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At least five Massachusetts, including Freetown, cities have begun the new year on an optimistic note after a major credit service raised their bond ratings, citing their strong economic and budgetary performances.       A bond rating for the state is like a credit rating for a person. The...

A man who owns convenience stores in Salem and Lynn faces two years behind bars for allowing some customers to misuse their EBT cards. Peter Jhonny Limat was found guilty this week of allowing some customers to charge $100 on their electronic benefits cards, purportedly for food, then giving the customer $50 in cash and keeping $50 for himself...

Scientists hunting for invasive species will be inspecting docks and piers along the Massachusetts coast this week.

A Massachusetts woman sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for withholding potentially life-saving medications from her autistic, cancer-stricken son is asking for a new trial. Kristen LaBrie on Salem was convicted in 2011 of attempted murder in connection with the 2009 death of her 9-year old son, Jeremy Fraser...

A Massachusetts man is in serious trouble after returning to get the remote for a TV he had already stolen.