The measure clears the way for zoning that could allow up to 2,461 multifamily housing units in Milton, although less will ...

In the town that kicked off a legal challenge to the MBTA Communities Act, the 2021 state law intended to boost housing near ...

For the second time, town meeting voters in Milton approved zoning rules that set the town on a course of compliance with the ...

Tuesday night’s vote may finally be the end of the long saga over a state housing law that has flamed political tensions in ...

After nearly two years of resistance and legal wrangling, the town of Milton has taken a significant step toward complying with the MBTA Communities Act, a 2021 state housing law requiring communities ...

Drug overdose deaths among Black Bostonians fell by nearly 60% last year. It's an achievement to be recognized, but much work ...

Lawsuits — filed by the towns of Duxbury, Hamilton, Hanson, Holden, Marshfield, Middleton, Wenham, Weston, and Wrentham — sought relief from the MBTA Communities Act on the grounds that it constitutes ...

Officials in Greater Lowell towns still resisting the requirements of the MBTA Communities Law gave mixed reactions to last ...

The Duxbury Selectboard has decided not to appeal the Massachusetts Superior Court judge’s ruling Friday that dismissed its lawsuit challenging the MBTA Communities Act as an unfunded mandate. In his ...

Some municipalities who claim the law asks too much of them are still looking to the courts and the state legislature for ...