Five towns have declared a state of emergency. They include Boxford, Middleton, North Reading, North Andover, and Danvers.

With President-elect Donald Trump's preference for Health and Human Services secretary sharing disinformation about fluoride, ...

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Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

Here is an interactive map of the 22 most significant blazes in the state as of Nov. 22, with information on acreage burned ...

All three incidents have taken place since last week while cities and towns across the Bay State ... Maura Healey has also pledged that Massachusetts State Police won’t be used to assist in ...

BRIDGEWATER IS ONE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ... in dozens of Bay State communities. As of Wednesday morning, unofficial results show Trump was able to win in cities and towns that he had previously ...

NORTH ANDOVER - Some brush fires burning in Massachusetts grew rapidly on Tuesday as the state waits another day ... and sent smoke into surrounding towns. The 41-acre fire is 50% contained.

Nearly all of Massachusetts is in a critical drought — one step away from an emergency — after months with little rainfall, the state announced Tuesday. The drought has led to brush fires erupting all ...

The "Welcoming Communities Policy" could make Natick the next Massachusetts community to adopt so-called "sanctuary city" policies ... that the town cannot violate federal or state laws but ...

On Monday night, Braintree Fire was "responding to smoke calls all over town ... in Massachusetts is 21. "So far for November 2024 we are at 292 with over 700 acres burned" for the state ...