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Don’t mail it now, Galvin tells voters as primary turnout climbs

BOSTON — Massachusetts will see higher turnout in Tuesday’s primary elections than it did in 2022, Secretary of State William Galvin predicted Thursday while urging voters who have not yet returned their mail-in ballots to avoid putting them in the mail and instead vote in person or use a drop box. Speaking at a press conference […]

Greenfield, Erving mosquitos latest to test positive for West Nile virus

Public health officials have warned residents to take precautions after West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes across five Franklin County towns.

Sportsman's Corner: Weather predictors

“Old-Timers” would predict the seasons using many different things in the natural world. Animal behavior, plants, insects (most famously the Wooly Bear Caterpillar), and when the leaves changed were just some of the observations used to predict the weather and what to expect from wildlife as a result. A wider middle brown band on the […]

Meta settlement brings Mass. millions, new limits for teens

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Wednesday that she and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta — including a guarantee of approximately $366 million for Massachusetts — to resolve claims the social media giant created and ran its platforms in a way that harmed young people and violated state […]

‘This year is going to be the best’: Frontier, Mahar students start school year

Students at Frontier Regional School and Ralph C. Mahar Regional School returned for the start of the 2026-2027 academic year on Wednesday.