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By Colin A. Young
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
BOSTON -- A month after holding hearings on the licensing suitability of Wynn Resorts, state gaming industry regulators are expected to give an update Wednesday on deliberations and possibly on the

By Matt Murphy
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
BOSTON -- Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton is stepping down after more than four years in the position, having helped the Baker administration implement a major expansion of

DRACUT -- The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday granted a special permit for a recreational marijuana dispensary to operate its business at 76 Pleasant St.

BILLERICA -- Grab your hat and gloves and join the Billerica Historical Society on Saturday, May 19, at 3 p.

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Avengers: Endgame" is crushing the competition by setting multiple records at the box office a day after its release.

CHELMSFORD -- Fiscal 2020 budget items and a proposal to allow drive-thru windows at Route 129 businesses top the 27-article warrant for spring Town Meeting, beginning Monday.

By Marc A. Thiessen
WASHINGTON -- President Trump has called the Mueller investigation a "witch hunt" nearly two hundred times on social media alone.

By Bob Katzen
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' and senators' votes on roll calls from the week of April 22-26.

Jewish synagogue leaders, who have long prided themselves on keeping open, welcoming communities, are now locking temple doors and implementing security plans in the wake of Saturday's fatal

BOSTON -- Local Jewish leaders shaken by Saturday's fatal shooting in a California synagogue hugged and prayed Sunday afternoon at the New England Holocaust Memorial, while stating they will stand firm against