RESEARCH SUGGESTS many opioid addictions start innocently, with pain pills prescribed in the wake of an injury or surgery. Much of the blame has fallen on opioid manufacturers, who convinced […]
Surgeons over-prescribed opioids, report says
Posted inEducation
Riley casts vision for education change
WHEN JEFF RILEY took the reins as state education commissioner early last year he suggested it was time to turn the page on 25 years of education reform efforts, pointing […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Aiello tells T bus staff to think much bigger
THE CHAIR OF THE MBTA’S oversight board strongly encouraged T staff to think much bigger in trying to improve bus service, suggesting one possibility might be a $50 million challenge […]
Posted inGambling
Boston reports moderate traffic from Encore opening
A BIG CROWD turned out for the opening of Encore Boston Harbor on Sunday, but there is no official word yet on how attendance matched up against the casino’s prediction […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Was Stop & Shop strike a turning point?
THE STOP & SHOP STRIKE earlier this year cost the company about $100 million and resulted in a contract the workers could agree to, but whether the power on display […]
Posted inTransportation
Panel named to review MBTA safety practices
FORMER US TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Ray LaHood and two other transit veterans agreed to review the MBTA’s past derailments and safety practices in a bid “to inculcate safety into every facet […]
Posted inEconomy
Was Stop & Shop strike a turning point?
THE STOP & SHOP STRIKE earlier this year cost the company about $100 million and resulted in a contract the workers could agree to, but whether the power on display […]
Posted inThe Download
Was Stop & Shop strike a turning point?
THE STOP & SHOP STRIKE earlier this year cost the company about $100 million and resulted in a contract the workers could agree to, but whether the power on display […]
Posted inOpinion
Hospitals tackling health of their neighborhoods
BOSTON’S HOSPITALS are currently collaborating on an exciting new way to identify and address the social and economic challenges facing city residents, creating a potentially powerful way to improve health […]
Posted inTransportation
T’s commuter rail on a roll
THE RED LINE continues to plod along in the wake of the June 11 derailment, but the MBTA’s commuter rail system is on something of a roll. From December through […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn Resorts formally opens for business
WITH AN AUDACIOUS midmorning fireworks display, an emotional speech from the mayor of Everett, and a crowd of thousands lined up in the hot sun, Encore Boston Harbor threw open […]
Posted inOpinion
Baker must step up on transportation crisis
LET ME TELL YOU a story about political leadership. The year is 1969, and Illinois has a new Republican governor, Richard B. Ogilvie. Ogilvie took office knowing that the state […]
Posted inOpinion
Where do charters fit in ed funding debate?
AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE’S early-spring Joint Committee on Education hearing on various proposed K-12 funding bills, the stories from scores of school districts were depressingly familiar. New Bedford is facing […]
Posted inGambling
You’ve got to check it out
HERE’S SOME TIDBITS picked up on a media tour inside Encore Boston Harbor on Friday. This is a unique place, with lots of local flavor, but if you’ve been to […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn talks up entertainment district in Everett
THE TUNE has certainly changed at Wynn Resorts. A little over a month ago the company announced it was exploring the sale of Encore Boston Harbor to MGM Resorts. Those […]
Posted inTransportation
Red Line delays to last through summer
IT WILL BE a summer of frustratingly long commutes for Red Line riders. Ten days after a Red Line train derailed and crashed into three bungalows of signal equipment, MBTA […]
Posted inThe Download
Fighting opioids in the court and streets
Attorney General Maura Healey announced a massive drug bust just a day after co-penning an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal with Gov. Charlie Baker about the opioid crisis and […]
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Fighting opioids in the court and streets
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY announced a massive drug bust just a day after co-penning an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal with Gov. Charlie Baker about the opioid crisis and […]
Posted inUncategorized
Muslim to head city’s immigrant advancement office
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH appointed Yusufi Vali, the executive director of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, as the head of the city’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. Vali, who […]
Posted inPolitics
Wu plans to press fare issue in July 1 system-wide canvass
LEANING INTO THE political potential of MBTA rider outrage, Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu plans to organize volunteers to canvass straphangers on July 1, the day a roughly 6 percent […]
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Judge blocks most ICE courthouse arrests
US DISTRICT COURT JUDGE INDIRA TALWANI approved a temporary injunction on Thursday blocking US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making civil arrests of undocumented individuals in and around district courthouses in Massachusetts. Siding with […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Western Mass. ‘Hilltowns’ look for a foothold
THE ARRIVAL OF warmer weather means visitors will be flocking to the Berkshires, where a set of towns come to life as summer homes to renowned music and dance enterprises […]
Posted inTransportation
Massport narrows CEO field to 2
This story has been updated. THE MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY will decide between finalists Brian Golden and Lisa Wieland as the next chief executive of the quasi-public agency that oversees three […]
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Massport narrows CEO field to 2
This story has been updated. The Massachusetts Port Authority will decide between finalists Brian Golden and Lisa Wieland as the next chief executive of the quasi-public agency that oversees three […]