State lawmakers said the 264 additional liquor licenses Boston would gain under legislation approved by the Massachusetts Senate on Monday would deliver a significant boost to the city’s economy, particularly in minority neighborhoods.
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Appreciation: Jack Connors was a quiet hero of Boston
“If all the people he helped came together, you’d need Fenway Park to hold them all,” said Joe Nolan, a friend for decades. “If a guy needed a car, Jack would show up with one. He did one good deed after another.”
eBay executive sentenced to time served for bizarre harassment, intimidation campaign against Natick couple
The last eBay executive charged with criminally harassing a Natick couple who reports on the ecommerce industry was sentenced time served and a year of supervised release as well as a $20,000 fine for his role in the bizarre plot.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire warn victims after Change Healthcare cyberattack leaks ‘sensitive health and personal data’
Massachusetts and New Hampshire officials are taking steps to notify and provide resources to victims who were left in the dark after an unprecedented Change Healthcare cyberattack may have left their personal and health information exposed on the dark web last February.
Fleeing Massachusetts taxpayers cost state $3.9B in 2022 income, IRS data show
Taxpayers fleeing Massachusetts cost the state roughly $3.9 billion in 2022, placing it fifth in the country for loss of “adjusted gross income” due to domestic migration, behind just California, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey.
FEMA hands out $3.5M in disaster aid to residents
Federal emergency response coordinators said they handed out more than $3.5 million in disaster aid to residents after storms left roads and homes damaged last fall in Bristol and Worcester counties, according to newly released data.
