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Massachusetts Doesn't Swear, But We Are Rude on the Phone

JR — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:04:33 +0000

Congratulations to us here in Massachusetts when it comes to the use of curse words. We rank second on the list of states where people swear the least. Washington is first, followed by Massachusetts, Arizona, Texas and Virginia. However, according to some data released today, Massachusetts residents are not so nice when it comes to phone courtesy. The [...]

Rare Upside Down Rainbow Appears Over Townsquare Media New Bedford

BJ Ragone — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:36:03 +0000

Rainbows are seen quite often, but an upside down rainbow? Now that’s something a little bit different. Perhaps it’s an omen that we are in store for a good day? The sky is smiling down on us? Use your own interpretation, but we just think that it was a pretty cool site on a beautiful [...]

Massachusetts Lawmakers Want To Outlaw Smoking In Cars With Kids

Michael Rock — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:54:07 +0000

State Rep. Paul Heroux from Attleboro is working on a bill that would outlaw smoking in cars with kids. It has been dubbed the “Act To Protect Little Lungs”. If police see people smoking with kids in the car, they could pull the car over and issue a $100 fine. Police would not be able [...]

Massachusetts Woman Assaults Man For Putting Too Many Pickles on Her Sandwich

BJ Ragone — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:48:00 +0000

A Quincy, MA woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly punched a fast food worker in the face after he refused a refund because there were too many pickles on her sandwich. According to the police, the woman was pretty mad about the pickles. She was yelling profanity, and making a scene while demanding [...]

Man Arrested For Trying to Surf The Red Line T in Boston

BJ Ragone — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:53:32 +0000

Apparently trying to climb on top of the T and surf it is frowned upon in Boston. 29-year-old Justin Green was arrested by the transit police near the Quincy station on Monday afternoon, after telling the police that he had a ‘God given right to do whatever he wants’. That is true, except when it’s against the [...]

Most Stressful States — Massachusetts in Worst Top 5

Billy Teed — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:38:02 +0000

Do you pull your hair out daily?! This may be a reason why! In a new study, Hawaii residents remained the least likely in the U.S. to say they felt stressed on any given day in 2012 according to Gallop.com is around an astoundingly low 32.1%, and West Virginia residents, on average, were the most likely to [...]

Watch Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's News Conference from Watertown, MA [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:30:57 +0000

A massive manhunt in the Watertown, MA resulted in the death of one suspect in the bombings of the Boston Marathon. Governor Deval Patrick held a conference early this morning to update everyone on the situation.

Celebrating Spring — All Time Ultimate Golf Fails [VIDEO]

Billy Teed — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:28:30 +0000

It’s that time again!! You know, the fresh cut grass, birds chirpin…and goofy pants. As We here at Fun 107 celebrate the game of Happy Gilmore, Tiger Wood and Arnold Palmer(I’m suddenly thirsty) with The VIP Golf Pass, your opportunity to play six of the area’s best golf courses. The Clubhouse Card includes green fees and [...]

Stephen Colbert Pays Tribute to Boston, Calls Bombers 'Cowards'

BJ Ragone — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:41:02 +0000

When you are a comedian you have to approach certain situations carefully, such as the events that took place in Boston on Monday. Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert paid tribute to the city in his way before his show Tuesday night. The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive Colbert is right about one thing, you don’t [...]

What Is Patriot's Day And Why Do We Get The Day Off?

JR — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:19:37 +0000

Not being a native of Massachusetts, I had never even heard of Patriot’s Day until I moved here in the mid ’90s. And then, I was thinking it had something to do with the New England Patriots football team. But that thought did not last long, so I looked it up. Patriot’s Day is a civic [...]