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Oct 25 2024 // A firm’s use of software that tracks users’ activity on its website does not violate a state law against wiretapping, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled.While the state law against wiretapping...
Nov 14 2024 // Massachusetts remains under a red flag warning as multiple brush fires continue to burn across the state.The warning issued by the National Weather Service indicates that the fires now burning are at high risk of spreading...
Nov 19 2024 // A man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting brush fires in Massachusetts during a time of dry conditions that have led to blazes throughout the Northeast, police said Monday.Police said they arrested the...
Oct 30 2024 // Residents in parts of eastern Massachusetts woke to the acrid smell of smoke Monday as firefighters worked to extinguish several brush fires.The National Weather Service said on the social platform X that smoke was trapped...
Nov 7 2024 // Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft to do so.With 94% of...
Oct 28 2024 // A woman died in an outdoor fire in Massachusetts at an encampment in Millbury on Saturday night and crews on Sunday were still fighting a large overnight brush fire in Salem as dry and windy conditions have raised the risk...
Nov 6 2024 // On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined Massachusetts fire service leaders in asking residents to refrain from outdoor activity that could cause or contribute to the state’s recent rash of brush and...