In 2022, Maine became the first state to ban spreading sewage sludge on farms and the sale of compost that contains sludge.

Massachusetts lawmakers and advocates who visited Maine Tuesday are aiming to replicate that state’s playbook in tackling contamination caused by PFAS forever chemicals, particularly sewage ...

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The Bristol County DA is advocating for tougher penalties for anyone who supervises and sexually assaults a child after a ...

A coalition of housing activists, unions and social justice organizations plan to collect signatures to place a rent control ballot measure before voters in next year’s state election.

The new list, released Aug. 5 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs, includes three states and one ...

This is something that needs to be addressed head-on,” Simon Cataldo, a state representative, told JNS. “It’s not going to get better on its own.”The post New Massachusetts educational guidance ...

The median sales price of a single-family home in the Ocean State has risen sharply over the past five years, from $309,500 to $512,750 ...

The man accused of a series of vandalism acts targeting "prominent public institutions" has a criminal history, NewsCenter 5 ...

A man accused of politically motivated vandalism and linked to a pro-Palestinian group has been arrested and charged in connection with defacing the front gate of the Massachusetts State House.

"That kind of conduct is disgusting. It’s unacceptable. I’m glad that law enforcement was able to get him," Gov. Maura Healey ...