BOSTON — Another state agency is counting itself among the public officials who say they do not have the information and records they need from Steward Health Care, as red flags have been raised around a potential deal to sell Steward’s physician network to for-profit insurers Optum Care. Steward remains in the spotlight after the […]
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Pepperell special Town Meeting approves override
PEPPERELL — Special Town Meeting voters took the first step to passing a nearly $3 million override of tax limits imposed by Proposition 2½ on April 8.
Black running group ahead of Boston Marathon sues BAA, Newton Police over ‘racial profiling’ incident
Black running group ahead of Boston Marathon sues BAA, Newton Police over alleged “racial profiling” incident
Worcester Art Museum hires provenance specialist to research collections
WORCESTER — An art research specialist was hired by the Worcester Art Museum earlier this year and will be researching the ownership of the museum’s current pieces, according to a release from the Museum. The Museum recently hired Daniel Healey, a former North York District Attorney’s office antiquities analyst, as the provenance research specialist, a […]
Local communities awarded funding for water infrastructure, PFAS treatment
Communities around the region will receive a portion of the $1.4 billion in loans and grants recently finalized by the state to fund municipal water and wastewater projects, including efforts to address PFAS contamination as the federal government sets the first-ever limits for “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
Truck hits behavioral health facility in Devens
DEVENS — Fire crews responded to a report of a truck crashing into a building at the TaraVista Behavioral Health Center in Devens and catching fire Wednesday morning. According to the Worcester County District Attorney’s office, the Devens Fire Department and assisting mutual aid departments extinguished the fire, which was first reported at 5:36 a.m. […]
