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The Massachusetts State House golden dome and cupola, both of which are overdue for repairs. A fire broke out in the basement of the building Tuesday. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) ...
Investigators say fire that broke out at State House was accidental 00:34. BOSTON - Investigators now say the fire that broke out in the basement of the State House on Beacon Hill was accidental ...
Massachusetts announced Monday its plans to allow homeless families to stay overnight in Boston's state transportation building. The state has struggled to accommodate its recent influx of ...
As of Friday, there were 92 families on the state’s waiting list for emergency shelter. The transportation building includes offices for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the ...
An electrical fire at the State House Tuesday that forced the evacuation of the building was “accidental,” state police said in a Wednesday afternoon statement.. The fire started from ...
The “new” Massachusetts State House was built in the late 1700s after slavery had been abolished in the commonwealth. While no enslaved workers were involved in the construction of the Capitol, like ...
FRAMINGHAM, MA — On Friday afternoon, January 3, in the Senate President's office at the Massachusetts State House, City of Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky signed over the Thomas Danforth ...
Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday that a multi-organization investigation revealed that in the sub-basement of the Annex Building, two lines from an electrical vault each had faults that ...