COMMUTER RAIL RIDERS overall are “somewhat satisfied” with the rail system’s performance, according to internal polls commissioned by Keolis Commuter Services that have shown steady but slow improvement over the […]
Commuter rail riders ‘somewhat satisfied’
Posted inGambling
Wareham gaming proposal gets cool reception
A QUINCY DEVELOPER with an interesting Wareham racino proposal called on the Legislature to revisit the state’s gaming statute, but early feedback from Beacon Hill and one of the drafters […]
Posted inUncategorized
Bowes out at RMV’s Merit Rating Board
THOMAS BOWES was publicly fired Tuesday and jettisoned from an executive position within the Registry of Motor Vehicles where he had allowed thousands of infraction notifications to pile up unaddressed […]
Posted inPolitics
Stop beating up Seth Moulton
LONG BEFORE Ayanna (Change can’t wait) Pressley defeated incumbent Mike Capuano and long before Joseph (I can’t wait) Kennedy III began ruminating about a run against US Sen. Edward Markey, […]
Posted inThe Download
Stop beating up Seth Moulton
Long before Ayanna (Change can’t wait) Pressley defeated incumbent Mike Capuano and long before Joseph (I can’t wait) Kennedy III began ruminating about a run against US Sen. Edward Markey, […]
Posted inTransportation
Red Line ridership hasn’t recovered
RED LINE RIDERSHIP has not fully recovered from the hit it took after a June 11 derailment, and the MBTA’s regular monthly survey of users suggests satisfaction with the agency […]
Posted inTransportation
Union slams RMV report for naming names
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS QUESTIONS CONTINUE to swirl over who knew what and when about persistent record-keeping failures at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, the union representing two RMV […]
Posted inHealth Care
What consumers deserve from Harvard Pilgrim-Tufts merger
WHEN I SPEAK with colleagues around the country about how expensive health care is in Eastern Massachusetts, I tend to place most of the blame on our large and prestigious health […]
Posted inOpinion
2 views on Vineyard Wind delay
INITIALLY, MEMBERS of the Massachusetts congressional delegation were harshly critical of the Trump administration for putting off a decision about the environmental impact statement of Vineyard Wind, the 800 megawatt […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Building connections one story at a time
Cara Solomon and George Powell think personal stories – gathering them and reading them – are the way to bridge differences and build a stronger sense of community in Boston. […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Building connections one story at a time
Cara Solomon and George Powell think personal stories – gathering them and reading them – are the way to bridge differences and build a stronger sense of community in Boston. […]
Posted inThe Download
Building connections one story at a time
Cara Solomon and George Powell think personal stories – gathering them and reading them – are the way to bridge differences and build a stronger sense of community in Boston. […]
Posted inOpinion
What our highways can learn from movie theaters
GOVERNOR BAKER aims to improve transportation in our state with an $18 billion bond – $10 billion of which is earmarked for highway construction. Certainly, commuters need relief: stop-and-go traffic in Greater Boston […]
Posted inEnvironment, Health
‘Nip’ ban having an impact in Chelsea
CHELSEA’S BAN on “nip” liquor bottles – the only one of its kind in the state — appears to be having the desired effect. In the year since the city banned […]
Posted inOpinion
Sentencing guidelines raise thorny legal issues for DAs, judges
“WE’RE SAYING to the judiciary: ‘Stay in your lane.’” That’s how Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey summed up the letter he sent in May to Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey. […]
Posted inOpinion
Jump in, Joe
FOR THE PAST several years, we have had the privilege of getting to know Congressman Joe Kennedy III, either as constituents or volunteers. We have seen the congressman at work, […]
Posted inOpinion
Enhanced commuter rail must be part of transportation future
EACH WORKDAY, more than 120,000 people ride the MBTA commuter rail, the sixth busiest regional rail service in the country. At a time when our entire transportation system is straining to get people […]
Posted inOpinion
Baker needs a bolder plan
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S DECISION to greet Vice President Mike Pence on Nantucket last weekend drew the deserved ridicule and scorn expected. But if Democrats want to win the corner office […]
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Pepper-sprayed man accuses Northampton of racial bias
For most police officers, pepper spray is standard equipment, a tool lauded in the law enforcement world as an alternative to lethal force. But a case in Northampton is raising […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Pepper-sprayed man accuses Northampton of racial bias
FOR MOST POLICE OFFICERS, pepper spray is standard equipment, a tool lauded in the law enforcement world as an alternative to lethal force. But a case in Northampton is raising […]
Posted inUncategorized
Advocates decry new immigration rules
ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS on Thursday cast new immigration rules proposed by the Trump administration as a cruel move that will lead thousands of low-income families to shun Medicaid health care […]
Posted inGambling
Encore eating into Conn., Rhode Island gambling revenue
THE ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR casino brought in close to $50 million during its first full month of operation, and the lavish riverfront gambling facility already appears to be taking a […]
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‘No more real newspaper’ in Worcester
The “ghost newspaper” era has arrived in Massachusetts, and the worst is almost certainly yet to come. The state has not yet been hit with vast news deserts, the term […]
Posted inEconomy
‘No more real newspaper’ in Worcester
THE “GHOST NEWSPAPER” ERA has arrived in Massachusetts, and the worst is almost certainly yet to come. The state has not yet been hit with vast news deserts, the term of […]