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“I talk to governors all around the country – no states can backfill what is supposed to come from the federal government to families across America, and this is very challenging,” Gov. Maura Healey said Friday.

Mariners across New England are delighted with the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision to abandon plans to remove navigational buoys from Northeast waterways.

Voter turnout in Worcester routinely ranks among the lowest in Massachusetts — but that wasn’t always the case.

Three family members who swam to a private island when their boat caught fire and sank were rescued two days later after their marine radio washed ashore.

A new report says many Massachusetts residents who come to court each year still face barriers in navigating the court system, particularly if English isn’t their first language or if they are part of the deaf or hard of hearing community.

The agency received over 3,200 comments from mariners upset with the plan.

The Women’s Professional Baseball League has chosen New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco as the cities that will represent the four teams that will compete in the inaugural season. The league announced the cities on Tuesday. The upstart league co-founded by Justine Siegal announced plans last year to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit. The WPBL will now launch with four teams for the inaugural season, with 15 players per club. All of the WPBL’s games will be played at a neutral venue in 2026, which the league said will be announced at a later date.

The program will last until Nov. 17 or until there are no defendants in Middlesex and Suffolk county district and municipal courts awaiting counsel. There are currently more than 2,000 clients without counsel in Suffolk and Middlesex counties.