One of Boston’s top developers, a self-described half-glass-full guy, says he remains bullish on commercial real estate despite the rise of remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. CommonWealth Magazine · […]
Developer O’Brien: We need offices, cities
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Developer O’Brien: We need offices, cities
One of Boston’s top developers, a self-described half-glass-full guy, says he remains bullish on commercial real estate despite the rise of remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. CommonWealth Magazine · […]
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Developer sees glass half-full on commercial real estate
One of Boston’s top developers, a self-described half-glass-full guy, says he remains bullish on commercial real estate despite the rise of remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. Tom O’Brien, the […]
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Developer sees glass half-full on commercial real estate
ONE OF BOSTON’S top developers, a self-described half-glass-full guy, says he remains bullish on commercial real estate despite the rise of remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. Tom O’Brien, the […]
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Finances take center stage on Allston project
AFTER YEARS of trying to reach consensus on what to build at the Allston I-90 interchange, state transportation officials now appear to be shifting gears and planning to let finances […]
Posted inOpinion
The shameful COVID-19 death of Joseph Messere
ON THE LAST DAY of 2020, COVID-19 claimed the lives of 81 Massachusetts residents. Joseph Messere was one of those 81. Like the death of all of the others, Joe’s […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
A ban is not a plan
THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT has reminded us that we are not going to ban our way to social justice and public safety. The SJC on December 15 declared that […]
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A shopping bag held the key to safe school opening
A LITTLE BEFORE 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Liz Ruark started out from the small Worcester County town of Harvard on the 30-mile drive to Kendall Square in Cambridge. Nestled on […]
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Prison shutdowns prompting home confinements, transfers
OFFICIALS AT THE STATE Department of Correction say they intend to move about 200 minimum security prisoners – some to new facilities and some to home confinement under a plan […]
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Reaction to Capitol violence highlights GOP schism
ANTHONY AMORE felt physically ill on Wednesday as he saw mobs of President Trump’s supporters violently breaching the US Capitol. “I felt sick to my stomach in a literal sense,” […]
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Amid rising cases, districts roll back reopening plans
DOZENS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS shifted to remote learning for at least two weeks after the holidays in an effort to keep the virus out of schools in the event students […]
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Districts roll back reopenings amid case rise
DOZENS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS shifted to remote learning for at least two weeks after the holidays in an effort to keep the virus out of schools in the event students […]
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Weekend commuter rail ending on most, but not all, lines
STATE HOUAE NEWS SERVICE COMMUTER RAIL riders will feel the pinch of reduced weekend schedules later this month. In the first salvo of MBTA service cuts approved in December, trains […]
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Mayflower Wind cutting its price 10%
MAYFLOWER WIND is cutting its price for delivering electricity to Massachusetts customers by roughly 10 percent with the help of a new federal tax credit included in the recent COVID-19 […]
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62% of cities and towns now high risk
THE NUMBER of communities considered high risk for COVID-19 resumed its upward climb on Thursday, as 29 municipalities were added to the list, bringing the total to 219, or 62 […]
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Nursing homes face uncertain future
COVID-19 has cast a pall over the nursing home industry. Older adults and their families never looked forward to moving into a skilled nursing facility, resulting in loss of choice, […]
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Biden taps Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary
PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN has tapped Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as his labor secretary, a move that would elevate the former union leader to a prominent national post and set in motion […]
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Baker calls for Trump’s removal
REPUBLICAN GOV. Charlie Baker on Thursday called for President Trump to be removed from office, joining the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation in saying the president fueled division and spread lies […]
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Whalen: ‘Serious threat to our democracy’
THE SEARING IMAGES of a violent mob of President Trump’s supporters breaching the US Capitol and forcing a temporary halt to the confirmation of the Electoral College votes, in protest […]
Posted inTransportation
SJC to consider if car-sharing differs from car rentals
A VISITOR ARRIVING at Logan Airport books a rental car through Turo, an online platform that lets private car owners share their cars, for a fee, with drivers. The owner […]
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A closer look at the sausage-making
The avalanche of bills that came out of the Legislature during the nearly 17-hour session spanning Tuesday and Wednesday was a classic case in which lawmakers would argue that the […]
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A closer look at the sausage-making
THE AVALANCHE of bills that came out of the Legislature during the nearly 17-hour session spanning Tuesday and Wednesday was a classic case in which lawmakers would argue that the […]
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Mass. tax revenues continue resilient run
MASSACHUSETTS TAX REVENUES continued to be remarkably resilient in December, as collections were up 8.8 percent over the same pre-COVID month a year ago and up 2.7 percent in the […]
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Mass. delegation stunned, outraged by mob invasion of Capitol
FOR JAKE AUCHINCLOSS, the first days in office as a new member of Congress have felt the same as they likely did for hundreds of lawmakers before him — momentous […]