (AP) — Annissa Essaibi George also advances to November vote, joining Michelle Wu and promising Boston a female mayor of color.
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts has topped 18,000.
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A Marine from Massachusetts who was killed last month in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan was given a hero's farewell Tuesday in a public wake and burial attended by hundreds.
Massachusetts was one of 11 states in which an alternate measure of poverty that accounts for government stimulus and the costs of housing, commuting and medical care was higher over the last three years than the poverty rate as traditionally measured, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.
Gov. Charlie Baker is eyeing another go at health care reform legislation.
BOSTON (AP) — A Texas-based company is buying Massachusetts-based Prime Automotive Group, which has 30 dealerships and three collision centers in the Mid Atlantic and New England.
House Speaker Ronald Mariano aired frustrations Monday about lawmakers who he said have bristled at COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the college admissions bribery scandal opened Monday with defense attorneys seeking to portray the two parents accused of buying their kids' way into school as victims of a con man who believed their payments were legitimate donations.
The town's large weed harvester hauled in a bumper crop of invasive plants during its final mission of the season on Thursday as police remind motorists of Sunday morning road closures.
Former Berkshire Juvenile Court Judge Paul E. Perachi, who died Sept. 9 at the age of 82, leaves a legacy as a coach, an educator, a lawyer and a judge.
Berkshire Bank's holding company has announced a plan to lend and invest $5 billion over the next three years to help strengthen the communities that it serves.
A list of those with Berkshires connections who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and resulting wars.
Jane Swift had been acting governor for five months on Sept. 11, 2001. If she looked up during a run near her Williamstown farm that Tuesday morning, she might have seen United Airlines Flight 175 about the time it was hijacked.
The 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 is coming at a difficult time. Many local veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said it has been difficult and frustrating to watch the way the U.S. left Afghanistan in chaos last month, and felt a range of emotions as the attack anniversary approached.
They get stopped and questioned, and sometimes detained, nearly every time they travel. This is what it's like to fly while Muslim in the post-9/11 era.
UPDATED: After 20 months of work, an independent task force weighs in on how the Diocese of Springfield should improve its handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations.
Pittsfield police are investigating a robbery that occurred early Sunday morning at the Lipton Mark on West Housatonic Street.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2021 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
The Berkshire Eagle's annual business feature puts a spotlight on downtown renaissances in Berkshire County.
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2020 - February 2021
The Eagle's guide to living with our furry and feathered friends
Look into the future of education in the Berkshires and Southern Vermont.
Prepare for the long-term with The Berkshire Eagle’s annual guide to financial readiness and life planning.
