Massachusetts is asking residents to help design a new state seal, flag and motto with the aim of reflecting the state’s ...

3. Jan C. Hardenbergh, a Sudbury activist, suggested that a new flag design combine two elements readily identified with Massachusetts: an outline map of the state and an image of cranberries.

Gov. Maura Healey ordered that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts for an indefinite period in memory of Pope Francis. The announcement follows an executive order from ...