A WELLESLEY RESIDENT with a history of hostility with the town was found guilty of extortion last week for threatening to file criminal charges against two Select Board members if […]
Colman M. Herman
Posted inTransportation
Poftak gets nearly $80,000 in bonus payments
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak, who is steering the beleaguered transit authority through safety and budgetary challenges, received nearly $80,000 more in his paycheck earlier this year in the form […]
Posted inGovernment, Public Records
Wu not always living up to transparency promises
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu took office promising greater transparency in her administration, but one barometer of her performance indicates she still has some work to do. Aides say the city […]
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Golden leaving with $200,000 separation agreement
BRIAN GOLDEN is leaving his job as director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency with a payout of more than $200,000, according to the separation agreement he signed. The agreement, […]
Posted inEconomy
3 Walgreens in Roxbury, Mattapan closed for sanitary violations
THREE WALGREENS stores located in Roxbury and Mattapan were shut down for six days early in March because of extensive and long-running violations of the state sanitary code, but the […]
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Scientists object to inclusion in Globe’s Philip Morris ads
Editor’s note: The Globe on Monday April 4 shared emails and text messages with the scientists quoted in this story that sharply contradicted their statements about not being told about […]
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Woburn case among most egregious in Open Meeting Law report
ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey on Monday released a report summarizing her efforts to enforce the state’s Open Meeting Law last year, with one of the most egregious offenses occurring in […]
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Galvin bill would subject governor’s office to public records law
SECRETARY OF STATE William Galvin has filed legislation that would subject the governor’s office to the Massachusetts public records law, a law that Galvin’s office helps enforce. “I am proposing […]
Posted inArts and Culture
DCR ghosts artist group in Hull
A FEW YEARS AGO, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation put an early 1900s dilapidated, long-vacant building it owns across from Nantasket Beach in Hull out to bid for […]
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Community college president to return $3,900 bonus
THE PRESIDENT of Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner gave himself a bonus last year, but said it was a mistake and he would give the money back. James Vander […]
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Lawyer license application seeks gender, sex info
LAWYERS SEEKING a license to practice in Massachusetts are now being required to provide demographic data on themselves, including their race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Margot Botsford, a retired […]
Posted inTransportation
Nonunion T employees get $1,000 pandemic bonuses
THE MBTA gave $1,000 bonuses in September to 400 nonunion employees in recognition of their service during the pandemic. The bonuses were approved by MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak and […]
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Head of the Charles paying DCR more
THIS WEEKEND’S Head of the Charles Regatta is paying more money to use the Charles River than it has in years past under a new contract with the state Department […]
Posted inEducation
2 more Mission Hill teachers placed on leave
BOSTON PUBLIC School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius has placed two more teachers from the Mission Hill K-8 Pilot School in Jamaica Plain on paid administrative leave and launched a second investigation […]
Posted inEducation
Information scarce on sexual misconduct at Boston schools
IT’S HARD TO TELL whether the type of sexual behavior that resulted in a recent $650,000 legal settlement at a Boston public school is an aberration or just the tip of […]
Posted inTransportation
Some towns yearn for commuter rail silence
TO SOME, locomotives sounding their horns in advance of grade crossings are an important safety measure that also harkens back to railroad heydays gone by. To others, the horns are […]
Posted inEducation
Report alleges bullying at Mission Hill school
THE MISSION HILL K-8 Pilot School in Jamaica Plain, where alleged sexual misbehavior by a male kindergartener led to a $650,000 legal settlement last week, is now facing criticism for […]
Posted inEducation
Boston pays $650,000 to settle student sex assault allegations
THE CITY OF BOSTON is paying $650,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by five sets of parents who alleged that the school principal at the Mission Hill K-8 Pilot […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Rollins received severance agreement from Massport
SUFFOLK COUNTY District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who was nominated last week by President Biden to become the next US attorney for the District of Massachusetts, has a very strong resume, […]
Posted inTransportation
T radio ads ask riders to return
THE MBTA is running a modest $40,000 radio advertising campaign in an effort to put passengers back in the seats at a time when ridership remains a fraction of what […]
Posted inEducation
Mysterious budget language suggests rift
A correction has been added to this story. TUCKED INSIDE the state budget proposal passed unanimously last week by the Senate is an odd provision directing the chair of the […]
Posted inPolitics
Is Janey in violation of the city charter?
WHAT’S IN A TITLE? Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey thinks a lot. Janey refers to herself as “Mayor Janey” in her bio and in the many press releases she puts […]
Posted inEducation
UMass Boston spent $10,000 on goodbye to Walsh
UMASS BOSTON recently spent $10,000 for a full-page ad in the Boston Sunday Globe extolling the virtues of ex-Boston mayor Marty Walsh as he was leaving for his new job […]
Posted inEconomy
What it costs to be the Patriots’ ‘official’ airport
T.F. GREEN AIRPORT in Rhode Island competes against its much bigger rival to the north in Boston using all sorts of promotions, with some interesting terms and conditions. For example, […]