Massachusetts was assigned two area codes — 413 and 617. 3. 1988–1997. In 1988. Massachusetts had experienced a growth in population and telephone use to need an additional area code.

Still, it's not often that two teams can walk out of the same arena on the same night with such totally different opinions on themselves, as they did Monday. UMass lifted its record to 4-0 with an ...

Throwing in Boston’s 617 area code on local sports merch isn’t anything new. City pride is easy to sell. However, the Red Sox took it a step further in this instance, throwing in the 508, 774 ...