One step forward for West-East Rail
Healey announces $130 million federal grant for the Springfield Hub Modernization Project, laying groundwork for future connections between Boston, Springfield, and Albany
The modernization project is a key phase of MassDOT’s Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project, which will upgrade tracks, signals, and other infrastructure to ease a major rail bottleneck in the city by reducing conflicts between freight and passenger trains. West-East Rail construction is set to begin next year.
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Why three red states are suing Mass. over abortion
The legal challenge comes as the country considers the messy legal question of whether reproductive care services are being provided where the patient is — which may be a state with a ban — or where the abortion medication is issued.
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Commonwealth in depth
The Dean of Massachusetts mayors
Leominster bills itself as ‘a city on the move,’ but it hasn’t elected a new mayor in more than three decades
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Republican voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices
New poll reveals divide on some ballot questions between voters and party leaders
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On Heritage Road
In the heart of suburbia, anxieties about the new economy
