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Quote of the Day
“We, writ large, paid an enormous price as a state, as a country, and as a globe for not being prepared. And we’re not going to be caught by surprise in the fall,”
Charlie Baker said on Friday that he has no plans to stand down or curb his aggressive contact tracing effort or his plan to ramp up testing to roughly seven times the level it is at today.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Shaw’s, Star Market parent company heads to IPO
Boston Globe
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GE names Deloitte as new auditor, replacing KPMG after a century
Boston Business Journal
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Indoor Dining Resumes as Massachusetts Enters ‘Phase 2, Step 2' of Reopening
NBC Boston
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Local gym files lawsuit against Gov. Baker for COVID-19 closure
Lowell Sun
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Coronavirus impact: With no students, small college towns like Amherst worry over future
The Republican
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Letter: Corporate practices do a number on communities of color
Boston Globe
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Boston to Host Sessions to Help Businesses Navigate Reopening
NBC Boston
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Nonprofits Face Toxic Combo: Rising Demand, Falling Revenue
State House News Service
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Opinion: Apprenticeships can also work in white-collar professions
Commonwealth Magazine
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Tech after COVID-19: What comes next?
Boston Globe
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Step 2 of Phase 2 starts today. Here’s a list of what can reopen
Boston Globe
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Watchdogs: Treasury still too secretive on small business loans
Boston Herald
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No big rush to eat inside: Restaurateurs, customers cautious about reopening
Gazette Net
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Joanne Chang and Christopher MyersUpdated: To Obi. And Yonny. And all the people at the heart of restaurants
Boston Globe
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On the menu again: indoor dining
Boston Globe
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A quarter of Mass. restaurants may close for good because of COVID-19
Boston Globe
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Another step: Indoor dining resumes Monday
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts ‘Step 2’ reopening should alleviate some ‘restlessness’, expert says
Boston Herald
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Civil Rights
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The new civil rights movement
Commonwealth Magazine
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Cyr to join June 27 high school protest and voter event
Wicked Local Truro
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Black men, clergy renew calls for racial justice, equality on Father’s Day
Boston Globe
Crimes
Education
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UMass Boston to rely on remote learning for fall semester
Boston Business Journal
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One-In-Five Peabody Parents Rate Remote Learning Unsatisfactory
Brookline Patch
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Laid-off Weymouth teachers to be rehired
Wicked Local Weymouth
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Black students, alumni go public with painful racism at prestigious prep schools
Boston Globe
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Allegations of systemic racism roil Boston Conservatory
Boston Globe
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After 14 Years And Another Budget Cut, A School Librarian Says Goodbye
WBUR
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Extra year of high school effort takes root
Boston Globe
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Look Ahead, Pittsfield: All eyes on city's schools budget
Berkshire Eagle
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Opinion: Let’s not forget about afterschool programs
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts parent group pushes Charlie Baker to get students back to school this fall
Boston Herald
Environment
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Demolition dust one more Chelsea burden
Commonwealth Magazine
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Something New to Worry About: Really Big Jellyfish Have Been Spotted at Mass. Beaches
Boston Magazine
Federal
Health Care
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‘It’s like pulling teeth’: There’s still a PPE shortage — and a second wave could send medical workers into crisis mode
Boston Globe
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Another temporary CEO of the Mass. Life Sciences Center is named
Boston Business Journal
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‘They just dumped him like trash’: Nursing homes evict vulnerable residents
Boston Globe
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Sens. Karen Spilka and Cindy Friedman: Telehealth is working, let’s keep it that way
Commonwealth Magazine
Human Services
Immigration
Labor
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Seven Hills Foundation wants pandemic raises to become permanent
Worcester Telegram
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Mass. jobless rate saw little change in May, as national rate fell
Boston Business Journal
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Bath Iron Works shipbuilders vote to strike
Boston Globe
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Nursing Homes Struggle As Staff Choose Unemployment Checks Over Paychecks
WBUR
Local Government
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Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno calls for supercharged fines for illegal fireworks
The Republican
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Plainville postpones Town Meeting until July, plans drive-in style format
Wicked Local Plainville
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LETTER: Yarmouth selectmen's hands-off approach irresponsible
Cape Cod Times
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Black Lives Matter sign sparks complaint, then support
Cape Cod Times
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They do: Swansea, Somerset clerks say marriage license requests are up amid pandemic
The Herald News
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Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King files order to reconsider fiscal 2021 budget following resident demands to divert police funding
The Republican
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Nahant election a close call
Lynn Daily News Item
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Easthampton residents aim to keep mayor, chief focused on policing issue
Gazette Net
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Somerville To Host Rep. Pressley, D.a. Rawlins, & Regional Leaders For Panel Discussion On June 23
Brookline Patch
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Examining A Mayoral Apology After 'Slap In The Face' To Springfield's Black Community
New England Public Radio
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LETTER: Bet your life to attend town meeting?
Newburyport News
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Brookline investigation highlights vote-by-mail issues
Gloucester Times
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Marty Walsh warns of ‘prolonged recession’ in Boston due to coronavirus
Boston Herald
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Pelham Town Meeting will take up $4.65M budget, renaming Board of Selectmen
Gazette Net
Politics
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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Spicer comes out for Kennedy in U.S. Senate race
The Metro West Daily News
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Dracut candidates to debate Monday night
Lowell Sun
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A durable democracy? It’s not debatable
Boston Globe
Public Health
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Some fear coronavirus surge with influx of summer visitors
Taunton Gazette
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Massachusetts health officials report 30 new coronavirus deaths Sunday, 125 new COVID-19 cases as second step of Phase 2 reopening plan begins Monday
The Republican
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Mass. Has Lowest COVID-19 Transmission Rate In The Country, According To Website That Tracks Virus' Spread
WBUR
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MA Is Beating The Virus, But Another 1,000 Deaths Still Expected
Brookline Patch
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Report: COVID-19 hits blacks, Hispanics harder
Commonwealth Magazine
Public Safety
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Brockton mayor signs police reform pledge, commits to dismantling systemic racism
The Enterprise
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T&G pushes release of withheld police records in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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‘I’m not a Black man that is going to be silent’: Boston Police Commissioner William Gross defends meeting with U.S. AG Barr
Boston.com
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Police officers could receive up to $5K in training bonuses under a bill filed by Gov. Baker. Here’s what to know.
Boston.com
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MBTA transit officer resigned while under investigation for excessive force on Black man
Boston Globe
State Finance
State Government
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Opinion: Governor’s COVID-19 orders are unconstitutional
Commonwealth Magazine
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State ‘price-gouging’ out-of-state campers
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts House & Senate Members File Legislation To Make Juneteenth a State Holiday
Framingham Source