Carrie Healy

President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden meet this week for their first debate. And we’re just a week away from the only scheduled U.S. Senate debate in Massachusetts between incumbent Democrat Ed Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor.

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the fight over the vacancy has political implications in New England — and it comes as the highest court in Massachusetts also faces upheaval.

Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin has offered up state records to supplement what he described as shortcomings in the census due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The next selection in our Books For Young People series is "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From," a novel that is for and about high-schoolers. 

The 2020 Massachusetts primary on Sept. 1 will whittle down the candidates and offer a major test to the state's mail-in voting system.

For many cities and towns, Tuesday's primary is the first voting in a new coronavirus world. 

In Massachusetts for the very first time, early voting is underway for a state primary election. There is also a huge vote-by-mail effort right now.

Schools in Massachusetts are deciding whether to start the year with in-person classes. Governor Charlie Baker says he wants local school committees to make the call, but he's making his own opinion pretty clear.

More than 900 western Massachusetts residents have now died of the coronavirus. Among them is Mary Owens Lindenschmid, who was 91 when she died of complications from COVID-19. 

Goodbye, Massachusetts Joint Rule 12A — and hello, months of drawn-out negotiations in the state legislature. 

The Massachusetts House and Senate have both passed their own bills changing some rules for police in the state. Now, the hard part: working out their differences before the session ends.

There's less than two weeks left in the legislative session and Massachusetts lawmakers say they're working hard to pass a bill addressing police accountability.

Kicking off our annual summer ficiton series: a novel about a mother-daughter connection and the role of creativity and beauty in human survival. 

Since the first recorded death in Massachusetts from the coronavirus, more than 8,000 residents have died. 

With Massachusetts governments still operating in pandemic mode, socially distanced lawmakers are facing familiar deadlines.

Massachusetts officials are moving ahead with the state's reopening plan even as some states around the country are reporting rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. As of Monday, the reopening includes massage therapists, nail salons, tattoo parlors and indoor dining — with strict social distancing rules in place.

Legislative leaders and the governor all seem on board to make changes to policing in Massachusetts. But what will they actually agree on? And how far will the changes go?

For the first time in months, restaurants in Massachusetts are now allowed to serve meals to diners sitting outside. 

The number of COVID-19 deaths reported in long-term care facilities in Massachusetts rose to more than 4,200 last weekend. One of them was Catherine Forrester, who was living in Agawam when she passed away.

Thousands of New Englanders took to the streets over the weekend in protest of police violence, with more demonstrations planned for the coming days. A protest in Boston turned violent Sunday night.

Richie Davis has more than four decades of stories behind him reporting for The Recorder newspaper in Franklin County, Massachusetts. He's now retired and has a new book out, a compilation of newspaper stories called "Inner Landscapes: True Tales From Extraordinary Lives."

Massachusetts is still reporting dozens of deaths each day from COVID-19. But starting this week, you can get a haircut, buy some marijuana and go to the beach. Just make sure to keep some social distance.

One former western Massachusetts resident who recently died from COVID-19  is Virginia Sullivan Finn. 

Surrounded by states working on reopening parts of their economy, Massachusetts residents and businesses this week will be examining the details of Governor Charlie Baker's plans to do the same.

As Massachusetts nears 5,000 confirmed deaths attributable to COVID-19, a reopening task force in the state is nearing its deadline. 

One western Massachusetts resident who recently died from COVID-19 is Fran Slasinski of Westfield. 

In many places across Massachusetts, it’s already the norm to wear a mask to the grocery store or pharmacy. This week, it'll be a statewide order, with violators facing a $300 fine.

As COVID-19 continues to spread — and take lives — at the state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home, more information has emerged on outbreak preparations behind the scenes. 

The Massachusetts ban on non-essential business activity is scheduled to expire May 4. But don't hold your breath.

One of the veterans from the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home who died in recent days of COVID-19 was Weldon Marion Long, 82.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts lawmakers put a freeze on evictions and foreclosures. But it wasn't a smooth process.