Massachusetts
3 Massachusetts museums ranked among the country’s best by USA Today
USA Today recently released its rankings of the best museums around the country, and several from Massachusetts and New England made the list.
The categories voted on by readers include best science museum, best history museum, best free museum and more. Massachusetts museums appeared on the lists for best open-air museum and best small town museum.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts was named the best open-air museum in the country.
Previously known as Plimoth Plantation, the museum replicates the first colonial settlement in New England and spotlights the Wampanoag people.
“Visitors can immerse themselves in living history while interacting with interpreters who portray Pilgrims at the 17th-century English Village,” USA Today writes.
The museum opens for the season on March 14. Tickets for Plimoth Patuxet are $35 for adults and $20 for children.
Old Sturbridge Village
Old Sturbridge Village in central Massachusetts is third on the open-air museum ranking. One of the oldest and largest living history museums in the country, it documents New England living between 1790 and 1840.
“This picturesque and expansive outdoor museum offers an engaging view of early American rural life,” the newspaper says.
Tickets are $27 for adults and $12 for kids when bought online.
Concord Museum
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, there’s no better place to learn about the history of the Revolutionary War than the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts, which is No. 2 on the newspaper’s list of the best small town museums.
The museum says it boasts “one of the largest and most significant collections of objects related to April 19, 1775, the day before the American Revolution began,” including the original lantern used by Paul Revere during his famous Midnight Ride.
Concord Museum tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for kids.
New England is also home to some of the best maritime museums in the country, USA Today said, with Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport Museum ranked No. 3 and the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath taking the top spot.
Fire broke out at an apartment building in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, sending a column of smoke high into the air.
NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports the smoke was visible from miles away from the building on Juniper Road.
More details were not immediately available.
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Life Care Center of Raynham has received a deficiency‑free inspection result from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, a distinction awarded to a small share of the state’s licensed nursing homes, according to a community announcement.
The inspection was conducted as part of the state’s routine, unannounced nursing home survey process overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. These comprehensive, multi‑day inspections evaluate multiple aspects of facility operations, including staffing levels, quality of care, medication management, cleanliness, food service and resident rights.
State survey records show that Life Care Center of Raynham met required standards during its most recent standard survey, with no deficiencies cited, based on publicly available state data.
The announcement states that fewer than 8% of Massachusetts nursing homes achieve deficiency‑free survey results. That figure could not be independently verified through state or federal data and is attributed to the announcement.
In addition to the state survey outcome, the facility is listed as a five‑star provider for quality measures on the federal Medicare Care Compare website. The five‑star quality measure rating reflects above‑average performance compared with other nursing homes nationwide, according to federal rating methodology.
Officials said the inspection results reflect ongoing compliance with state and federal standards designed to protect resident health and safety. According to the announcement, the outcome is attributed to staff performance and internal quality practices.
This story was created by Dave DeMille, ddemille@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.
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