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Mass. health secretary Kate Walsh steps down. New leader will focus on primary care and ‘most vulnerable.’
Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, undersecretary of health in the office since April 2023, will take over as Secretary of Health and Human ...
Man riding Pan-Mass Challenge to give back 10 years after his cancer diagnosis
PJ Branco will ride the 186-mile Pan Mass Challenge route to show support to those experiencing the same battle.
Gang leader serving life sentence in Mass. used coded Monopoly card for drug trafficking
A gang leader already serving a life sentence in federal prison in Massachusetts sent a coded Monopoly card to direct drug ...
‘This law is not working.’ Mass. bills would allow abortions after 24 weeks.
New legislation aims to make it easier for women to terminate their pregnancies later by leaving the decision up to “the ...
U.S. diplomats brace for mass layoffs after months in limbo
U.S. diplomats in Washington are bracing for cuts to the State Department workforce, with dismissal notices expected to hit ...
A battery storage facility is being proposed in a Central Mass. town. Residents are pushing back.
Locals warn that a fire could release pollutants into the Quabbin watershed, threatening drinking water and damaging local ...
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Trump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign Policy
Along with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan ...
No evidence connecting dad of Mello Buckzz to River North mass shooting, prosecutors say
The rapper’s father is facing federal gun charges. Prosecutors noted one alleged gun sale happened just days after the mass ...
Trump wants mass deportations, but US views of immigration are more positive since he took office
A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since ...
Mass. Pike lanes reopen after electric vehicle blaze forced closure near Prudential Tunnel
The Massachusetts Turnpike was closed Friday morning as police and firefighters responded to an electric vehicle on fire just ...