October 22, 2022 Massachusetts doctors save mother, son who nearly died after eating 'death cap' mushrooms A Massachusetts mother and her son are on the mend after they almost died from ingesting highly toxic "death cap" mushrooms they had foraged for dinner.
October 21, 2022 Massachusetts governor debate: Geoff Diehl and Maura Healey spar over raising taxes, exorbitant energy costs Republican Geoff Diehl and Democrat Maura Healey debated Thursday on how to best tackle major voter concerns, including rising energy costs and whether they would raise taxes.
October 20, 2022 Duke cell biologist named new president of MIT A cell biologist who also worked as a provost at Duke University for the past eight years has recently been named the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
October 19, 2022 Massachusetts woman unleashed swarm of bees on deputies serving eviction notice, police say A woman allegedly unleashed a swarm of bees on Massachusetts deputies who were serving an eviction notice on a house last week, according to a police report.
October 19, 2022 Massachusetts governor appoints new state dinosaur: 'spunky underdog' Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law that names the Podokesaurus holyokensis as the new official state dinosaur.
October 19, 2022 Patriots, Robert Kraft sent gift to first female to score touchdown in Massachusetts high school's history The New England Patriots sent McKenzie Quinn, a football player at Brockton HS in Massachusetts, a gift after becoming the first female to score a touchdown in the school's history.
October 18, 2022 Hindu rights activist objects to MA museum selling toys of deities A Massachusetts museum selling toys of Hindu deities is insensitive, an activist says. The toys were removed from the online shop, however, another Hindu organization had no objections.
October 18, 2022 Some Massachusetts schools back in session amid ongoing teachers' strike Teachers in one of two Massachusetts districts that began striking on Monday returned to the classroom. The Haverhill Education Association continues their fight.
October 17, 2022 MA dog walker surrounded by pack of coyotes north of Boston A dog walker was surrounded by a pack of wild coyotes while walking a dog north of Boston over the weekend. Police were able to bring the dog walker and the dog to safety.
October 17, 2022 Massachusetts teachers' strike cancels classes in 2 cities Classes, before and after school programs impacted in two Massachusetts cities Monday as teachers go on strike. They say negotiations failed over the weekend.