A week out from the Nov. 5 general election in which voters will decide whether to toss the state’s MCAS graduation requirement, Massachusetts education officials continued to hold off on giving the public any details of how they may handle the potential overhaul Tuesday.
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Karen Read Vanity Fair series: Defendant owes more than $5 million in legal fees
Karen Read owes more than $5 million in legal fees, debt that will continue to climb with the anticipated retrial in late January, but the defendant says she’s “not backing down now.”
Walmart plans to put ammo back on the shelf after pausing sales because of new Mass. gun law
Walmart stopped selling ammunition at its stores in Massachusetts after a wide-ranging gun law took effect earlier this month but a company spokesperson said bullets will soon return to shelves after an internal review was completed to ensure compliance with the statute.
A family legacy of giving back
LUNENBURG — Becoming a Rotarian is a family tradition for one woman who was recently installed as a member of the Fitchburg East Rotary club. Town resident Meghan Driscoll is the sixth generation of her family to be a part of Rotary International on a local level. Her late grandfather Bill Goodwin was a third […]
Smoke hanging over Boston as North Shore wildfire blazes
The smoke cloud hanging over the Greater Boston area is coming largely from a major brush fire to the north between Lynn and Salem, National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Loconto said.
Haunted House at Fitchburg Armory draws hundreds
FITCHBURG — The Mayor’s Haunted House was a spook-tacular success during this past weekend at the Fitchburg Armory (Senior Center) on Wallace Avenue. The brick building was constructed in 1851, and includes turrets and battlements. In the words of Ama Baker, of the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, who sponsored the event with the Mayor’s […]
