Massachusetts

Listeners of "Slater and Marjo In The Morning" may have heard some chatter regarding the big Mega Millions winning ticket being sold in Belchertown, MA on Tuesday at a local Stop & Shop there. Massachusetts has sold merely winning tickets (jackpot) since Mega Millions' inception. Th...

There are plenty of things that Massachusetts can claim for its own as a state. We have our own state bird, the chickadee. The Bay State has its own state flower, which is the Mayflower (duh). Massachusetts even has its own state drink, which is cranberry juice. But did you know that the Bay State also has its own dinosaur? How many states can say that?

Sometimes, renovations can really do wonders for things that could previously be considered 'an eye sore'. It seems that's exactly what has happened for this new hotel in the region that is now unrecognizable...in the BEST way possible.

We Can Only Hope!

Massachusetts loves its lottery tickets. Just last year, we found out that the Bay State spends more on lottery than any other state in the U.S. Perhaps that could be due to so many winners, like the winning ticket in Mega Millions that was recently sold in a town in Western Massachusetts.

It only makes sense that one of the teams from Massachusetts has a shamrock within its logo. That team, of course, is the NBA's Boston Celtics. But it just so happens that Massachusetts is, in fact, one of the luckiest states throughout the entire country. So, it's perfectly fitting. But just where do we rank in terms of the rest of the country? Very near the top! We might even just be the luckiest!

The state of Massachusetts was greeted with some good news recently regarding the Shake Shack franchise. There are now 13 Shake Shack locations within the Bay State! However, none of them are on the western side of the state! That also means that the Berkshires has absolutely zero Shake Shacks!

Are you planning a family vacation this summer? Here's why you should choose Massachusetts.

Massachusetts will be getting its first taste of a well known fast food franchise that is finally making its way into a couple locations in the Bay State.

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