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Business
Next Chapter In Life Of Lynn GE Property Emerges »
Banker & Tradesman
A proposed 1,260-unit housing development at the 65-acre former General Electric Gear Works property in Lynn would include residents-only access to a commuter rail platform two stops from Boston's Nor…
Berkshire Eagle advisory board members announced »
Berkshire Eagle
Hans Morris, chairman of the board of New England Newspapers Inc., has announced the formation of The Berkshire Eagle advisory board.…
Fishing industry looks to Trump to undo marine monument designation »
Cape Cod Times
When President Barack Obama announced in September the creation of the first ever marine national monument in U.S. Atlantic waters, 50 environmental organizations claimed victory in the long campaign …
Baker to life science, tech firms: Hire more high school interns »
Boston Business Journal
Gov. Charlie Baker is calling on science and technology companies in the state to create more internship opportunities for high school students, touting a successful program run by drugmaker Vertex an…
Trump's Choice For Top Law Enforcer Has Cannabis Proponents Fearing Future »
WBUR
When Donald Trump offered Sen. Jeff Sessions the position of attorney general, the pick drew criticism from civil rights groups and immigrant advocates. In the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar mariju…
A look at the closest medical marijuana facility for Berkshire County patients »
Berkshire Eagle
Not every driver who parks at Pleasant Journey Used Cars in Northampton is there to kick tires.
Some cross a narrow side street to New England Treatment Access Inc., where they shop, using a differen…
Growing business: Yes vote lights up hydroponic shop »
Berkshire Eagle
Tim Mack's dad called him at his shop, Berkshire Hydroponics, with a question the day after Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana use: "Busy yet?"
Mack says the old man likes to bust his cho…
'Ned' Johnson stepping down as Fidelity chairman »
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will attend anti-hate rally being held at Massachusetts State House today »
The Republican
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Attorney General Maura Healey and protesters from 30 different groups are planning to hold a massive rally in front of the Massachusetts State House in order to protest the r…
Reports of Hate Crimes In Mass. Rose In Last Two Years »
WGBH News
Last week, the Massachusetts attorney general established a hate crime hotline in response to a flood of reports in the wake of last week's election. But recently released data points to a longer tren…
More than 100 join Mass. officials for 'Speak Out Against Hate' rally at State House »
Boston.com
Education
THE SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: Anyone can be president, but not at Mount Wachusett CC »
Sentinel & Enterprise
AT THE dedication Tuesday for Mount Wachusett Community College's new science center named in honor of president Daniel M. Asquino, who is retiring in January after 30 years at the helm, many local of…
Bernie Sanders speaks at Berklee College »
Boston Globe
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders brought his brand of progressive populism to the Berklee Performance Center on Sunday night, as he tours the country to promote his new book, “Our Revolution: A Fu…
Students push for 'sanctuary campuses' »
Commonwealth Magazine
UMASS AMHERST OFFICIALS, under pressure from students, said on Friday they were committed to making the campus a safe haven for undocumented students, faculty, and staff. But they stopped short of mee…
Environment
Groups vow to resist Trump's rollbacks of environmental policy »
Eagle Tribune
President-elect Donald Trump has said climate change is a “hoax†and pledges to slash funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. …
Rotting Monroe paper mill to be torn down for public park on Deerfield River »
Mass Live
Part of a decrepit former paper mill in northern Franklin County will be torn down before it tumbles into the upper reaches of the Deerfield River, polluting the waterway with asbestos and debris, rep…
As Eversource rolls out big solar plans, Berkshires' clean energy outlook gets brighter »
Berkshire Eagle
The utility that powers much of Berkshire County is beefing up its solar portfolio, following a change in state law designed to expand renewable energy.
And Pittsfield remains on the leading edge.
