Massachusetts

 is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of 6.6 million lives in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of the state is made up of urban, suburban, and rural areas, while Western Massachusetts is mostly rural.

TV shows that take place in

 * Being Human
 * Falling Skies
 * Fringe
 * X-Files, The
 * "War of the Coprophages"

Comics that take place in

 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 29

Characters from

 * Aidan Waite
 * Anne Glass
 * Ben Mason
 * Brendan Lahey
 * Carol Danvers
 * Christine Fenton
 * Elsa Bloodstone
 * Emma Frost
 * Faith Lehane
 * Frank Drake
 * Hal Mason
 * Matt Mason
 * Myndi Mayer
 * Sally Malik
 * Seamus Harper
 * Tom Mason

People who were born in

 * Alan Gifford
 * Anne McGrail
 * Anne Nagel
 * Anton Leader
 * Arnold Craig Farley
 * Ben Edlund
 * Ben Foster
 * Bill Everett
 * Carl Gafford
 * Chris Evans
 * Clark Gregg
 * Ed Norton
 * Eliza Dushku
 * Gary Conway
 * Greg Yaintanes
 * Jane Curtin
 * John Snyder
 * Kurt Busiek
 * Leonard Nimoy
 * Lili Fini Zanuck
 * Mark Goddard
 * Mark Wahlberg
 * Martha Hackett
 * Natalie Trundy
 * Neil Hamilton
 * Norm Prescott
 * Peter Laird
 * Phil Brown
 * Rose Kaufman
 * Skye Dent
 * Stuart Milligan
 * Tom Sutton

People who died in

 * Kevin McCarthy
 * Tom Sutton