According to those officials who enforce and oversee the state’s driving laws, violators of those regulations continue to stay in the fast lane. Massachusetts motorists have racked up driving violations at an accelerating rate through the first seven months of 2024, according to data state regulators presented Tuesday. As reported by the State House News […]
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Editorial: Most vulnerable maternal-health bill’s beneficiaries
As we had hoped, something positive did result from the closing of Leominster Hospital’s maternity ward. UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close that vital birthing unit last September sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the state needs more leverage to bear in these situations. And that can only happen through the Legislature, […]
Editorial: This Senate race returns long-sought element: competition
We trust that in a state where unenrolled voters account for about 60% of the electorate, the majority of them – and the Republican minority – would rather see competitive legislative races rather than the usual Democrat dominance. That’s certainly the goal of the reconstituted state GOP leadership. Republican Party Chair Amy Carnevale expressed the […]
Editorial: A long-overdue thank-you helps Vietnam vets heal
In itself, The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in our nation’s capital, evokes a panoply of emotions. But none compares with the reactions of those who actually served their country in that domestically divisive war a half a world away. Those fortunate enough to return home physically intact […]
Editorial: Mass. ends practice of state-sponsored theft of home equity
Despite a 2023 Supreme Court decision, Massachusetts residents still faced the prospect of having equity in their homes taken under a confiscatory state statute known as absolute title. In May of last year, the nation’s highest court ruled in Tyler v. Hennepin County that a municipality in Minnesota had violated the Constitution’s takings clause when […]
Editorial: Another tragic loss of a youngster’s life hits close to home
Once more, a heartbreaking loss of one so young. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time locally that a youngster with cognitive disabilities has met their demise, all by drowning. The latest tragic case unfolded in Westford on Sunday night, when Zayan Mayanja, an autistic, nonverbal 6-year-old boy, wandered off from his home, and despite the […]
