Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a nearly $58 billion state budget bill Monday that includes a plan for free community college and allows the Massachusetts Lottery to move some of its products online.… MORE
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Swarm of dragonflies startles beachgoers in Rhode Island
A swarm of dragonflies stunned and surprised beachgoers over the weekend in Rhode Island.… MORE
A wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris
Offshore wind developers have sent teams to search for debris on the beaches of Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destination, after one of their turbine blades suffered damage.… MORE
New Rhode Island law bars auto insurers from hiking rates on the widowed
A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed.… MORE
Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer
Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina.… MORE
Beach weather is here and so are sharks. Scientists say it's time to look out for great whites
Scientists with a Boston aquarium are encouraging beachgoers to report sightings of white sharks this holiday weekend after signs of shark bites were observed on multiple marine mammals.… MORE
Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans
The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.… MORE
7 postal workers charged with mail theft from Rhode Island distribution hub
Federal prosecutors charged seven postal workers with stealing mail — targeting brightly colored cards that might contain checks or gift cards — as part of mail theft ring, officials said Wednesday.… MORE
Military hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty in March to federal crimes for leaking highly classified military documents appeared Tuesday before a military hearing officer who will recommend whether the guardsman should face a court-martial.… MORE
Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health, developmental disabilities
Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care psychiatric hospital, federal prosecutors said Monday.… MORE
