Gov. Maura Healey’s administration plans to pause some rental assistance to families receiving benefits through the HomeBase program after total caseloads increased by more than fivefold between 2023 and 2025.
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Massachusetts education board bars locked, forced ‘time-out rooms’ in schools
The Massachusetts education board voted to narrow the use of “time-out” rooms in schools, taking steps to ensure the spaces are safe and unlocked, and seclusion is only used in emergency situations.
‘I-gaming’ bills would see online casino gaming legalized in the Bay State
In a rehashing of the arguments made ahead of the state’s decision to legalize sports betting, bookmakers are appealing to the Legislature to allow Bay State residents to do their casino gambling from home, while opponents warn of worsening gambling problems.
Cape Cod National Seashore moving to fully cashless system, shark researchers urge beachgoers to be ‘Shark Smart’
Cape Cod National Seashore moving to fully cashless system; shark researchers urge beachgoers to be ‘Shark Smart’
Veranova breaks ground on Devens expansion
DEVENS — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan joined officials at Veranova’s Devens campus Wednesday for a groundbreaking ceremony on a planned expansion of the facility to add a new process development laboratory and two “Good Manufacturing Practice” suites.
Second man indicted for murder in 2021 killing of 19-year-old Worcester man
WORCESTER — A grand jury handed up a murder indictment against 23-year-old Jose Pacheco in the 2021 killing of a 19-year-old Worcester man who was found dead in Leominster, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Pacheco, of Worcester, was indicted on June 16, 2025, on one count of murder in the […]
