""Residents, businesses and facilities should minimize their water use as much as possible, and there should be no outdoor fires at this time."

CAMBRIDGE - Lack of rain and drought conditions are lowering the water line in Cambridge Reservoir, which feeds fresh water to the city. Exposed, muddy rock beds are a startling sight for Cambridge residents.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Brush fires continue to ravage parts of Massachusetts as the historic drought continues. Burn bans remain in effect throughout several cities and towns in the Bay State, including locally in Taunton. “I’m asking the public ...