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 […]
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NH Garden Club Plant Sale puts focus on perennials
MERRIMACK, N.H. — Recently pushed to the end of summer by COVID, the Merrimack Garden Club Plant Sale – coming up on Saturday, Aug. 3 – has shifted its focus to perennials, instead of annuals, creating a new niche for the yearly event. In addition, the event’s timing at the end of the summer allows […]
The Arc empowers self-advocacy group with new logo
FITCHBURG — The Arc of Opportunity’s self-advocacy group has always been a vibrant community where individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities come together to voice their concerns, support one another, and work towards common goals. “This group has consistently strived to empower its members, encouraging them to take charge of their lives and advocate for […]
Author to share her love of hiking the Mass. coast
SHIRLEY — Author Madeline Bilis will talk about coastal hikes in her guidebook “50 Hikes in Eastern Massachusetts,” via Zoom, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, hosted in partnership with the Hazen Memorial Library In her first-edition guide, Bilis shares her years of outdoor experiences in the Boston area, providing 50 hikes for people of […]
‘Callous, corporate greed’: Officials call out Steward Health Care after announced hospital closures
AYER — In a packed and lively Town Hall Tuesday morning, state and local officials decried the announcement by Steward Health Care last week that the company would be closing Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and Carney Hospital in Dorchester amid the company’s ongoing financial crisis.
Migrant shelter costs expected to exceed $1B for the next several years, state predicts
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.
