For many people, their next three-day weekend is coming up soon. Wouldn't you want to spend your long weekend blowing off some steam in a cozy sleepaway town without having to leave the state?

With 351 cities and towns, Massachusetts has plenty of places to go for a little day trip, overnight or longer. But it's not all beaches. Travel website WorldAtlas named the best small town to visit ...

Accessory dwelling units are now permitted by right in single-family zoning districts across Massachusetts. In the Berkshires, municipalities are still working to bring local bylaws into compliance ...