STATE PUBLIC HEALTH officials rolled back the COVID-19 risk status of Fall River and Taunton on Friday after it was discovered a commercial lab had reported a large number of […]
At least 130 COVID-19 false positives turn up at lab
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Should medical marijuana retailers have to grow their own pot?
MASSACHUSETTS MARIJUANA regulators are soliciting public opinion about eliminating one of the costliest rules affecting the medical marijuana market, the requirement that medical retailers grow their own marijuana. But the […]
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COVID-19 spreading fastest among those in 20s, 30s
COVID-19 now appears to be spreading the fastest among people in their 20s and 30s, according to the Baker administration’s new weekly dashboard on the disease. Over a two-week period […]
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Contact tracing could be challenge for schools
Let’s pretend Maria is a 16-year-old student who goes to Madison Park Vocational High School in Roxbury, while living in Hyde Park. It’s October, the Boston School Committee has decided […]
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Contact tracing could be challenge for schools
LET’S PRETEND MARIA is a 16-year-old student who goes to Madison Park Vocational High School in Roxbury, while living in Hyde Park. It’s October, the Boston School Committee has decided […]
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House candidate exit puts spotlight on ranked-choice voting
THE CROWDED DEMOCRATIC primary field in the Fourth Congressional District got a little less crowded Thursday morning when one of the candidates, Dave Cavell, announced he was suspending his campaign. […]
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Lack of leadership on school reopenings
A WEEK AFTER school committees began making decisions for reopening schools, a day after the plans were originally due to the state, Gov. Charlie Baker released a map to help […]
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Trump relaxes some visa rules
FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS who work in Massachusetts but found themselves stuck abroad due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions, the State Department has offered a yellow light to come back. The US […]
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Private-pay childcare providers struggling
JENNIFER SIMPSON, Â who runs a family daycare in Southbridge, will have lost more than $33,000 in tuition money by the time she reopens August 31. She has spent nearly $6,000 […]
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Challenge to Mass. hydro-electricity connection yanked from ballot
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT of Maine on Thursday yanked a referendum question off the November ballot that could have derailed a Massachusetts proposal to import hydro-electricity from Quebec using a […]
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Finding middle ground on abortion
ELECTION DAY 2020 approaches amid pandemic, police brutality, renewed alarm about racism, anxiety about reopening schools and businesses, and social division and political polarization. While public attention is understandably elsewhere, […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
HOLYOKE MAYOR ALEX MORSEÂ is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about […]
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Data indicate spread of COVID-19 accelerating
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 in Massachusetts appears to be accelerating, with the number of communities considered moderate or high-risk jumping by 40 percent and the state as a whole moving […]
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Not every school district is buying Baker’s guidance
UNDER NEW STATE GUIDELINES issued Tuesday night, Somerville should be preparing to bring students back to school in person next month. It isn’t. Somerville, a dense urban area outside of Boston, […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack launches Allston review with 3 options
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack has made it official: She’s launching an in-depth environmental review of three options for rebuilding the Massachusetts Turnpike and other transportation infrastructure between Boston University and […]
Posted inOpinion
Morse letter seems dictated by political calendar
Below is a statement from Sen. Julian Cyr of Truro regarding allegations that Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse abused his power in pursuing sexual relationships with college students at UMass Amherst. […]
Posted inEconomy
Faneuil Hall tenants, landlord in standoff
THE LANDLORD AND TENANTS at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston seem to be at a standoff, with the landlord refusing tenant demands for more modifications of the existing lease agreements […]
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It’s a renter’s market in Boston
“IT’S A RENTER’S MARKET” hasn’t been uttered in the Greater Boston area for over a decade, but now it’s being heard over and over again as landlords cut their prices […]
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Bail fund now facing heat
CAN THE EFFORT to right the wrongs of the criminal justice system go too far? That’s the argument coming from liberal-leaning prosecutors after the arrest on new charges of a convicted […]
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Bail fund now facing heat
Can the effort to right the wrongs of the criminal justice system go too far? That’s the argument coming from liberal-leaning prosecutors after the arrest on new charges of a […]
Posted inEconomy
Poll finds Latinos heavily impacted by coronavirus
FOOD INSECURITY, DEPRESSION, and unemployment are the top three issues impacting Latino residents in Massachusetts during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the MassINC Polling Group.  Twenty percent of […]
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2 revealing exchanges in Kennedy-Markey debate
FOR TWO CANDIDATES who are perceived to be in sync on most issues, Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III couldn’t seem to agree on much of anything during a televised […]
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Baker opposes Trump’s stimulus alternative
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said he opposes President Trump’s stimulus alternative because it relies for funding on money Massachusetts and other states are counting on to cover COVID-19 costs and related […]