Massachusetts, Middlesex County | featured news

By Colin A. Young
State House News Service
BOSTON -- March was a good month for the state's two gambling halls; Plainridge Park Casino and MGM Springfield both pulled in more revenue from gaming last month than during any full month since

LOWELL -- Joining schools around the state, Lowell Public Schools is calling to overhaul education funding in Massachusetts.

By Matt Murphy
State House News Service
BOSTON -- The Senate plans next week to take up legislation that has become a signature priority for Senate President Karen Spilka, a bill that would allow an adult to change state identification records

TYNGSBORO -- Students from the Greater Lowell Tech Drama Club recently performed in two back-to-back productions for community members.

DEVENS -- A group of teenagers who became trapped inside an underground bunker in the woods near Mirror Lake were rescued by first responders on Friday night, authorities say.

DRACUT -- The three teenagers waited patiently under the dark sky outside St. Francis Parish on Holy Thursday.

CHELMSFORD -- Three Chelmsford natives have completed their academy training to become police officers in town.

LOWELL -- A 21-year-old mother and her baby were hospitalized after being struck by a car in the Centralville neighborhood shortly before 5 p.

TEWKSBURY -- A New Hampshire man wanted on warrants in three states was arrested in Longhorn Steak House in Tewksbury last Friday.

DRACUT -- Sophan Sou tries not to think about it, but he's reminded whenever someone calls. They ask about his eldest son, Porith Stephon Sou.