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Today on Beacon Hill

11:30am Korea Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Mass. Commission Against Discrimination Public Hearing, Springfield MCAD, Third Floor Conference Room, 436 Dwight Street, Springfield

5:00pm Meet & Greet with Salem City Council Candidate Andy Varela

5:30pm Rally Extravaganza with Gloucester City Council Candidate Peter Cannavo

6:30pm Fall Reception for Weymouth Town Councilor Chris Heffernan

6:30pm Fall Reception for Weymouth City Councilor Chris Heffernan

“When I was 22 and finishing my first year of teaching, I had an experience millions of women will recognize,” she wrote on Twitter. “By June I was visibly pregnant — and the principal told me the job I’d already been promised for the next year would go to someone else"... "This was 1971, years before Congress outlawed pregnancy discrimination — but we know it still happens in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. We can fight back by telling our stories. I tell mine on the campaign trail, and I hope to hear yours.”

Elizabeth Warren

Detailing her account of losing a teaching job because of pregnancy
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Beltway Politics

Elizabeth Warren defends pregnancy tale on campaign trail » Boston Herald

Division among us isn’t good for the nation » Boston Herald

Most presidential candidates’ websites don’t do enough to protect visitors’ privacy, report says » Boston Globe

If impeachment is legitimate, so is the Electoral College » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren cites pregnancy discrimination, now banned, in loss of teaching job » Boston Globe

Turbulence hits the Democrats’ top tier » Boston Globe

Business

I love beer too, but state needs to regulate beer gardens » Boston Globe

Mayor Walsh Wants Businesses To Back Middle-Class Housing, Transportation » WGBH

Womble Bond Dickinson finds new Boston digs as firm grows » Boston Business Journal

New England's share of VC deals grew in Q3 » Boston Business Journal

Boston Office Towers Hint at Risk of Looming U.S. Recession » Bloomberg Politics

Marty Walsh calls on businesses to hire Bostonians » Boston Herald

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Boston Says A Dorchester Pot Shop Is A Move Towards Equity. It's Not That Simple, Residents Say » WGBH

Education

Westhampton Elementary School wins national honor » Gazette Net

Free college brought better graduation rates to R.I. But poor students lag behind. » Boston Globe

Environment

$2.7 million -- the price for aerial mosquito spraying in Bristol, Plymouth counties » The Enterprise

Opinion: Time for Massachusetts to follow SouthCoast's lead on the environment » The Herald News

Tons of garbage pulled from Merrimack River » The Eagle Tribune

Health Care

Massachusetts contains health care costs, but consumers keep paying more » Boston Globe

Virtual ‘scribes’ help doctors focus on patients, not note-taking » Boston Globe

Housing

Boston mayor: City needs help from suburbs to address housing crisis » Boston Business Journal

Developers Have Discovered Lynn. What Comes Next? » WBUR

Immigration

ICE hit with eviction notice by Suffolk Sheriff » Boston Herald

Suffolk sheriff’s department ending contract with ICE » Boston Globe

Suffolk Sheriff Ends Contract With ICE To Make Room For More Female Inmates » WBUR

Judiciary

State's chief criminal prosecutor to become Superior Court judge » State House News Service

Labor

Elizabeth Warren's pregnancy discrimination experience is something that still happens all the time » The Week

Elizabeth Warren Details Her Account of Losing Teaching Job Because of Pregnancy » New York Times

Local Government

Brockton city planner gets another five years in office » The Enterprise

Seven towns share $3.7M in development grants » The Recorder

With newly minted Melrose City Council, Board of Alderman is no more » Wicked Local Melrose

Limited Trash Options Prompts Increased Costs for Harwich » Cape Cod Online

Melrose Aims To Ban Polystyrene » Brookline Patch

New Walsh picks for ZBA to go before Boston City Council » Boston Herald

‘I will veto it,’ Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno says of any move by council to restrict use of facial recognition technology by police » The Republican

'Residents' advisory commission' floated for Worcester School Committee » Worcester Telegram

