Gov. Maura Healey slipped a series of tax increases into her fiscal year 2026 budget like applying the sales tax to candy, slapping the tobacco tax on synthetic nicotine produces, imposing an excise tax on complimentary rooms offered by hotels, and capping the charitable deduction tax.
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Massachusetts inmates accused of ‘vicious attack’ on correction officers face ‘sea of blue’ at arraignment
The three Massachusetts inmates accused of ambushing correction officers in a “vicious attack,” including stabbing one guard 12 times, faced a “sea of blue” of officers during their arraignment.
Reminder: 2025 Dog Licenses Are Due
2025 dog licenses are now available and due by March 31st.
City Clerk’s Office – Room 121 – 978.630.4058. If you no longer have a dog that was previously licensed or you’ve moved, please let us know!
UMass Memorial Health proposes to build emergency department in Nashoba Valley
UMass Memorial Health announced a plan Wednesday to build a new standalone emergency department in the Nashoba Valley Region to partially fill the void left by the closure of Ayer’s Nashoba Valley Medical Center last year.
‘The call to action is as loud today’
FITCHBURG — A large crowd gathered at the senior center on Monday for the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The event organized by the Montachusett Martin Luther King Coalition (MMLKC) featured a program full of music, prayer, poetry, food, a moderated panel on DEI, and remarks from special guests speakers including Mayor Sam Squailia and other […]
Trump push to arrest illegal immigrants hits Boston
ICE has already begun rounding up hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals across the country just two days into the Trump administration’s aggressive push — with one Boston-area Haitian gang member telling agents “(expletive) Trump, Biden forever!”
