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“The selflessness of the workers stands in dramatic contrast to a British-based company that made almost a $5 billion profit last year but still wants to wring concessions from the people who do the work,”

Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe columnist

Speaking about the locked out unions and how they are surviving while being without pay.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

How Kushner, Congress and a Kardashian drove the criminal justice overhaul » CNN

Senator Amy Klobuchar on How Democrats Can Defeat Trump in 2020 » The New Yorker

McGovern warns against House Democrats focusing on impeachment » Boston Globe

Business

‘It’s great working here’: Workers say MBTA car builder CRRC of Springfield is helping them build a future » MassLive

Ioannis Miaoulis, longtime Museum of Science president and director, to step down in January » Boston Globe

Is the mall dead? In Massachusetts, it’s survival of the fittest as shopping centers evolve » MassLive

Fidelity evacuates downtown headquarters following fire » Boston Business Journal

Baker economic chief Ash making leap to business group » State House News Service

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Wareham Police institute ground rules for Friday’s recreational marijuana shop opening » Wicked Local

Here’s why some Western Massachusetts cities are welcoming marijuana stores » MassLive

For pot shop opponents, Leicester’s traffic nightmare is a gift » Boston Globe

Domestic Relations

Katherine Clark celebrates the success of the PAWS Act — with puppies » Boston.com

Education

Oversight of college closings pledged » Salem News

New State Law Requires Civics Education in Middle and High School » WCAI

Environment

Massachusetts joins multi-state pact to explore cap-and-trade program for vehicle emissions » MassLive

Mass. Is Joining With 8 Other States And D.C. To Try To Curb Transportation Emissions » WBUR

Residents say 'no thanks' to Scituate coastal project » Patriot Ledger

Gaming

Massachusetts Promise Of Gaming Riches Made In Desperate Times » Forbes

Health Care

Investigation into death outside Somerville ER expected to be in place Friday, report in March » Cambridge Day

Waltham's Eloxx aims to reach cystic fibrosis patients that Vertex can't » Boston Business Journal

Gates Foundation gives $1.5M to Children's for sickle cell research » Boston Business Journal

Immigration

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno vetoes ordinance creating city as ‘welcoming community’ to all immigrants » MassLive

Mayor vetoes sanctuary city ordinance » The Associated Press (AP)

Judiciary

Ludlow attorney William Rooney, David Sorrenti of Bridgewater nominated to be District Court judges » MassLive

Trump the criminal justice reformer » Commonwealth Magazine

Labor

Error in House lockout bill puts utilities on hook for costs » Sentinel & Enterprise

Oops: DeLeo says Grid bill drafted incorrectly » Commonwealth Magazine

Montigny presses Spilka to act immediately on lockout bill » State House News Service

Legislative

Progressives claiming majority among Senate Dems in 2019 » Worcester Telegram

Retiring lawmakers look to charities to empty campaign coffers » Gazette Net

Local Government

New Bedford plan to 'make the city a more vibrant place to live' » South Coast Today

Heroux considering proposal to put Attleboro mayor on school committee » The Sun Chronicle

Lynn City Council updates rules for first time since 1925 » Lynn Daily News Item

Indicted Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia given five days to resign » MassLive

Indicted Fall River mayor has five days to resign, or face recall election, city council says » Boston Globe

Former Rockland health agent indicted on 33 charges » Patriot Ledger

Opinion

Governor Baker, it’s time to hold gas utilities accountable » Boston Globe

The Latest Sign Elizabeth Warren Is Running For President? Her Foreign Policy » WBUR

Tired of stepping over needles near school, students say enough » Boston Globe

Ocean plot auctions reap windfall for future » Boston Herald

President Trump’s house of lies » Boston Globe

Trump is a better punchline than president, and he hates it » Boston Globe

That tiny reduction in state tax speaks volumes » Lowell Sun

Politics

Capuano suggests voter anger came from young people who ‘don’t have a clue what happened yesterday’ » Boston Globe

After congressional bid, Dan Koh running for Andover selectman » Boston Globe

State GOP chair poised to go to Gov. Charlie Baker favorite » Boston Herald

Harvard professor seeks records of Boston connection to Pentagon Papers » Boston Globe

Andersen says majority of GOP state committee backing him for chair » State House News Service

