Latest Massachusetts News

State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

Mar. 17, 2024 11:33 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. So, Sandy LoGrande thought it was a mistake when, a year after her...

22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa returned to Japan

Mar. 15, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in their late father’s personal items, the FBI said Friday. The 22 artifacts, some of which...

Former Massachusetts transit officer convicted of raping 2 women in 2012

Mar. 15, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A former transit police officer from Massachusetts was convicted Friday of raping two women more than a decade ago after giving them what prosecutors described as a joyride while on duty in his marked cruiser with its blue lights flashing. Shawn McCarthy, 50, formerly...

Feds pick New England’s offshore wind development area, drawing cheers and questions alike

Mar. 15, 2024 14:08 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government on Friday designated a large area off the New England coast for offshore wind production development, setting the stage for a possible lease sale within the Gulf of Maine. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said in a statement...

Editorial Roundup: New England

Mar. 15, 2024 07:14 AM EDT

Rutland Herald. March 12, 2024. Editorial: Dial into civics A week ago, voters across Vermont sent some clear messages to elected officials. Mostly, it came in the form of rejecting school budgets, but a few municipal budgets also failed at the polls....

Massachusetts Senate passes bill to make child care more affordable

Mar. 14, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that supporters say would help make early education and child care more accessible and affordable at a time when the cost of care has posed a financial hurdle for families statewide. The bill would...

Harte-Hanks: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 14, 2024 17:19 PM EDT

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) — CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) — Harte-Hanks Inc. (HHS) on Thursday reported a loss of $2 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 27 cents. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs,...

Verastem: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 14, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Verastem Inc. (VSTM) on Thursday reported a loss of $27.4 million in its fourth quarter. The Needham, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $1.02 per share. For the year, the company reported a loss of $87.4...

Kopin: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 14, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — WESTBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kopin Corp. (KOPN) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.5 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Westborough, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. The maker of wearable...

Massachusetts investigators pursue six 8th graders who created a mock slave auction on Snapchat

Mar. 14, 2024 15:21 PM EDT

SOUTHWICK, Mass. (AP) — Investigators in Massachusetts are pursuing criminal charges against six teens who they say participated in “a hateful, racist online chat that included heinous language, threats, and a mock slave auction.” A group on Snapchat was created overnight from...