Norquist asks Mass. lawmakers to reject tax hikes

7 February 2012, 3:30 pm

A national anti-tax activist is weighing in on Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise taxes on tobacco products and soda.... Read More »

2 Mass. workers get probation in murky pool case

7 February 2012, 1:20 pm

Two former Massachusetts recreation managers have admitted that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them of reckless endangerment of a child for opening a murky state-run pool where the body of a drowned woman went unnoticed for two days.... Read More »

University of Massachusetts police release names of those arrested...

7 February 2012, 9:10 am

UMASS, State and Amherst Police were on hand in riot gear, horses and K-9 units.... Read More »

A Defining Moment

7 February 2012, 7:06 am

Governor Mitt Romney's statement about not worrying about the poor has been treated as a gaffe in much of the media, and those in the Republican establishment who have been rushing toward endorsing his coronation as the GOP's nominee for president -- with 90 percent of the delegates still not yet ch... Read More »

February 7, 1922: Twenty-five sailors rescued off Provincetown. 1978: ...

7 February 2012, 2:56 am

February 7, 1922: Twenty-five sailors rescued off Provincetown. 1978: The Blizzard of the Century.... Read More »

Santorum, Romney spar before Minn.

6 February 2012, 10:46 pm

With Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum locked in a tight race here, the two are battling for the upper hand on health care.... Read More »

Assembly puts gov on the spot

6 February 2012, 6:27 pm

It's one evening of the year when just about all of us look to the skies in the Central... U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, right, cuts a ribbon along with Gov.... Read More »

Blizzard of '78: Where Were You 34 Years Ago?

6 February 2012, 2:22 pm

It's hard to believe it's been 34 years since Massachusetts was hit with the Blizzard of '78, but the stories will withstand the test of time.... Read More »

Poll: Obama Bests GOP Frontrunners

6 February 2012, 10:08 am

The ABC/Washington Post Poll indicated Obama is ahead of Mitt Romney, 51 percent to 45 percent, among registered voters.... Read More »

Crowley: Mood might mean more than stats come election time

6 February 2012, 5:53 am

South Carolina National Guardsmen, veterans and their families line up to meet employers at a job fair on January 19 in Columbia.... Read More »