A new well and pumping station could cost Westerly $4 million to $5 million as officials question an 1880s water pact with Connecticut.

State regulators greenlit land-seizure power for new transmission lines racing to keep up with Lebanon's data center and drug-manufacturing surge.

A 1,000-foot East Somerville block now has pinch points, speed humps and a 300-foot mural — and the city hasn't had a traffic death in four years.