Public Health

Quabbin substance abuse program shuttered » The Recorder

Under a dark sky, a baby is born » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Chelsea top cop named chief of the year » Boston Herald

Incoming lawmakers get firsthand look at jail programs » State House News Service

State Government

Ash steps down as Baker’s economic development chief » Boston Business Journal

Jay Ash, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s economic development chief, is leaving administration » MassLive

Baker names Mike Kennealy new housing secretary » The Enterprise

Economic chief Jay Ash stepping down from Baker administration » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker to ring Red Kettle bell after Salvation Army announces drastic dip in donations » WHDH

Transportation

In landmark agreement, Mass., eight other states vow to cut transportation emissions » Boston Globe

New Orange Line cars shown off in Springfield » Boston Herald

Study of east-west rail kicks off with meeting in Springfield » MassLive

Mass. joins regional bid to price transportation carbon » Commonwealth Magazine

Trade war hangs over ceremony celebrating completion of new MBTA subway cars » Boston Globe

Advocates demand diversity on MBTA control board » Boston Herald

‘This is about bringing the T into the 21st century’: Gov. Baker sees first rail cars roll off Springfield factory line » MassLive

The Road Map To The State's Transportation Future Has Been Drawn » WBUR

Utilities

Lesser: Eversource should reverse planned rate hikes » Gazette Net

DPU eases National Grid work moratorium, with conditions » State House News Service

Lawsuit filed against Columbia Gas » Boston Herald

Day care owner joins those suing Columbia Gas » Salem News

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Recipe of the Week

HOMEMADE OREOS

Joanne Chang

Makes 16-18 Servings

Ingredients

for the cookies

  • 1 cup (2 sticks; 224 grams) unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup (150 grams) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (7 ounces; 200 grams) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups (210 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup (100 grams) cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

for the vanilla cream

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick; 112 grams) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 2/3 cup (230 grams) confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Pinch salt

Directions

for the cookies

  1. Combine the melted butter and sugar in a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Whisk in the vanilla and the melted chocolate. Add the egg and whisk until combined. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Use a wooden spoon to stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture. (The dough will start to seem too floury—it’s easiest to switch to mixing the dough with your hands until it comes together. It will have the consistency of Play-Doh.)
  2. Let dough sit for about an hour at room temperature to firm up. Place the dough on a 15-inch square sheet of parchment or waxed paper. Shape with your hands into a rough log shape, about 10 inches long and 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Place the log at the edge of its sheet of parchment paper and roll the parchment around the log. With the log fully encased in parchment, roll it into a smoother log shape (still 2 1/2 inches in diameter).
  3. Refrigerate the log until firm, at least two hours. The dough log may settle and sink a bit in the fridge, so re-roll it every 15 minutes or so to keep the shape a nice round log shape if you like. If not, your cookies may be more oblong than round, which is not a bad thing taste-wise but they won’t look quite like the packaged cookie. You can prepare the dough up to this point and refrigerate it wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or wrapped in plastic in the freezer for up to a month (if frozen, remove the dough from the freezer the night before you want to bake it and defrost it in the refrigerator).
  4. Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
  5. Remove the parchment from the dough log and slice the log into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place the slices about 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or buttered and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until firm to the touch. Check them frequently after 16 or 17 minutes and poke them in the middle. As soon as they feel firm to the touch remove from the oven. You can’t judge by color because they start out looking black! Let cool to warm or room temperature on the cookie sheet or a wire rack—they don’t have to cool completely, but you can’t fill them while they are hot.
  6. Use a tablespoon to scoop out a rounded tablespoon of Vanilla Cream Filling (recipe follows) and place the filling between two cookies. Press the cookies together to distribute the filling toward the edges and serve. The cookies may be stored for up to 3 days at room temperature in an airtight container.

for the vanilla filling

  1. In a the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or with an electric hand mixer), mix the butter on low speed for about 30 seconds.
  2. Add the vanilla and the confectioners’ sugar and mix until totally smooth. Add milk and pinch of salt and continue to paddle until smooth. It will look like white spackle and feel about the same—like putty. You can also mix this together by hand. Make sure the butter is very soft and use your hands to mix and knead the confectioners’ sugar into the butter.
  3. The filling keeps in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Bring to room temperature before using.

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