ANIMALS

The Hawkins bill would require pest control professionals in Massachusetts who administer rodenticides to submit electronic reports to the state about how and where the poison is used.

Animal advocates in Massachusetts said a rescue organization in New York State was willing to take the dog and work with it.

A Connecticut egg producer said prices should drop a bit after the holidays.

A judge in Connecticut on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $500 million to relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, on top of a previous award of almost $1 billion. Commentator Jenny Hubbard lost her 6-year-old daughter Catherine in the tragedy. Hubbard says those parents who sued Jones have her unwavering support — but she chose not to join them in the lawsuit.

The Massachusetts Restaurant Association won a delay in restrictions approved by voters in 2016.

Hours of negations over the last few months have resulted in the majority of Massachusetts Gaming Commissioners' agreeing to phase in legal sports betting, perhaps in time for the Super Bowl.

Through Sept. 29, the state has recorded 65 complaints of bear home entries. It's a surprisingly large figure — and one that's more than double the average number of entries recorded each year from 2017 through 2021.

In “Alicia and the Hurricane: A Story of Puerto Rico,” Newman writes about a family displaced by Hurricane Maria and how their resilience helped rebuild their community.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program is urging businesses and consumers to avoid buying lobster.

The program is part of a nationwide effort to gather information on bird populations.