Southeastern Massachusetts

With the dream of commuter rail connecting  Southeastern Massachusetts with Boston appearing more elusive every day one has to wonder what will be done to address the current commuter nightmare. The Boston-based "Better City" business group says the problem gets worse over time with an estimated 80 thousand additional cars on the road every work day by 2030...

Summer season is upon us and that means it's time to hit the waterways of Southeastern Massachusetts by kayak. Southeastern Massachusetts has many beautiful rivers and streams, the best of which cannot be seen from the road but can be thoroughly enjoyed by kayak...

Residents in Brockton are being urged to make use of fire alarm boxes in case of an emergency after widespread telephone issues across Massachusetts impacted 911 services in some communities.

The state Gaming Commission now says it will push back the next deadline for casino applications in the Fall River-New Bedford area to at least late September. At a meeting at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on Thursday, the Commission pushed back an application deadline in Southeastern Massachusetts from July 23rd to at least Sept...

K-G Urban Enterprises, and its team of experts was in New Bedford Monday night, explaining the project to a City Council committee. The Special Committee on Employment Opportunites wanted know more about projected jobs at the Cannon Street Power Station, the site eyed by K-G Urban for a waterfront casino. ...

Massachusetts has received $10.4 million in federal funding for four ecological restoration projects stemming from last year's Superstorm Sandy.       The projects are all located on Cape Cod or southeastern Massachusetts.  ...

The state's Gambling Commission has set a Sept. 30 deadline for commercial developers seeking a casino license in Southeastern Massachusetts to submit applications.  Under a timetable set by the panel on Thursday, companies will have until that date to submit a preliminary application along with a $400,000 application fee...

The state gaming commission has voted to open the door for commercial developers to apply for casino licenses in southeastern Massachusetts, a region reserved until now for a federally-recognized Indian tribe.       The unanimous 5-0 vote, while a possible setback of the Mashpee Wampanaog tribe, does not preclude the tribe from continuing with its effort to build a resort casino in Taunton... Read

The state's gaming commission could soon make a major decision affecting the future of casino gambling in southeastern Massachusetts.       At issue is whether to allow commercial developers to pursue the sole casino license allowed in the region under the state's 2011 gambling law...

The state gambling commission appears poised to end the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's exclusive right to develop a casino in southeastern Massachusetts.       But the Massachusetts Gaming Commission declined to vote Tuesday on opening up the region to bids from commercial casino developers...