Marblehead's Select Board declared an emergency, which grants the town permission to dump snow into the harbor.

Gov. Maura Healey says utility companies operating in Massachusetts have agreed to waive all interest charges on rate deferrals offered as part of her initiative to lower electric and gas bills in February and March.

At 12:31 a.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service released a cold weather advisory valid from 7 p.m. until Friday 11 a.m. for Franklin, Worcester, Hampshire, Hampden and Middlesex counties.

The largest snowstorm in years is sweeping across Massachusetts, and some areas could see snow totals of two feet or more. The post Photos: Scenes from the biggest snowstorm to hit Massachusetts in years appeared first on Boston.

Gov. Maura Healey is defending her $63 billion budget proposal, which aims to lower costs and maintain funding for essential services in Massachusetts, despite fiscal challenges.

Eastern Massachusetts, including Boston and Lawrence, could see up to 3 to 4 more inches of snow, the weather service said. Worcester, Provincetown, and Fitchburg could see 2 to 3 inches, Greenfield could see 2 inches, and Hyannis, Springfield, Pittsfield, and Great Barrington could see 1 to 2 inches, NWS said.

Here’s an inside look at which guards statewide are the best of the best in Massachusetts high school boys basketball in 2025-26.

While Massachusetts communities dig out from up to two feet of snow from the last storm, StormTeam 5 is already looking at the potential for another coastal storm arriving next weekend.

The state was the first in the country to use a Native American name.