28 July 2010, 4:51 pm
A string of shark sightings over the past few weeks has rattled swimmers in Massachusetts at the height of the summer vacation season and sparked memories of the "Jaws" movie hysteria.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 11:29 am
Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust , a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings of the Trust for the three and six-month periods ended May 31, 2010. Â The Trust's fiscal year ends on November 30, 2010.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 9:02 am
The Massachusetts Department of Health has announced the detection of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Mosquitoes.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 7:55 am
The Massachusetts State Legislature has approved a law that would award the state's electoral college votes to the winner of the national popular vote. Is this the beginning of the end of indirect election in America?... Read More »
28 July 2010, 7:46 am
The Massachusetts Legislature "has approved a new law intended to bypass the Electoral College system and ensure that the winner of the presidential election is determined by the national popular vote," the Boston Globe reports. "Supporters are campaigning, state by state, to get such bills enacted.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:19 am
In a decision that changes nearly a century's worth of case law, Massachusetts highest court has ruled that property owners can be held liable for snow-related injuries regardless of ...... Read More »
27 July 2010, 2:22 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----National Popular Vote convincingly earned second passage in the Massachusetts Senate Tuesday, placing the bill before the Governor for signature and enactment. If signed, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be the sixth state to enact the legislation that guarantees the preside... Read More »
27 July 2010, 1:52 pm
Gov. Deval Patrick and state education officials received word from the U.S. Department of Education today that Massachusetts has been selected as one of 19 finalists in the second phase of the federal Race to the Top competition. If selected, Massachusetts could be eligible to receive as much as $2... Read More »
27 July 2010, 11:57 am
The USA based Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has launched a new payment system for parking at commuter rail stations that allows customers to bypass pesky cash deposit boxes and pay instead from their mobile phones.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 9:46 am
BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts among 19 states named as finalists in 2nd round of federal education grants. The Byram Schubert Library will close for two weeks to replace faulty carpet, which was installed mistakenly during a renovation..... Read More »