Massachusetts still holds onto the crown as the best state to raise a family and it turns out that the ideal state isn’t just about having a solid education system.
Massachusetts State Troopers from the Department’s fugitive unit and its Dartmouth Barracks captured a Taunton man wanted on firearms charges and also for punching his girlfriend in the face and holding her against her will when she tried to end their relationship.
A controversial and time-sensitive New Bedford charter school bill inched along on Beacon Hill Wednesday as the House sent the legislation to the Education Committee for review.
Officials from Brockton, New Bedford and Worcester and lawyers working with them outlined on Wednesday a potential lawsuit over a state education funding formula they say has led to painful cuts in their districts.