Gaming Commission in Springfield, discussing MGM changes
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is hosting a public meeting in Springfield Thursday. It is the first meeting since the federal government issued its decision to take 321 acres of land into trust...
View ArticleSuperintendents say home visits are rare, if ever
Cape Cod superintendents say they don't go to students' homes to make sure residency requirements are being met, as a Mashpee schools superintendent did last week. The Cape Cod Times reports several...
View ArticleMass. superintendent placed on leave amid trespassing charge
A Massachusetts school superintendent has been placed on indefinite leave after allegedly barging into a student's home uninvited to see if she actually lived there. The Cape Cod Times r eports the...
View ArticleCape Cod school superintendent cleared of trespassing charge
A Massachusetts school superintendent accused of barging into a home to see if a student enrolled in his district actually lived there has been acquitted of misdemeanor trespassing and breaking and...
View ArticleMassachusetts tribe plans April groundbreaking for casino
Rogelio deals with a stalker problem on a new Jane The Virgin, Monday night at 9/8c on The CW Springfield. See how Paula's relationship advice for Rebecca pays off on a NEW Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Monday...
View ArticleRendering of the parking garage and marquee of the MGM Springfield...
As demolition continues to make way for MGM Springfield, a new casino project is just beginning across the state in Taunton. On Tuesday, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe officially broke ground for a new...
View ArticleMassachusetts weighs another casino for crowded southeast
The state Gaming Commission is deciding this week whether to award the state's third and final gambling license to a developer seeking to build a $677 million resort on the Brockton Fairgrounds. On...
View ArticleConsultant: Additional casino would cost Mass. tax revenue
Massachusetts will collect less gambling tax revenues if two casinos rather than one are allowed to open in its southeastern corner near Rhode Island, a state consultant's report released Tuesday...
View ArticleBrockton leaders lament missed economic opportunity in casino decision
Brockton lawmakers were downhearted Thursday after a vote by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission thwarted the city's hope for economic revitalization through a casino at the Brockton Fairgrounds. "I'm...
View ArticleCasino tests novel approach to preventing gambling addiction
Massachusetts is set to launch this week a first-in-the-nation system allowing slot players to limit their bets, following months of planning and some pushback from the gambling industry. The goal is...
View ArticlePolice: Armed man surrenders after 7-hour standoff
The greatest threat to mankind is still to come. A new season of The 100 is coming soon to The CW Springfield.
View ArticleSalem awarded $1.7M Clean Energy Grant by Baker-Polito Administration
The armed Falmouth man who held police at bay during a seven-hour standoff at a Mashpee store has been ordered to und
View ArticleMassachusetts tribe hopes to resume building casino
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe said Friday it was encouraged by word that the U.S. Department of Interior plans to issue a new decision by mid-June on the tribe's land status. The Mashpee broke ground on...
View ArticleTribe that encountered Pilgrims renames Columbus Day
As Fred's life hangs in the balance following the shooting at Pop's diner, Archie struggles with the emotional aftermath of what he witnesse MASHPEE, Mass. - The Massachusetts tribe that was the first...
View ArticleMassachusetts tribe reclaims language lost to colonization
The Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors shared a Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims nearly 400 years ago is reclaiming its long lost language. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts is in its...
View ArticleSen. Warren to discuss impact of opioid bill on tribal areas
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is planning to visit Mashpee to discuss what impact her opioid bill would have on tribal communities. The Democrat has joined with Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland to...
View ArticleL.L. Bean to open store in Hadley
The L.L. Bean store will be located at Mountain Farms, and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. "The Pioneer Valley has outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities, as well as people who love to...
View ArticleCCC closing in on critical test lab licensing
State regulators are preparing to put one of the most significant roadblocks to the rollout of the non-medical marijuana industry in the rearview mirror later this month. The Cannabis Control...
View ArticleTribes want feds to explain controversial land decision
Tribes want feds to explain controversia - The country's largest Native American organization is calling on President Trump's administration to explain its decision not to recognize the reservation of...
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