Barnstable loses appeal over parking overlay district » Cape Cod Times

Politics

Taunton high school students give local candidates an earful » Taunton Gazette

Former Chicopee student accuses mayoral candidate Joseph Morissette of outing him over school intercom » The Republican

Arthur Vigeant, David Garceau will joust for mayor of Marlborough in November » The Metro West Daily News

Arroyo gets nod from challengers » The Bay State Banner

Public Health

Worcesteria: Blowing smoke with vape ban » Worcester Mag

County, state officials call for stricter flavored tobacco regulations » Cape Cod Times

Vaping vs. Opioids: The crisis we forget about » The Daily Collegian

Board of Health discuss possible e-cig law changes » Lowell Sun

Chicopee schools have installed detectors to monitor students vaping » Western Mass News

UMass Researcher Gets CDC Money To Forecast The Flu Better » New England Public Radio

'Thank You, Gov. Baker': N.H. Vape Shops See Rush After Mass. Ban » WBUR

Public Safety

Time to pass Baker’s impaired driving bill » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker pushes Legislature to act on stoned driving law » Boston Herald

Weymouth sergeant’s mother, widow support death penalty for cop killers » Boston Herald

Disproportionate use of solitary for LGBT inmates alleged » State House News Service

Transportation

RMV still faces a mountain of unresolved problems » Boston Globe

Transpo notes: Baker sees 100m Uber, Lyft rides » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker wants $18 billion for transportation fixes » Boston Herald

Maura Healey: More Transparency Is Needed In RMV Records Controversy » WGBH

Baker, Legislature at odds on transportation funding » Commonwealth Magazine

Revenue Debate Lingers Over Baker's $18B Transportation Bill » WGBH

Valley Flyer Connecting Springfield Region to New York City » iBerkshires

Can faith be restored in battered, bruised MBTA? » WCVB

Can Boston transportation be fixed? Here are 4 possible solutions » WCVB

Environmental group says the I-93 South HOV lane north of Boston should not be open to all traffic » Boston Globe

MassDOT sued over change to I-93 HOV lane » The Salem News

The First Brand New Red Line Trains Have Arrived in Boston » Boston Magazine

Weekend e-scooter use banned in downtown Salem » The Salem News

Utilities

YOUR VIEW: SouthCoast has short window to become the center of wind industry » South Coast Today

Bill passes to create 3-town wastewater partnership » Cape Cod Times

$10 million sewer fix goes to Wareham voters Oct. 28 » Wicked Local Wareham

Senate Approves DHY Clean Water Partnership » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Permitting begins for solar array at capped landfill in Amherst » Gazette Net

Biggest Battery In New England Is Unveiled In Nantucket » WBUR

Columbia Gas files plan with DPU » The Eagle Tribune

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Recipe of the Week

Vermont Onion Soup

Yankee Magazine

Makes 10 to 12 Servings

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons salted butter
  • 8 medium-size (6 large) red onions, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  • 5 medium-size cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon plus 2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups medium-bodied red wine, such as Marquette, Merlot, or Syrah (Shiraz)
  • 2 quarts (8 cups) beef stock
  • 20-24 slices crusty white bread
  • 1 pound aged Cheddar, shredded

Directions

Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add the onions, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Cover the pot and cook until the onions are fully wilted, about 15 minutes. Stir the onions occasionally. Now remove the lid and cook the onions uncovered for an additional 10 minutes; keep stirring them occasionally throughout.

Add the sugar and cook until the onions are very soft and golden, 10 to 15 minutes more. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the wine and beef stock; stir to combine, then increase the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook 10 more minutes to let the flavors combine. Taste and add 1 to 2 teaspoons more salt as needed.

While the soup is simmering, preheat your oven's broiler and set a rack 3 to 4 inches from the heating element. Arrange the bread slices on an ungreased baking sheet and set under the broiler until lightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn the bread slices with tongs, and top them with the shredded cheese. Return to the broiler and cook until the cheese is melted and golden, 1 to 2 minutes more.

Spoon the soup out into serving bowls and top each with a piece of cheese toast; then give each person an extra toast on the side. Serve hot.

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