FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER Sal DiMasi was cleared on Thursday to register as a lobbyist by a Superior Court judge who overturned Secretary of State William Galvin’s decision to reject DiMasi’s […]
Judge rules DiMasi can work as lobbyist
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Gyms, museums, movie theaters can reopen Monday
MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS tired of being cooped up will have far more entertainment options come Monday, as gyms, museums, and movie theaters begin to reopen as the state moves into the […]
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Two Boston nonprofits merging
TWO HISTORIC BOSTON nonprofits – the Jewish Vocational Service and the Boston Center for Adult Education – are merging to increase workplace and educational opportunities for unemployed and underemployed adults. […]
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Who should pay for the masks?
IT’S NO SECRET that school budgets are strained more drastically than ever as classrooms prepare to reopen in the fall. Backup masks for kids who don’t have them, hand sanitizer, and […]
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Who should pay for the masks?
It’s no secret that school budgets are strained more drastically than ever as classrooms prepare to reopen in the fall. Backup masks for kids who don’t have them, hand sanitizer, […]
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Herald cuts 6 as staff continues to shrink
SIX STAFFERS at the Boston Herald received layoff notices on Wednesday, bringing the size of the editorial staff down to about 24. According to sources, the six included a political writer, a […]
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Senate pushed to pass transpo revenue package
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE, widely considered a bastion of liberalism on Beacon Hill, suddenly finds itself being pushed and prodded by all sorts of progressive groups to follow the lead of […]
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Baker defends recommendation on next Holyoke supt
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Wednesday rebuffed members of the state’s congressional delegation who called for an independent investigation of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home and defended his decision not to embrace […]
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No simple roundabout dispute
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE a routine road safety project to add a roundabout and sidewalks at a dangerous intersection near a Northampton grocery store. Instead, the project by the […]
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Under pressure, N. Brookfield selectmen postpone July 4 parade
IF BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS can march down the streets, why not a July 4 parade? That was the argument being made by selectmen in North Brookfield, a small Worcester-area town […]
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Under pressure, N. Brookfield selectmen postpone July 4 parade
If Black Lives Matter protesters can march down the streets, why not a July 4 parade? That was the argument being made by selectmen in North Brookfield, a small Worcester-area […]
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US immigration agency to furlough workers
ACROSS THE NATION, more than two-thirds of the 20,000 employees of a federal immigration services agency have been notified that they are likely to be furloughed for a minimum of […]
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State’s COVID-19 response continues scaling back
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER is taking more steps to scale back the state’s response to COVID-19, doing away with the voluntary 14-day quarantine for visitors from seven nearby states and cutting […]
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New bill would extend eviction moratorium by a year
REVERE RESIDENT Dolores De Blass has lived in the same apartment for 11 years and never had a problem making the $2,000-a-month rent, but then COVID-19 came along. De Blass, her […]
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Is Marty Baron out of touch with his newsroom?
MARTY BARON, the newspaper editor who showed no fear in taking on the Catholic Church and now President Trump, is suddenly being described as old-school and out of touch. The 65-year-old […]
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Is Marty Baron out of touch with his newsroom?
Marty Baron, the newspaper editor who showed no fear in taking on the Catholic Church and now President Trump, is suddenly being described as old-school and out of touch. The […]
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Juneteenth discussion at Tufts misses elephant in room
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, like many elite private colleges and universities in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and its aftermath of protests and related soul searching about racism in […]
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Substance use treatment changing at Plymouth prison
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is removing correctional officers and expanding treatment programming at the troubled prison facility in Plymouth used to treat men civilly committed for substance use. The shift in […]
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If black lives matter, city would hold hearing for Roxbury Prep
THIS MONTH, at a press conference in the wake of protests over the brutal murder of George Floyd, Mayor Marty Walsh pledged his “commitment to making Boston a national leader […]
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I-90 throat options keep coming
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack is trying to winnow down the number of options for how to replace the elevated Massachusetts Turnpike and other transportation infrastructure on the narrow strip of […]
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Spilka makes case for substance over process
IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW on the CommonWealth Codcast, Senate President Karen Spilka kept returning to the theme of substance over process when it comes to legislation dealing with the state’s many […]
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Spilka makes case for substance over process
IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW on the CommonWealth Codcast, Senate President Karen Spilka kept returning to the theme of substance over process when it comes to legislation dealing with the state’s many […]
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Spilka makes case for substance over process
In a wide-ranging interview on the CommonWealth Codcast, Senate President Karen Spilka kept returning to the theme of substance over process when it comes to legislation dealing with the state’s […]
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Soldiers’ Home early retirements costly
IN A PRESS CONFERENCE last Wednesday on the scathing report by an independent investigator into the COVID-related deaths of 76 veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Gov. Charlie Baker lamented […]