W…
Health Care
Massachusetts Won't Cut Health Benefits if Trump Cuts Funding, AG Says »
Bloomberg BNA
Housing
Mixed signals with Norfolk County real estate in October »
Wicked Local Dedham
Mixed signals were the theme for Norfolk County real estate activity in the month of October 2016.…
Housing Assistance Corp. names new CEO »
The Barnstable Patriot
Alisa Galazzi, who was this week named as the next executive director of the Housing Assistance Corporation in Hyannis, launched her career in nonprofits following an initial stint in the entertainmen…
HAC study: homelessness prevention program saves money »
The Barnstable Patriot
A new study on a program that keeps families from becoming homeless shows it is not only effective but saves taxpayers money.
The Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC), a nonprofit based in Hyannis, t…
Human Services
Massachusetts Senate Adopts Caregiver Advice and Records Enablement Standards (C.A.R.E.) Act »
The Valley Patriot
The Massachusetts state Senate today advanced a bill intended to provide family caregivers with critically needed information and guidance to effectively care for a patient once released from a hospit…
Judiciary
Advocates frustrated over slow progress to open Springfield drug court »
Mass Live
As an end-of-year deadline rapidly approaches, advocates are expressing frustration at the slow pace of progress toward opening a drug court in Springfield.…
Labor
Negotiators restart talks over potential late-session non-compete deal »
State House News Service
STEM program will reach into high schools to fill talent gap »
State House News Service
Legislative
Sen. Eric Lesser filing bill to call for elimination of Electoral College »
WWLP 22
This year's presidential election has put a renewed focus on the Electoral College; the state-based system that is used to select the president.…
Opinion
Teaching children assures that we will never forget »
Berkshire Eagle
"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night ," wrote Nobel Peace Prize-winning Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel in his memoir, "Night". …
A path forward for Boston's waterfront »
Boston Globe
AFTER A LABORIOUS three-year process, the City of Boston is nearing final approval of its big development plan for the downtown waterfront.…
Training the next generation in science and technology »
Boston Globe
WHEN GLADY BAEZ came to her Vertex Pharmaceuticals internship as a high school junior, she was uncertain of her future. While she was interested in science and business, she didn't know the range of c…
Chabot: AG's talk cheap if she dodges Charlie Baker »
Boston Herald
Attorney General Maura Healey has stepped up her role as an outspoken progressive standard-bearer in the wake of Donald Trump's unexpected Oval Office win — it's time she back up that political…
Looking for clues from Trump's CEO years »
Boston Globe
RE “ 'CEO Trump' can offer clues to presidency†(Page A1, Nov. 13): I couldn't help but wonder what a man with a 30-second attention span, little interest in detail, and a penchant for del…
Letter: Clinton unworthy of daughter's heartbreak »
The Metro West Daily News
Like the nation's majority I am willing and able to move beyond the Nov. 8 election results. …
US must transition to low-carbon energy »
Boston Globe
Energy is the lifeblood of the economy. Without ample, safe, and low-cost energy, it is impossible to secure the benefits of modern life. …
Robichaud: GOP's growth comes by cultivating the grass roots »
Boston Herald
When the GOP lost the last two presidential campaigns, there was much discussion about Republicans having to rebrand in order to win.…
As I See It: Election's uncertainties and certainties in Worcester »
Worcester Telegram
After fifteen months of dangerous rhetoric and acrimony, I am glad to see the end of a truly contentious election cycle. Like many of you, I was surprised by last week's national election.…
Fitzgerald: Go to your room, Elizabeth Warren, and get the message »
Boston Herald
The inimitable George Frazier, whose piercing wit made his columns must-reading here at the Herald and later at the Globe, had a succinct way of pooh-poohing what he regarded as pomposity.…
Other
Federal judge orders AG Healey to travel to Texas for ExxonMobil deposition »
New Boston Post
A federal judge has ordered Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey to travel to the Lone Star State next month to answer questions, under oath, from attorneys representing ExxonMobil, who allege …
Recoil, reform, repeat »
Boston Globe
AGAIN AND again, Massachusetts has promised to treat mental health patients held at the state prison known as Bridgewater State Hospital like human beings.…
