Massachusetts Town Rejects 50% Property Tax Hike
South Hadley is a warning sign for financially strained municipalities across the U.S. ‘Voters want more efficiencies in government and less taxes.’ Source link
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A 50% Property Tax Hike Proposal Is Tearing This Massachusetts Town Apart
South Hadley is a “canary in the coal mine” as local governments nationwide face the end of pandemic aid and rising costs. Source link
Massachusetts State Police troopers arraigned over recruit’s death in boxing match
WORCESTER, Mass. — A supervisor and two instructors with a Massachusetts State Police tactical unit plead not guilty Thursday in connection with the death of a recruit who suffered a concussion during a sparring session and blunt force injuries a day later in what investigators called an “unapproved and unsafe” boxing match. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, … Read more
First submarine named after Massachusetts joins the Navy fleet
BOSTON — The USS Massachusetts officially joined the Navy fleet on Saturday after a commissioning ceremony, making it the first submarine named after the Bay State. The newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, which can dive to depths greater than 800 feet (240 meters), was christened on May 6, 2023, by the ship’s sponsor, Sheryl Sandberg, … Read more
Massachusetts prosecutors to drop charge against Patriots’ Christian Barmore
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Massachusetts prosecutors said Monday that they will drop a domestic assault and battery charge against New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian J. Barmore because they do not believe they can prove their case. Barmore, 26, appeared in Attleboro District Court with his legal team but did not speak in the courtroom and … Read more
A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial
Karen Read was found not guilty of the most serious charges in her high-profile Massachusetts murder retrial in June 2025. In their fourth day of deliberations, jurors acquitted Read of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. She was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. … Read more
Explosion engulfs house in flames, injures mother and child in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Firefighters in Massachusetts were investigating an explosion Wednesday that left a house engulfed in flames and at least two people injured, authorities said. Emergency workers responded to the fire at the three-family home about 9:50 a.m., fire officials said. Two injured residents, a 25-year-old mother with severe burns and a 2-year-old child with … Read more
Blizzard warnings issued from Delaware to Massachusetts as storm threatens East Coast
NEW YORK — A rapidly intensifying storm triggered blizzard warnings Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and Boston as communities along the East Coast prepared for the Sunday arrival of heavy snow and damaging winds. The National Weather Service increased its assessment of the potential severity of a storm that was projected to be … Read more