TOP OFFICIALS at six of the Boston area’s top cultural attractions said on Tuesday that their survival and the survival of other institutions like them depends on a huge increase […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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T notes: Feds ride to rescue of T
THE MBTA IS FACING a $231 million deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30, but an influx of federal aid will wipe the slate clean and leave plenty […]
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T board ponders 2-year extension for Keolis
WITH ITS SUNSET DATE 2 ½ months away, the MBTA’s oversight board is trying to decide whether it has any other option than to extend its existing commuter rail contract […]
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Nursing home leader warns of death and devastation
THE PRESIDENT of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association on Monday warned of death and devastation at nursing homes unless the state dramatically ramps up COVID-19 testing of residents and employees, […]
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State hits projected surge peak in new COVID-19 cases
THE STATE REPORTED 2,615 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, a record high and above the target level Gov. Charlie Baker has set for the peak of the surge. “Our model […]
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Mask-wearing Baker warns of ‘invisible’ carriers
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER sported a mask on Saturday while taking a tour of a mask-cleaning facility in Somerville and said one of the reasons why he and his administration have […]
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Baker: Surge peak to hit nearer April 20
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Friday that he thinks the peak of the upcoming COVID-19 surge is now going to hit closer to April 20, suggesting the curve is flattening […]
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Nursing homes account for 41% of state’s COVID-19 deaths
TWO-FIFTHS OF THE COVID-19 deaths in the state have occurred at long-term care facilities for the elderly, according to information released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Friday. […]
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Getting at the real Tom Brady
I LEARNED MORE about Tom Brady listening to two hours of a Howard Stern interview than I did reading 20 years of Boston sports pages. I’ve watched Brady religiously season after […]
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Virus notes: Baker traces origins of crisis
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Thursday traced in broad terms the origins of the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts and suggested the state’s recovery will be a long, slow process. With the […]
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Troubling signs at state elder care facilities
THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS cases at the state’s nursing homes continued to mount dramatically on Thursday, amid troubling warnings from industry officials and explosive charges from the former head of […]
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COVID-19 ravaging long-term care facilities
THE CORONAVIRUS APPEARS to be cutting a wide swath through many of the state’s long-term care facilities, infecting staff and patients at an accelerating pace and causing an increasing number […]
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Deaths from COVID-19 rise 37%
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS in Massachusetts from COVID-19 shot up by 37 percent Tuesday, prompting questions about why some parts of the state are being impacted more severely than others. […]
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Virus notes: Baker cabinet secretary tests positive
THE STATE’S PUBLIC SAFETY SECRETARY has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Monday night, and is working from home. “This weekend, after experiencing mild symptoms, I was screened for COVID-19 […]
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Baker says he plays the hand dealt him
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Monday that one of his guiding principles during the COVID-19 crisis is to play the cards he’s dealt, an acknowledgement of how much he and […]
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Do we still need transportation legislation?
STATE LAWMAKERS ARE Â starting over from scratch this week with the state budget, and many are wondering whether issues such as education and transportation that seemed so urgent just a […]
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Walsh urges face coverings, curfew
WITH AN EXPECTED SURGE in COVID-19 cases approaching, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is encouraging everyone to wear a covering over their mouth and nose when they go outside and to […]
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Tyer rallies Pittsfield to ‘crush the curve’
PITTSFIELD MAYOR Linda Tyer said the first coronavirus death in her community on March 22 hit her hard. “That really felt like a moment when this COVID-19 disease had a […]
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Virus notes: Baker calls new face mask guidance appropriate
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER didn’t wear a face mask at a press availability on Sunday, but he said new guidance from the federal government urging people to wear masks under certain […]
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Rate of growth in COVID-19 cases slows
THE LATEST STATE FIGURES show a modest slowing of the growth in new COVID-19 cases, but troubling increases in deaths in Franklin, Berkshire, and Hampden counties. The number of positive […]
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Virus notes: Unusually high amount of deaths in Franklin Cty
DATA FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS Department of Public Health indicate an unusually high number of COVID-19 fatalities are occurring in Franklin County. Three new deaths were reported in Friday’s report, bringing […]
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State to track web of COVID-19 contacts
THE STATE IS PLANNING to launch by the end of this month a much broader and sophisticated system for tracking anyone who has come in contact with a person who […]
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Virus notes: Concerns rise at long-term care facilities
RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE facilities across the state are testing positive for COVID-19 in growing numbers, raising concerns that the highly contagious virus could sweep through a very vulnerable population. […]
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705 to 2,580 COVID-19 deaths projected in Mass.
A GROUP OF EXPERTS assembled by the Baker administration is projecting that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases during the course of the pandemic in Massachusetts is going to rise […]