The Boston School Committee on Wednesday approved making condoms available in the district’s high schools. The new policy allows students to obtain condoms, and counseling, from school health ... Read more
BOSTON — Former Gov. Paul Cellucci of Massachusetts has died of complications from A.L.S., also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 65. His death on Saturday was announced by the ... Read more
BOSTON — From the opening bell to a dramatic closing clash, Representative Edward J. Markey and Gabriel Gomez squabbled for an hour Wednesday night in a tense debate that sharply contrasted their ... Read more
Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an effort to block federal rules that severely limit the amount of cod New ... Read more
BOSTON — For an election that was supposed to be about the big issues of the day, the special election in Massachusetts to fill the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry seems to be about everything but. ... Read more
BOSTON — For an election that was supposed to be about the big issues of the day, the special election in Massachusetts to fill the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry seems to be about everything but. ... Read more
The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, Timothy P. Murray, said on Wednesday that he would resign on June 2, a move that surprised the political establishment there. Mr. Murray, who has played a ... Read more
BOSTON — The major political question here is whether Representative Edward J. Markey, a longtime member of Congress whose liberal views generally reflect those of Massachusetts voters, could actually ... Read more
BOSTON (AP) — A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday. Worcester funeral home owner Peter ... Read more
BOSTON — Representative Edward J. Markey, who has spent almost four decades in the House, has cleared the first hurdle in his drive to become a United States senator, easily defeating a fellow ... Read more