There are two polling place changes, and no federal monitors. Also, voters should check their registration status — just in case they’re on an inactive list.

If passed, legalizing smaller lot sizes is estimated to generate 2,200 to 5,700 new homes per year statewide — not a huge amount, but enough to gently ease housing pressure in many communities.

With the start of summer comes the season of outdoor dining and oysters paired with crisp white wine — but in Massachusetts, controversial laws regulate alcohol discounts and liquor licensing. Some ...

BOSTON — The state’s SNAP benefit payment error rate is at the forefront of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Michael Cole’s mind as his department grapples ...

Panelists at Wednesday's “Flock: Public Safety vs. Privacy” Community Conversation hosted by The New Bedford Light included, from left, Gideon Epstein, policy ...

This election, Massachusetts voters will choose who serves in the state’s highest offices. The Boston Globe is sharing its guide to the candidates with The Light’s readers to help you navigate the ...

Isabel Bernie sets up her offering every year with photos, candles, flowers and food, and makes clear it is popular culture, ...

Question 7 raises two serious concerns for the cities and towns of Southeastern Massachusetts: the further erosion of local control over land-use decisions and a potentially damaging unintended ...

Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to override local zoning rules and allow single-family homes on lots as small as 5,000 square feet, a measure supporters say would spur ...