Or hoping to get an early start on Black Friday shopping? Here's what's open and closed on Thanksgiving in Massachusetts, and some background about the "blue laws" that regulate the holiday.

The months immediately after “giving season” are still the coldest, and every year, Worcester County’s community ...

There are some Massachusetts state symbols you probably know. The state flower is the Mayflower, in a nod to the ship the ...

The man accused of killing an Endicott College police sergeant from Exeter is pleading not guilty to manslaughter and other ...

Massachusetts' most searched side dish for Thanksgiving is sourdough stuffing, according to Google Trends data. Across the country, some of the other unique side dish searches included ramen ...

The Pilgrims would most likely consider their sober 1623 day of prayer the first actual Thanksgiving, according to the History of Massachusetts Blog. Others pinpoint 1637 as the true origin of ...

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a feast to give thanks that lasted for three days. On October 3, 1789 ...