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Massachusetts Department Stores That Are Gone But Not Forgotten (opens the original)
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Back when the internet wasn't king, folks went to department stores to shop for what they needed. There were department stores everywhere: some local, some regional, and some were national chains. We had them all in Massachusetts. Early department stores sold everything from socks and shoes to furniture and everything in between. I have limited time and space, so therefore, I may miss one or two of your favorites, but here is a look back at some of the stores I remember best. Since I grew up in
Massachusetts Spending Millions to Silence Student Cell Phones (opens the original)
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Massachusetts is providing grants to local school districts to help them transition to cell phone-free classrooms. Springfield's WWLP-TV 22 reported, "The grant program is funded as part of a $4.5 million state initiative for Student Support and Wellbeing Systems focused on creating safe learning environments." The Commonwealth has opened applications for $1 million in competitive Cell Phone-Free Schools grants to "help Massachusetts schools limit student mobile device use during the school day.
Massachusetts Misses the Top 10 in Best State Rankings (opens the original)
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Massachusetts is not among U.S. News & World Report's top 10 Overall Best States rankings, although two other New England states made the list. Those states are New Hampshire at No. 6 and Vermont at No. 10. Massachusetts didn't finish too far out of the running, at No. 11. For individual categories, New Hampshire ranked first for crime and corrections, 12th for education, ninth for healthcare, third for natural environment, 32nd for economy, 36th for fiscal stability, 18th for infrastructure, an
Massachusetts Voters Weigh In on Lindsay Clancy's Guilt or Innocence (opens the original)
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Geez, Massachusetts hasn't had a riveting murder trial to sink its teeth into since Karen Read was acquitted of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, in June 2025. That is, until the Lindsay Clancy trial came along. Clancy continues to be charged with the strangulation deaths of her three young kids in January 2023, even though, like Read, her first trial ended in a mistrial. Read was tried again and cleared of the most serious charges that could have resulted in her spendin
Which Beloved "Cheers" Star Was Born and Raised in Providence? (opens the original)
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The best sitcom ever to appear on television was NBC's Cheers, about a fictitious Boston neighborhood bar named Cheers, where everybody knows your name. Did you know that one of Cheers' best-loved performers was born and raised in Rhode Island? Over its 11-season run, Cheers was owned by former Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Sam "May Day" Malone (Ted Danson), while Malone's former coach, Ernie "Coach" Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto), served drinks and laughs from behind the bar. Coach admitted that
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