The death of a young Boston firefighter has advocates calling for increased awareness for occupational cancer.
Mat Troy, a Boston firefighter, lost his battle with cancer Wednesday. He was just 32 years old.
Troy was diagnosed with the illness i…
Massachusetts
Mass. House, Senate agree on dates for sales tax holiday
The Massachusetts House and Senate on Thursday adopted a resolution setting the weekend of Aug. 10-11 as this year’s sales tax holiday.
The annual tax holiday enables shoppers to avoid the sales tax on many purchases, although critics say it …
Connecting highly-trained immigrants to the jobs needed in the US
It’s called brain waste – when foreign professionals come to the United States and end up in low-skilled jobs that don’t take advantage of their training. The African Bridge Network is working to change that.
The work can benefit…
Officer hurt in spate of Springfield shootings leaves Boston hospital
The police officer who was seriously wounded in one of three related shootings in Springfield, Massachusetts, last week was released to applause Thursday from a Boston hospital where he’d been recuperating.
Still wearing an eye patch, Spring…
Mass. high court rules voters can decide question to raise wages for tipped workers
Massachusetts’ highest court has tossed out a challenge to a proposed ballot question that would raise the minimum wage businesses must pay to workers who rely on tips and permit tip pooling among both tipped and nontipped employees.
The Supr…
Second man charged in May shooting at Cambridge park
A man has been arrested in a double shooting at a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last month.
Machyus Battle, 19, is charged in the shooting near Donnelly Field on May 23, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. He is …
