Rockport sits at the tip of Cape Ann, about 40 miles north of Boston, like a colorful thumbtack on the map of Massachusetts. Founded in 1690 as a timber and granite harvesting settlement, Rockport ...

Perched at the tip of Cape Ann like a jewel on Massachusetts’ crown, Rockport transformed from humble beginnings as a granite and timber settlement into one of America’s most beloved art colonies. The ...

Firefighters battled a fire at Poyant Signs on Samuel Barnett Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.  (courtesy: New Bedford Fire ...

Last week the Bedford Planning Board unanimously approved site plans for two accessory dwelling units in town.

A 32-year-old man is accused of helping a murder suspect escape arrest in the wake of the fatal shooting of two Massachusetts ...

You won’t need a snow shovel this time, but Greater Fall River and New Bedford are forecast to be hard hit with a Nor’easter. Here's what to expect.

We have all Friday's action covered, plus a new boys’ basketball coach at Braintree, the first two MSTCA relay meets, and the ...

A Berks County man has pleaded guilty to trafficking human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School’s cadaver program, ...

A new exhibit at the New Bedford Whaling Museum uses sound, science, and art to create a one-of-a-kind underwater experience. Overheard Underwater lets visitors step into an immersive world of marine ...

An overland journey north was an impractical choice for many who sought to escape slavery. Some fugitives took to the sea.

Firefighters have been on scene all day at a waste disposal facility in New Bedford after a fire damaged the building Wednesday evening.