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The Mayor of Easthampton, Massachusetts has awarded a contract to a Hudson-based company to complete a fish ladder at the Manhan River Dam after about a decade of delays.

The day after House Speaker Robert DeLeo called for scaling back Governor Deval Patrick’s ambitious tax and spending plan, the governor defended his goals in a rare committee appearance, while voic

Among the many bills proposed by Massachusetts lawmakers early in this new legislative session is one that would give residents with Celiac disease a tax deduction.  A growing number of people

Prosecution and defense attorneys summed up their respective cases in the trial of Cara Rintala today in Hampshire Superior Court in Northampton, Massachusetts.

The Women's Caucus of the Massachusetts Legislature co-hosted a forum on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That conflict is the focus of a bill in the state legislature.

A newly expanded resort casino project proposed for Palmer, Massachusetts appears to be raising more questions than answers.

The number of housing foreclosures in Massachusetts dropped significantly in January compared to a year ago.