Gov. Maura Healey’s administration expects to spend more money than originally anticipated over the next year on the emergency shelter system housing migrants and local families, according to revised estimates released this month.
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Massachusetts Senate OKs bill to create 264 new liquor licenses in Boston: ‘Long overdue’
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.
Healey awards $1M for tree planting in gateway cities
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $1 million in grants to support tree planting and expand the urban forest canopy in Gateway Cities across Massachusetts. Seven projects are receiving awards through the GGCP’s Non-Profit Partnership Grant Program, which includes projects in Leominster, Fitchburg and Lowell. In addition, six municipalities, two non-profit organizations, and […]
Food rules the day at the Lowell Folk Festival
LOWELL — A little after 10 a.m. Saturday, the preparations for another day of the Lowell Folk Festival had begun with about two hours to go until the official start time of Day 2. Stage techs could be heard setting up and checking the sound equipment for the second day’s musical acts, volunteers bustled around making sure everything was squared away and, most importantly, a faint, smoky haze loomed over Downtown Lowell as groups fired up their grills to start making another day’s worth of food from around the world.
Sharks reportedly taking striped bass from fishermen, Cape Cod researchers tag shark near whale carcass off Scituate
Sharks reportedly taking striped bass from fishermen, Cape Cod researchers tag shark near whale carcass off Scituate, coyote spotted attacking a seal
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.”