Early voting deemed success in Valley »
Eagle Tribune
The verdict on early voting is in — it was a success, but a lot of work.…
Inquiry nearing end on unions' ties to City Hall »
Boston Globe
Prosecutors are nearing the conclusion of a sweeping federal investigation into whether organized labor used its influence with local governments to extort developers for construction jobs in Greater …
Scientists hope Trump won't decrease the flow of federal research dollars »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts is a powerhouse of life sciences research, bolstered by billions of dollars in federal money. …
Elizabeth Warren is ready to defend consumer agency »
Boston Globe
Elizabeth Warren, then a Harvard Law professor, led the charge in 2010 to create a new government watchdog to protect consumers from Wall Street predation.…
A candid look at Boston's racial divide »
Boston Globe
Jim Rooney grew up a poor white Southie kid in the '60's, and '70's, in a Boston that was bitterly divided — economically, ethnically, racially.…
Mitt Romney is 'serious' candidate for secretary of state »
Boston Globe
Marine General James Mattis emerged Sunday as a leading contender for secretary of defense in the Trump administration, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was described as a serious prospec…
14 instances of right procedure, wrong patient in Mass. »
Boston Globe
The patient's doctor delivered the bad news: A CT scan showed cancer.…
Demanding access to Baker's e-mails is an overreach »
Boston Globe
Trump win looks like a loss for the Knowledge Economy »
Boston Globe
This month's presidential election featured two major party candidates and two visions of the US economy.…
Trump: A blessing in disguise for conservatives »
New Boston Post
It is easy to imagine that the publishers of National Review, the Weekly Standard and the Wall Street Journal – bastions of conservativism, all – must have been in a dark mood early in t…
More than 300 calls flow into hate-crime hot line in four days »
Boston Globe
The state attorney general's new hate crime hot line has received more than 300 calls in just four days.…
Barney Frank warns against hasty repeal of Dodd-Frank Act »
Portland Press Herald
Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a Maine resident who co-sponsored sweeping financial industry reforms in 2010 that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal and replace, said doing so would be h…
Trump-Romney meeting another wild 2016 twist »
CNN
Forget a "Team of Rivals." This would be a double act of denouncers.…
Defense policy might not be 'radically different' »
Boston Herald
President-elect Donald Trump's close consideration of retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis for defense secretary and Mitt Romney for secretary of state signals a foreign policy posture will be more …
Romney says his talk with Trump was 'far-reaching' »
Boston Globe
Mitt Romney had a “far-reaching conversation†with Donald Trump, Romney said after the two met at a Trump golf resort in New Jersey on Saturday.…
Former Sen. Scott Brown In Line For VAÂ Post »
CBS Boston
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is being considered by President-elect Donald Trump to become head of the Department of Veterans Affairs.…
Trump's Mitt Romney meet goes 'great,' called 'very thorough' »
Boston Herald
President-elect Donald Trump and former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney — who were bitter enemies during the 2016 presidential campaign — shook hands and smiled after meeting for more than an…
Chamber cuts ribbon for Ink'd in Mansfield »
The Sun Chronicle
The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce celebrated the one-year anniversary of Ink'd, located at 280 School St., Suite D145 in Mansfield Crossing, with a ribbon-cutting Ccremony. Pictured, form left, are: Fr…
Legal home-grown marijuana on track for December despite concerns »
New Boston Post
With 28 days until it becomes legal to grow marijuana in Massachusetts, some in the medical marijuana industry are growing concerned about the slow launch of a new industry without a regulatory scheme…
Early voting popular in Dover and Sherborn »
Wicked Local Sherborn
Just shy of 40 percent of Sherborn's registered voters took advantage of early voting, Marple said. In Dover, about 30 percent of registered voters voted early.…
State won't have time to stem concerns before recreational weed is legal
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Boston Business Journal
State legislators are hoping to address a slew of issues around marijuana legalization, but they won't have enough time to address any of them before recreational marijuana officially becomes legal.
