'Zombie properties' are vacant properties that aren't being developed, because their owners are tied up in land court or the ownership is otherwise unclear.
A bill state education officials want to see passed by month's end to execute a deal between New Bedford and a charter school hit a speed bump Thursday.
The clock is ticking for lawmakers to act on a bill needed to execute a deal between New Bedford officials and a charter school looking to expand in the city.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-146 Wednesday for legislation sponsored by Rep. William Keating to give federal recognition to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
State representatives invoked the memories of people killed in distracted driving crashes on Wednesday before voting 155-2 to pass a bill banning motorists from using handheld cellphones and electronic devices behind the wheel.