Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who were hanging out of windows screaming for help. Authorities sa

Twenty-year veteran New Bedford City Councilor Linda Morad has announced she will not be seeking re-election as councilor-at-large.

No other Massachusetts electeds are in on the effort yet, but Auchincloss pointed to Cambridge City Councilor Burhan Azeem, whose work to change the city’s zoning parameters to make it easier to build more multifamily housing Auchincloss recently referenced in an op-ed, as an example of someone he’d want to see “in that box of crayons.”

Cats and their owners in Somerville, Mass., are participating in a mock election for Bike Path Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Berry and other felines are running campaigns that promise kibble, cat naps, and outdoor access.

ON THE DOCKET — One piece of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is already tied up in a Massachusetts court.

Voters on Tuesday rejected the implementation of 3A zoning, overturning multifamily housing overlay districts approved at the May Town Meeting. A total of 6,393 of Marblehead’s 16,732 registered voters turned out,

A group of cats are campaigning for Bike Path Mayor in Somerville. One promises to “Make Cats Outside Again,” another is part of the Com-meow-nist Party.

Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner, who is accused of paying for commercial sex multiple times at a local brothel, announced Monday that he will not seek re-election.

There are multiple protests, as well as a boycott, being planned for America’s birthday this year to protest President Donald Trump and his policies.