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

The Genealogy Club of Newtown will conduct its next meeting on Wednesday, February 11, beginning at 7 pm via Zoom. With the ...

SWAMPSCOTT — At a quarter past 4 on a cold January morning, Henry Palmer Ingalls entered the world, 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and carrying with him nearly four centuries of Swampscott history. Born on Jan.

Is America still what President Ronald Reagan described as the “shining city on the hill?” He wasn’t the first to speak that ...

Centrally located, plenty of flight options and a variety of great venues and cultural opportunities for business events to ...

In 1690, the first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts Bay Colony to finance a military expedition to Canada.

In the year 1630, John Winthrop, the Puritan governor of the newly established Massachusetts Bay Colony, declared that they ...

A pizza chain that boasts "one-of-a-kind" Detroit deep dish will make its Massachusetts debut alongside a lavish golf club ...

The roseate tern is Massachusetts's most iconic—and only endangered— seabird, relying mainly on two offshore islands in the Bay State for breeding. Listed as endangered at both ...

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women ...

A new book emphasizes the life, rather than the death, of Elizabeth Short, whose 1947 murder reflected a nation on edge.