Boston property owners, landlords and businesses that violate the city’s sanitary code could face significantly higher fees under a home rule petition that gained House approval this week and may be on the move in the Senate.
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Serious crash closes Route 1 north in Walpole
A serious car crash closed part of Route 1 in Walpole, Massachusetts, on Thursday, police said.
The northbound side of the highway was closed at High Plain Street. An image shared by police showed at least three vehicles involved in the wreck…
Final wave of rain, thunderstorms approach Boston ahead of dry stretch
Cloudy conditions continue before one final wave of rain approaches Thursday around 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ahead and along a cold front.
This could bring a quick thunderstorm later Wednesday, most likely in far western New England, with brief …
Gourmet burger chain closes its only Boston-area location
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
A gourmet burger chain that got its start overseas has closed its sole Boston-area location.
According to a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group…
Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses vote to strike, hundreds more poised to join
Thousands of nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have voted to authorize a strike, and hundreds of others may join their fight Thursday.
At Faulkner Hospital in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, there’s about 500 nurses that say they have reached their tipping point and are scheduled to vote to strike until a list of demands are met.
Some of those demands include a pay raise, improved working conditions and added security measures to protect them from violent patients.
This comes one day after more than 2,500 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston voted to authorize a one-day strike of their own.
In a written statement Wednesday, Brigham and Women’s Hospital said they have been negotiating with the union since August of last year, participating in 28 sessions but ultimately, the two sides have been unable to strike a deal.
Brigham and Woman’s nurses will go back to the negotiation table on Aug. 8. If the list of demands are not met then, they will set a date to strike.
As for Faulkner Hospital nurses, their vote is expected to happen sometime Thursday.
