Massachusetts lottery reaches record (NBC 10 Providence)
BOSTON, Mass. - Massachusetts residents spent a record $4.7 billion on the state Lottery last year, an increase of $237 million over 2006. Mark Cavanaugh, the lottery's executive director, credited the increase to updated scratch tickets and a desire for quick money as the economy sours.

Massachusetts turnpike driver gives toll attendant $100 (Arizona Daily Star)
BOSTON — A toll worker on the Massachusetts Turnpike is figuring out what to do with a $100 bill a driver handed him.

Passing Van Full Of Children Riddled With Bullets In Massachusetts (WCSH 6 Portland)
MASSACHUSETTS (NBC) -- A Massachusetts man is recovering after his family's minivan was riddled with bullets.

House Deals Blow To Proposed Massachusetts LNG Terminal (KTHV Little Rock)
WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved extending federal "wild and scenic" environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to developers who want to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on an urbanized stretch of riverbank.

Starbucks names store closings in Massachusetts (BizJournals)
Seven Massachusetts Starbucks stores are are among the 600 stores nationwide slated to close. Those stores are located on the Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington, the Dartmouth Mall in Dartmouth, 70 Union St. in Newton Centre; Emerald Square Mall in North Attleborough; Five Post Office Square in Sharon; 425 Washington St. in Stoughton; and Shrewsbury Market Place in Worcester.