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State medical parole bill back in spotlight with release of DiMasi »
Worcester Telegram
A cancer survivor himself, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said he was glad to hear former House Speaker Sal DiMasi will be released from prison and believes in compassionate release policies…
Raynham AAA now offering RMV services »
Taunton Gazette
One-stop shopping inside Shaw's Plaza just became that much more enhanced.…
On Beacon Hill: Pike work takes back seat to Thanksgiving — an update »
State House News Service
State plans suspension of Pike conversion work ahead of Thanksgiving…
Trump returns to New York City for a parade of meetings »
Boston Globe
Audit: Plainridge fell short on hiring workers from Plainville, surrounding towns »
The Sun Chronicle
Audit: 1st casino in Massachusetts not meeting hiring goals »
Boston Herald
Politics
Judge's order hints at Maura Healey's 'political motives' »
Boston Herald
Attorney General Maura Healey must defend her probe of ÂExxon Mobil's climate-change policy in a Texas courtroom hearing that one prominent analyst says shows a federal judge sees “big-time p…
Mayor Alex Morse campaign sign defaced with 'sucks' in Holyoke »
The Republican
Mayor Alex B. Morse was targeted for being gay for the second time in less than a week Sunday when he was alerted to one of his campaign signs near the back of Community Field defaced with the additio…
Meet Newton's mayoral candidates — so far »
Boston Globe
After Mayor Setti Warren announced this month he would not seek reelection to a third term, potential successors came forward to announce their own intentions to run.…
Bernie Sanders, In Boston: Democratic Party Needs To Return Its Focus To Working Class »
WBUR
Onetime Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders asked supporters in Boston Sunday night to pay close attention to the lessons of the election and that the party needs to be honest about why i…
State Fines AG Maura Healey Campaign Donors $10K for Illegal Contributions »
The Valley Patriot
Public Health
A new kind of grief — post-election trauma »
Boston Globe
“I don't usually say to people after a loss, 'Turn off the TV and back away from the news.' But this is different from 'regular' grief, if there is such a thing.…
Mass. Doctors Are Seeing Effects Of The Election In The Exam Room »
WBUR
In the past two weeks, how often have you been feeling down, depressed or hopeless?
That's one of the questions that primary care practices routinely ask to detect whether you might have diagnosable …
Public Safety
A test for marijuana impairment? A UMass prof has an app for that »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana earlier this month, despite the fact that there's still no easy way for law enforcement to test someone behind the wheel for marijuana-induced imp…
Football program is a refuge for Boston youths in gang areas »
Boston Globe
On the first day of school in September, Jermaine Eloi, a quarterback for the Dorchester Eagles Pop Warner football team, left his home in a gang hot spot in Dorchester.…
Police fear boost in impaired drivers with passing of marijuana law »
Boston Globe
As Massachusetts prepares next month to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, police chiefs in a number of cities and towns say they worry the new law will give rise to a wave of impaired driver…
State Government
“No Place for Hate†rally held at State House
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WWLP 22 News
Attorney General Maura Healey calls Trump University 'classic case' of predatory school, mocks Donald Trump for tweeting »
The Republican
Transportation
Boston and nuTonomy to test self-driving car by year-end »
Boston Globe
The City of Boston is moving forward with plans to study driverless cars, launching a program with a startup spun out of MIT to begin testing on public roads by the end of the year.…
Self-driving cars to hit Boston streets running »
Boston Herald
Self-driving cars will be hitting Boston streets before the end of the year, under a deal between City Hall and a Cambridge startup to test autonomous vehicles in a small — but public — …
Lawmaker slams Robert Kraft's play for extra T service »
Boston Herald
A proposed pilot program that would run daily commuter rail trains between Boston and Gillette Stadium is reigniting resistance against what one local lawmaker panned as a “pet project†fo…
Want Late-Night Bus Service? The MBTA Wants to Know »
Marlborough Patch
Late-night subway service may be gone, but the Mass. Bay Transit Authority is now weighing an overnight bus service option, and wants your voice to help make the decision.
It's conducting a a month-l…
New union rep on MassDOT board takes dim view of privatization »
State House News Service
Utilities
Cape Downwinders Asking Baker to Support Pilgrim Shutdown »
Cape Cod Online
Anti-nuclear activists will rally Monday at the State House calling on Governor Baker to support the immediate shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.…
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