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(AP) - Voters have approved a ballot measure making Massachusetts the first state in the eastern U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Tuesday's approval marks a major national victory for proponents of legalized marijuana...

The mother of a student at Hayden-McFadden School in New Bedford has hired a lawyer after she says her daughter was stabbed with a hypodermic needle on school grounds. The claim stems from an incident on August 22, when Michelle Farland's six-year-old daughter came home from school and told her mother another child had poked her in the hand with a needle allegedly found on the playground earlier t

BOSTON (AP) — Advocates for legalized marijuana in Massachusetts say they expect to submit more than enough signatures to get on the November ballot. They're among backers of four questions facing a Wednesday deadline to deliver a final batch of at least 10,792 certified signatures to the Secretary of State's office...

BOSTON (AP) _ Two children's advocates say they oppose a ballot question aimed at legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts.

Members of the legal, legislative and medical fields gathered at the University of Massachusetts School of Law Friday to participate in a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic and legal solutions to the crisis.

An attempt by the attorney's for 18-year-old Michelle Carter to dismiss her case has been taken under advisement.

Over 150 former employees of Niche Manufacturing in New Bedford gathered at the Guadalupe Parish of St. James Church Saturday morning to receive checks after winning a two year legal battle.

The age old "curfew" topic came up again with the New Bedford City Council. On the surface, I would tend to agree that curfews, in general, can violate one's basic rights.

As of Monday, it will no longer be illegal to be found in possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Voters in Colorado passed Amendment 64, that legalizes adult possesion and usage of marijuana, 53% in favor to 47% opposed.