The season runs from Jan. 15 to May 1 and allows residents with permits to burn agricultural waste such as brush, cane, driftwood, infected bee hives, and trees and bushes from agricultural land ...

STOW—Massachusetts' fire and environmental leaders are reminding residents to use caution, care, and common sense if they ...

A state commission has recommended stepped-up oversight of the facilities where thousands of senior citizens live.

The car caught fire after crashing into a large tree head-on.

For Massachusetts businesses, it looks like another bumpy ride. As the calendar flipped to 2026, the state’s employers ...

Crews responded to the intersection of Bond Street and Edgar Avenue around 10 a.m. Monday for a truck that caught fire<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The New Bedford Fire Department is on scene of a fire at a mill building near the Kilburn Mill. The fire is now considered under control.

Happening soon: Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session on the Somerville Patch calendar ...

Danvers firefighters extinguished a house fire at 36 MacArthur Blvd., rescued one occupant.

Somerville residents can access free health and hygiene supplies around the clock, thanks to two new public health vending ...