Gov. Maura Healey pledged Thursday to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up a group of stakeholders to develop recommendations for a permanent high school graduation standard after voters nixed the MCAS in November.
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Massachusetts firefighter safety grants contingent on compliance with transit housing law
Municipalities in Massachusetts must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs said they found out about late Wednesday afternoon.
Massachusetts, get ready for ‘plowable snowfall’ as nor’easter could dump 3-6 inches across the region
Meteorologists are predicting “plowable snowfall” across Massachusetts from Sunday night into Monday morning, as a nor’easter is expected to dump 3 to 6 inches of snow.
L.A. to Logan tales: ‘The world caught on fire’
As their city burns, Los Angeles residents leaving the inferno grabbed their bags at Logan Airport saying they were “one bad gust away” from catastrophe.
‘One way of honoring her’
FITCHBURG — One mother’s love led her to develop a support system for those who are in the same position her late daughter was. City resident Shari Duffy officially launched Megghan’s Course: A Mental Health Toolkit for Young Adults with a Terminal Diagnosis on Jan.17, her late daughter’s birthday. Megghan Paige Duffy, the namesake of […]
Get spicy at the Lunenburg Public Library Baking Book Club
LUNENBURG — Local bakers are welcome to visit the Lunenburg Public Library during the month of January to pick up a cookbook that features baking with spices and to try some recipes at home. “For the colder winter weather, we wanted to warm bakers up with some spicy recipes from a diverse selection of cookbooks,” […]
