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Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Most of its population of 6.4 million live in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of this relatively small state is mostly urban and suburban. The west is primarily rural; however, most of its population actually lives in urban enclaves. Massachusetts is the most populous of the six New England states and ranks third in overall population density among the 50 states.

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News for Salem, Massachusetts from SalemNews.com

Local college leaders mull lowering the drinking age

Aug 29, 2008 10:39 am

Local college presidents are joining a nationwide campaign to examine the drinking age and to consider lowering it from 21 to 18. The "Amethyst Initiative" was launched with a statement head...

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Pictures of the week

Aug 29, 2008 8:17 am

Marblehead: Dick Buckley displays some of his finger-painted acrylics he will present at Evolution ?08, an art show he hosts in his back yard every year. Photo by Deborah Parker

Noisy barnyard pets in Peabody get neighbors' goat

Aug 29, 2008 6:35 am

PEABODY and mdash; Everyone agrees the goats could be more discreet. "The two goats do make a considerable amount of noise, more than what I like to hear," said their owner, Domingos Furtad...

Students head back to class, see changes

Aug 29, 2008 5:48 am

PEABODY and mdash; Center School students and teachers will soon see the light. New windows will be installed at the elementary school of 375 students within the first few weeks of class. The new sil...

Ipswich man charged in lewd solo act

Aug 29, 2008 5:48 am

HAMILTON and mdash; A good description helped police track down a man they said was committing a lewd act inside his parked car on Wednesday. Frederick P. Paulitz, 79, of 95 North Ridge Road, Ipswic...

Crane Beach asks visitors to avoid ruffling feathers

Aug 29, 2008 5:48 am

IPSWICH and mdash; Anyone who has been to the beach more than once is familiar with the drill. As the moon works its magic and the ocean begins its slow crawl up the sand, blanket after blanket gets ...

School overhauls lead the way for opening day

Aug 29, 2008 5:48 am

DANVERS and mdash; The field house floor has been stripped, the locker room smells of fresh paint, and a new handicapped ramp has been built at the side of the academic wing. Danvers High is nearly r...

Dear Hasbro: What are we, chopped liver?

Aug 29, 2008 5:48 am

SALEM and mdash; Way to remember your roots, Rich Uncle Pennybags. This week, Hasbro released the names of the new property spaces in a revamped version of Monopoly. Boardwalk and Park Place will be ...

Rentals OK'd for ailing Point housing project

Aug 29, 2008 5:35 am

SALEM and mdash; A housing project that promised home ownership in the city's poorest neighborhood avoided possible collapse this week when a city board granted legal relief to the developer. The Zon...

Condo site's beauty could be building bane

Aug 29, 2008 5:35 am

TOPSFIELD and mdash; The 52 condominums of English Commons at Topsfield would boast views of pastures, trees, a pond and small streams, most of which would be preserved. But those idyllic features co...

Worcester, Massachusetts News from Telegram.com

Contest hails songs of Connecticut River

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

ORANGE - John R. Currie, 49, was already writing a song about the Connecticut River when he read about the "Living Along the River" songwriting contest in a local newspaper.

Funeral home jaunt no mirage

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

HOLDEN - You weren't dreaming if you saw a house moving down Main Street after midnight.

No resolution on student addresses

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

WEST BROOKFIELD - If Quaboag Regional School District officials cannot validate the home addresses of 45 students, selectmen are threatening to take the issue to the state Department of Elementary and...

Trouble follows empty homes

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

Sometimes, it almost looks as if they'll be back.

Ruling from the bench

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - Bill Gaxhi, far right, stands beside his Albanian buddies yesterday at Elm Park. The men visit the park most days. T&G Staff/CHRISTINE PETERSON

Police firing shrouded in mystery

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

The Brookfield Board of Selectmen decided this week not to reappoint a 20-year veteran of the town's Police Department for no reason, other than that they could.

Roofer ordered to repay $3,500

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

WESTBORO - A Worcester man was ordered to repay a Shrewsbury homeowner $3,500 he took as payment for replacing a roof which the homeowner said he never replaced.

DMR gives $5,000 buyout incentives

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

Workers at most of the large residential facilities operated by the state Department of Mental Retardation are being offered $5,000 bonuses if they will take voluntary buyouts.

Regional digest

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER -- One man suffered a self-inflicted stab wound to the stomach and another man's hand was cut trying to get the knife away from him during an argument between the men Wednesday night at a ho...

Worcester school lunches

Aug 29, 2008 12:00 am

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