Here is a message form Gov. Deval Patrick announcing a series of town hall-style meetings across the state. He will be in Amesbury, July 16, at 6 p.m. 

On October 15, 1962, a US spy plane confirmed the worst fears of President John F. Kennedy and his administration.

 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced July 8 that three additional cases of salmonella in Massachusetts have been linked to the nationwide outbreak associated with certain types of raw tomatoes.

 State Sen. Steven A. Baddour and state Rep. Michael A. Costello praised the state budget passed by the Legislature July 3 for providing critical support for the state’s children and families.