BOSTON — Select restaurants across the state of Massachusetts have begun allowing SNAP benefits to be used for meals. Certain groups are eligible. In June, the...
Sam Doran The number of families housed in the state’s emergency shelter system hit Gov. Maura Healey’s limit on Thursday afternoon, triggering a new regulation that...
Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 8, 2023…..Aiming to crack down on puppy mills where dogs are bred in cramped spaces, lawmakers expressed optimism Wednesday that...
Here are the results from Tuesday’s Fall River Municipal Election for mayor, city council, and school committee (winners in bold). Mayor Paul Coogan beat out former...
A Fall River boat ramp could soon have a new name in honor of a former State Representative. The Massachusetts Senate concurred Monday in referring to...
BOSTON – Today, Emergency Assistance Director General Scott Rice announced a partnership between the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay to support overnight...
Tune in tonight at 6pm to Fall River Reporter’s Facebook page for live Fall River election results. Join former Mayor Will Flanagan and Fall River Reporter’s...
By Colin A. Young Treasurer Deborah Goldberg wants the people of Massachusetts to know that it isn’t actually her office calling to tell people they owe...
Sam Drysdale, Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 6, 2023…..The House plans to steer more funds to the state’s strained emergency shelter system as part of...
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…..Chronic absenteeism in Massachusetts public schools grew by 72 percent between 2019 and 2023, new data from the Department of Elementary and...