Gov. Whitmer among 7 awarded for courage by JFK Foundation
BOSTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and six other people who risked their own health and safety to help and protect others during the...
New England states encouraging COVID vaccination
BOSTON — After an initial surge in vaccinations against COVID-19, the number of people receiving the shots in Massachusetts has been declining for nine...
Maine ends COVID-19 visitor testing and quarantine needs
PORTLAND, Maine — Effective Saturday, all states will be exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 travel requirements.
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Statues to hatchet-wielding Colonial heroine reconsidered
BOSTON — The fierce monuments honor an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her...
Brockton to name street in honor of the late Marvin Hagler
BROCKTON, Mass. — Middleweight boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is being celebrated in his Massachusetts hometown with a street named in his honor.
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Corruption trial of young ex-Massachusetts mayor begins
BOSTON — Adult entertainment. A personal trainer. A helicopter tour of historic mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. Those were some of the things a...
Man killed by LA police had been shot by officers before
LOS ANGELES — A man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles officers over the weekend had been previously shot by police in...
NH hosts mass vaccine site; MA awards business relief funds
A mass COVID-19 vaccination site in New Hampshire aimed to deliver thousands of doses this weekend, with a focus on teachers, childcare providers and...
Mobile vaccine clinic focuses on Black, Latino residents
A mobile vaccination effort that is slated to administer 500 COVID-19 immunizations per day is underway in East Boston.
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Asian Americans wary about school amid virus, violence
BOSTON — A Chinese American mother in the Boston suburbs is sending her sons to in-person classes this month, even after one of them...
