A panel created in 2021 to come up with a new Massachusetts state seal and motto has disbanded, ... a chickadee, or cod — as well as the ocean or simply the state’s shape. ...

According to a state survey conducted by a previous commission in 2023, most preferred symbols for the revised seal included the shape of Massachusetts, the coast or shoreline, or right whales.

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission launched an open call for proposals Thursday. It is the second effort to rethink the state's emblems since 2020, and the first one ...

Massachusetts officials are asking residents to weigh in on a new state seal and motto. On Aug. 17, the Massachusetts Seal and Motto commission released a public survey where residents can “have ...

In a quest that would seem to run against the rising tide of an ongoing migrant crisis, advocates for making Massachusetts a “sanctuary” state have launched another effort to realize their goal.

Whether it’s thumbing through paper hornbooks or tracing the shape of a turkey on scratch paper, fall activities all harken back to a colonial past. Having grown up in Massachusetts, I can attest to ...