Governor Maura Healey is expected to speak at the State House at 10:45 a.m. Thursday to address President Trump’s unprecedented decision to end SNAP benefits and outline ways residents can support their neighbors.

A member of the Dublin fire brigade who was convicted last week of raping a woman in a hotel room while visiting Boston during St. Patrick’s Day was sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison on Thursday, court records show.

A supermarket located above the Massachusetts Turnpike is closed as health authorities investigate a possible asbestos release inside the store. The Newton Health and Human Services Department shut down the Star Market at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

As part of a pay transparency law signed by Gov. Maura Healey last year, new rules take effect Wednesday in Massachusetts requiring employers with 25 or more workers to include wage or salary range information in all job listings.

A fight over whether a Massachusetts city can display Catholic statues on its new police headquarters follows similar litigation around the country.

In the meantime, six Head Start agencies across Massachusetts are now trying to make sure they can keep their doors open if the shutdown continues through the weekend. The largely federally funded early education and family-support programs rely heavily on grants normally distributed November 1.

National Republicans accuse Massachusetts of gerrymandering, but the architects of the state’s congressional maps say it’s a matter of math.

However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned that it no longer has the funding to deliver November food benefits. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors in suing the Trump administration over the funding lapse, saying the funds do exist in a contingency fund.

Our maps show which Massachusetts communities will be most impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits and how our state compares to the rest of the country.

The city of Worcester recommends trick-or-treating between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. The city's police department also shared some common-sense safety tips for candy collectors, like wearing brightly colored costumes that are more visible to drivers and having parents inspect all candy before eating it.

Kyle Grabowski, Jason Snow, Chris McDaniel and Tim Whelan collectively rank the top teams in the state every week this season.