Massachusetts cigarette tax increases by $1 per pack to fund state health insurance law (News-Medical-Net)
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill that increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The increase, which brings the tax to $2.51, took effect immediately.

Massachusetts Cigarette Tax Increases By $1 Per Pack To Fund State Health Insurance Law (Medical News Today)
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill that increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The increase, which brings the tax to $2.51, took effect immediately. On Monday, the bill was approved by the state House and Senate by votes of 93-52 and 26-9, respectively.

Teen Pregnancy Pact Just a Rumor (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
News of a teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts is only the latest in several high-profile stories that turned out to be mostly or totally based on myths.

Massachusetts Lobstermen Promote Practices As Whale Safe (WCSH 6 Portland)
BOSTON (AP) -- Beginning this weekend, lobsters caught off the Massachusetts coast will have green rubber bands on their claws stamped with "Massachusetts" and whale tails.

09:41 (BST), 04/07/2008 Play Hard Football Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOXBORO, Massachusetts – July 3, 2008 ... (gamesindustry.biz)
FOXBORO, Massachusetts – July 3, 2008 – Play Hard Sports, Inc., the first studio in North America to develop, publish and distribute interactive fantasy sports games and entertainment over the Internet, today announced the official sign up program for the company’s beta launch of its football game.