In the 1620s, the first English settlers in Massachusetts had been dissenters from the Church of England: Puritans. More than 150 years later, on the eve of revolution, the colony retained its ...

[4] In Britain, the number of capital offenses continually increased until the 1700’s when two hundred ... while others were less so. In Massachusetts Bay Colony the first execution was in ...

The 17th century settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony needed a variety of supplies to build the colony. They bought some ...

Brent Lane, who taught heritage economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, grew up fascinated by Lost Colony legends and owns a modern copy of White’s watercolor map.

The historical programs centered around the American Revolution will provide a boost for Bay State businesses, Massachusetts ...

an early governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. According to the 2020 census, there are 16,945 residents of the town. Its median single-family home sale price through the first six months of ...

An inmate at a correctional center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, died Sunday after being found in a jail cell suffering from apparent assault wounds.Staff at the Old Colony Correctional Center ...

The state will close the housing facility at the Old Colony Correctional Center minimum-security men’s facility in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Department of Correction said Thursday. OCCC-Minimum ...

Concord is one of dozens of Massachusetts communities that are reported to be at a moderate, high or critical risk level for the mosquito-borne disease. A map last updated Thursday by the ...

This measure, based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency, evaluates states on the number of days the Air Quality Index in counties was not rated “good.” U.S. News calculated a ...