regulations

At a press conference this afternoon, ABC Disposal is announcing a new policy when it comes to picking up recyclable materials in New Bedford.

Anti-smoking advocates believe they have support to advance legislation that would regulate vape pens more like cigarettes.

Small business owners are demanding relief from crippling state regulations on Beacon Hill.

Marijuana advocates want Gov. Charlie Baker and others who opposed legalization to "back off" and allow the independent cannabis regulatory body to move ahead with an industry that would include marijuana cafes, delivery-only businesses and other novel business types.

The speaker of the House added his voice Monday to the chorus pushing state marijuana regulators to scale back their vision for the legal cannabis industry in Massachusetts.

Marijuana regulators are expected to sign off on a wide-ranging set of rules for the nascent recreational cannabis industry in Massachusetts.

BOSTON (AP) _ From ``cannabis cafes'' to ``craft cooperatives,'' regulators have been laying out a vision for what a potential multibillion dollar recreational marijuana industry might look like when retail sales begin next year in Massachusetts...

Carlos Rafael, New Bedford's most prominent fisherman, is scheduled to be sentenced this week in federal court in Boston.

BOSTON (AP) -  The state's laws and regulations around alcoholic beverages are about to come under the microscope.
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg says an independent task force will conduct what she calls a long-needed and "exhaustive review" of the liquor industry and the e…

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford fishing magnate and a Bristol County Sheriff's Deputy will be tried separately in court next year.
According to The Gloucester Times, lawyers for Carlos Rafael and Deputy Antonio Freitas filed separate motions in November to sever their cases from each other, allowing…