A panel of six lawmakers tasked with delivering a compromise on a spending bill that includes hundreds of millions for the state-funded shelter system publicly appears no closer to a deal as the Healey administration finds itself with only tens of millions left to pay for services.
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Pepperell, Townsend voters reject overrides
Voters in Pepperell and Townsend spurned ballot questions to raise property and personal taxes, vetoing recent special Town Meeting votes that endorsed Proposition 2½ overrides.
Robert Kraft ‘not comfortable supporting’ Columbia University amid anti-Israel ‘virulent hate’ protests
Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he is “not comfortable supporting” his alma mater Columbia University amid the explosion of anti-Israel “virulent hate” protests on campus.
Tolls at Massachusetts border would have ‘devastating’ impact, MA Auditor DiZoglio says
Placing tolls at the Massachusetts border would have a “devastating” impact on areas near to New Hampshire, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said Saturday afternoon as criticism continued to mount over remarks made last week by Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt.
Nashoba Tech breaks ground on expansion
WESTFORD — With dozens of school, district and state officials on hand, Nashoba Valley Technical High School officially broke ground on a 7,000-square-foot addition on Friday, April 12. The major expansion and modernization project for the regional vocational school is going forward thanks to three state grants totaling $6.75 million. Superintendent Denise Pigeon said the […]
Townsend PD concludes animal cruelty reports unfounded
TOWNSEND — Chief James Sartell and the Police Department are providing the following update to a report of animal cruelty that was received last week. On Thursday, April 11, at about 7:50 p.m., officers responded to the Amidon Family Memorial Bridge on Wheeler Road after learning that a person had thrown one or more puppies […]