Twelve towns failed to comply with the MBTA Communities Act by the end of 2025. Now they face legal threats, lost funding, ...

"We will take action as appropriate by the end of the month" against towns that maintain segregationist zoning rules in ...

The Select Board unanimously appointed two residents to the Finance Committee and Cultural Council, respectively, at their board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14.  Before being appointed by the Board, ...

Somerset residents could reshape its waterfront district and help businesses get a leg up at its Special Town Meeting, set ...

The Green Marblehead Implementation Committee is expecting to cut the town’s energy use by 46% in the next five years, according to Sustainability Coordinator Logan Casey.  Casey said the town is ...

Around 200 people gathered at a beach in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening, January 6, to watch the town’s annual ...

Legislation requiring public disclosure for people and groups spending significant sums to influence Town Meeting votes is gaining some traction on Beacon Hill. The bill won initial House approval ...

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story included an error that has since been corrected. The town’s reorganization meeting and swearing in ceremony is ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

There was a public meeting at Yarmouth Town Hall on the night of Dec 2. On the docket was a proposed resolution, already passed by the town of Barnstable in August. Supported by a number of church and ...