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The Lynn Juvenile Court has reversed an order that would have sent a U.S.-born child to Guatemala, according to two people informed of the court's decision. The now-vacated order would have required ...

Have you ever wondered where the state of Massachusetts got its name? Massachusetts is the home of many firsts in the country, including first college, first public library and first lighthouse. It's ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5 p.m. Saturday to clarify that the child’s mother is a U.S. citizen. An 8-year-old U.S. citizen in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children ...

Republican state Rep. Ken Sweezey hammered Gov. Maura Healey for placing blame on President Trump for the Bay State’s woes. Soaring energy costs, illegal immigration bills, and quality of life issues ...

Here are the $6.6 billion pensions paid out to Massachusetts public employee retirees. It’s all part of the Herald’s 19th year of the “Your Tax Dollars at Work” report. Massachusetts pensions top ...

Need to grab some last-minute New Year's party essentials before you ring in 2026? Many Massachusetts grocery stores will be open on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2026, but the hours may be altered. While no ...

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WORCESTER, Mass.—On a recent Tuesday here, high-schoolers watched a cat get an ultrasound at the on-campus veterinary clinic, practiced installing electrical wiring to power a building, repaired pipes ...

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Lynn, Massachusetts on Christmas Eve for one of the North Shore's largest holiday celebrations, a tradition spanning nearly four decades. Cheers of ...

Haverhill, Massachusetts is home to Dunkin's biggest doughnut making facility. Supreme Court suggests Trump might use Insurrection Act Photos show what daily life is like on Greenland, the massive ice ...

Massachusetts will no longer require prospective foster parents to affirm gender ideology in order to qualify for fostering children, with the move coming after a federal lawsuit from a religious ...