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LANCASTER — A colossal red apple now greets visitors at the Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center in Lancaster, and local officials hope it will attract social media savvy tourists during their drives west.

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge in North Dakota on Wednesday sentenced a Rhode Island woman to four years in prison for funneling lottery scam money between the U.

Applications to destroy records from the Registry of Motor Vehicles were withdrawn before a meeting of the Records Conservation Board Wednesday, though they were unrelated to the ongoing investigation into the agency.

LOWELL —Massachusetts is one of the states leading the country on addressing climate change, but there is still much work to do, Sen.

BILLERICA — A conservative conference featuring national figures like George Papadopoulos is coming to town.

LOWELL — A new report released Wednesday sheds light on the demographic and economic contributions of immigrants in Lowell.

BOSTON - A former top Beacon Hill Democrat has made a $48,000 payment to the state's general fund as part of an agreement with regulators to resolve campaign finance issues including a failure to disclose roughly $175,000 in credit card expenditures

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CHELMSFORD — A state Department of Labor Relations investigator has found "probable cause to believe that violations occurred" in regard to the town's handling of the police sergeants' union's contract.

LOWELL — When the Board of Health restricted the sale of flavored tobacco to adult-only tobacco stores three years ago, mint and menthol flavors were exempted.