Massachusetts

News, deep dives, and analysis — every Massachusetts story, newest first.

Articles

Beats covered

Reporters on beat

Nov 6

Last updated

Amazon

Amazon's Westborough Drones Need Own FAA Review, Markey and Warren Say

Markey, Warren, McGovern and Trahan asked Amazon and the FAA for a Westborough-only review of the drone hub, with answers requested by Oct. 29.

Haye KestelooOct 14

Brick facade of the Forbes Municipal Building at 45 West Main Street in Westborough, Massachusetts, with its name lettered on the corner and a flagpole to the left

Amazon

Amazon Drone Pad Appeal Set for Nov. 2 as Westborough Drafts Bylaw

Westborough's ZBA hears the appeal against Amazon's drone pad on Nov. 2. Town Meeting votes Oct. 19 on a drone bylaw whose text the warrant does not carry.

Haye KestelooOct 12

Worcester City Hall's stone clock tower and arched facade against a clear blue sky

Amazon

Worcester Asks If It Can Stop Amazon Drones. Shrewsbury Says It Can't

Worcester wants a report on its power over Amazon's planned Westborough drones. Shrewsbury says towns are preempted. Hopkinton votes to fight.

Haye KestelooOct 7

Six members of the Westborough Select Board and town staff seated at a blue-draped table on the Mill Pond School stage during the October 1, 2026, meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon's Westborough Drone Launch Now Hinges on a Zoning Appeal

Residents have appealed Westborough's ruling that Amazon's drone pad is an accessory use. The ZBA now decides whether the town can say no at all.

Haye KestelooOct 3

Residents holding blue No Commercial Drones signs outside Mill Pond School in Westborough, Massachusetts, before the Select Board meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon Asks Westborough to Delay Drone Pad Vote as Board Says No

Amazon wants its Westborough drone pad hearing pushed to Nov. 10, the town agenda shows, after telling residents it hoped to fly by late October.

Haye KestelooOct 2

Amazon

Amazon Drone Hub Faces Pause Call From Lawmakers as State Sues FAA

Three Massachusetts lawmakers ask Amazon to pause its Westborough drone hub over hours, routes and flight counts. The state sued the FAA the day before.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Amazon

Amazon Faces 92% Opposition in Westborough Drone Survey, Calls Urged

An independent survey of 853 Westborough-area residents finds 92% oppose Amazon's Prime Air hub. Organizers now have a phone script for legislators.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Amazon

Amazon Drones Head for Nearly 500 Towns. What Residents Can Still Do

Towns can't ban Amazon's drones or regulate their noise. Here's what residents can still do: the pad, the record, the complaint and the statehouse.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Massachusetts

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.