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The Massachusetts State House in Boston. — The Massachusetts State House in Boston on Aug. 28, 2022. File photo. Credit: Hunter Bloor. CC BY-SA 4.0. License Source

ReportingMassachusetts

Healey asks MIAA to recognize girls flag football as a varsity sport

The governor cites growth from an eight-school pilot in 2023 to 90 teams in 2026.

Published Oct 10, 2026

An aerial view of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center campus in Lebanon, with white hospital buildings and curved parking lots. — 2015 file photo: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the main Dartmouth Health campus, in Lebanon, N.H., on July 6, 2015. Credit: Jared C. Benedict, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

ReportingNew England

Dartmouth Health eliminates 124 jobs and cancels 303 vacancies

The Sept. 15 workforce announcement followed an operational review begun in April. The system also identified changes to remote-care programs.

Published Oct 9, 2026

A large tan stone courthouse with tall narrow windows, round windows and an arched entrance stands behind a bare tree and globe lampposts. — 2022 file photo: The Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse, home of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, in Concord, N.H., on April 24, 2022. Credit: Farragutful / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

ReportingNew Hampshire

Judge gives preliminary approval to NH in-home care settlement

The agreement would require monthly checks for missed care in the Choices for Independence program. Written objections are due Dec. 7; a final-approval hearing is scheduled for Jan. 21.

Published Oct 9, 2026

Exterior of the University of Vermont Medical Center campus in Burlington. — 2012 file photo: The University of Vermont Medical Center, then called Fletcher Allen Health Care, in Burlington, Vt., on Sept. 4, 2012. Credit: Gopats92, CC0

ReportingVermont

UVM Health announces net reduction of 144 positions

The system, which operates in Vermont and northern New York, announced a net reduction of 144 full-time-equivalent positions after adding 55 roles. The figures are not a count of people laid off.

Published Oct 9, 2026

Steps leading to the medical center entrance in Burlington, Vermont. — The medical center in Burlington, Vermont, photographed in 2012 when it was known as Fletcher Allen Health Care. File photo. Credit: Gopats92. CC0. License Source

ReportingNew England

UVM receives award worth up to $38 million to develop AI models for intensive care

The Burlington-led project would test treatments on virtual patient models. Federal funding is tied to research milestones over as many as five years.

Published Oct 9, 2026

ReportingNew Hampshire