Mount Hope Bridge will close August 14-18 for repaving, affecting Portsmouth-Bristol traffic, access to Roger Williams University, and East Bay travel.
Massachusetts has seen 200 tornadoes since 1951, including 13 in Bristol County, with over $2.7M in damages and deadly storms like the 1953 Worcester outbreak.
The 2025 Seaport Art Walk is officially open and with its signature offering an immersive public art experience along New Bedford’s historic working waterfront.
A publication called retirementliving.com named New Hampshire the #1 retirement spot in the country. New Hampshire's varying weather allows residents to participate in a plethora of outdoor activities year-round. Also, more than 20% of New Hampshire residents are 65 and older so therefore seniors will have little issue building a network of retirement-age friends with similar interests.
A publication called Wallethub conducted a survey to uncover the best and worst state economies out of the 50 U.S states to determine which states are pulling the most weight. Massachusetts came in as the #1 state economy in the U.S because it has the second-most invention patents per capita, third-highest share of STEM professionals, and the highest percentage of firms that are listed on the Technology Fast 500 list.
Massachusetts residents, one of the most popular theme park chains in the country just announced that it will be closing TWO of its American theme parks!