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BOSTON — Thousands of state employees are feeling the pinch of the high cost of living while they wait for lawmakers to act on dozens of ratified collective bargaining agreements

A one-woman show ran one of the county programs that diverts people from jail. Her departure this summer has left a hole in the county's series of initiatives that keep defendants out of jail, reduce their time in the detention facility or improve their chances of not reoffending once they leave. Bond Diversion works with

/PRNewswire/ -- Following a legislative session where he vetoed a multitude of bills that would have improved workers rights, occupational safety, and...

After receiving some information on how rights are restored to formerly incarcerated people, the Virginia conference of the NAACP has identified additional documents it alleges should have been produced — and the organization is preparing to go to court to seek them.

Jobs for a seamstress, accountant, mail carriers, licensed practical nurses and others are available during MakeIT Haverhill’s upcoming job fair. Employers conducting interviews and answering questions are Neptune Uniforms & Equipment, Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods, Waystone Health & Human Services, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, NRT Bus, Opportunity Works, state Department of Developmental Services, Vinfen, Amazon […]

DANVILLE — About a month ago, students at Danville Middle School were only in the brainstorming phase of what would become a 200-foot long mural on the outside of their

Virginia builds on 250 years of mental health care as it works to better serve commonwealth residents in the future, Virginia DBHDS Commissioner Nelson Smith writes in a guest column.

Virginia’s badly short-staffed behavioral health system is still struggling to reach a critical goal: appointments for people in need within 10 days after a first assessment.

Plainville — Suzanne Laprise, the Plainville woman accused of shooting up the lobby of the Bristol Police Department last week, had an argument with her boyfriend beforehand, according to a newly obta...

Suzaana Laprise shot at police officers before holding the gun to her own head. She was later detained by police.