Pointing to the possibility that tax revenues could sink further over the last three months of the budget year, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is imposing tighter controls on state government hiring as a way to manage spending.
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Mass General Brigham changing infant neglect report policy
The Mass General Brigham Hospital system is making a major change and it will impact their youngest patients.
The hospital will no longer report suspected abuse or neglect to the state solely if a newborn baby tests positive for drugs after birth.
Instead, hospitals will now require written consent before conducting a drug test on the expectant mother or infant, in most cases.
Mass General Brigham said the move is to address the “racial and ethnic inequities” present in healthcare, adding that substance abuse disorder in the context of pregnancy more “disproportionately affects Black individuals.”
Fire rips through home in Orange
A fire ripped through a home in Orange, Massachusetts, Wednesday morning.
The fire happened on Old South Road.
It’s unclear what caused the fire or if anyone was injured.
NBC10 Boston reached out to the Orange Fire Department fo…
Missing woman found dead inside Weymouth home
A woman in Weymouth, Massachusetts, that was previously reported missing was found dead in her home, and now police are trying to figure out what led to her death.
Christine Ruth Mello, 56, had been reported missing before her body was found Monda…
Mass. coastal communities brace for impact of nor’easter
Coastal communities in Massachusetts are preparing for the nor’easter that’s approaching New England on Wednesday.
The town of Scituate is used to getting hit hard by nor’easters but this one isn’t expected to be too bad for the area.
All along the coast, high winds are a concern with this storm. They’ll be on alert certainly at high tide at about 8 a.m. Thursday.
Jim Boudreau, Scituate’s town administrator, said they expect over a 12-foot-high tide, with the biggest concerns for minor flooding in low lying areas lasting about an hour after that.
Boudreau said they’ll be bringing in extra staff and getting their high-water vehicles ready to go. He suggests residents check their generators and make sure sump pumps are running.
The town will be in constant contact with National Grid throughout the storm.
“I think really the big concerns that we’re having now is with all the rain, the ground is pretty soggy and we’re going to have wind gusts 50 mph, so we’re really concerned about some of these pine trees, especially. They have very shallow roots that they’re going to be coming down and toppling over causing power outages and problems around town,” said Boudreau.
Officials are asking people to avoid the areas that are prone to flooding such as the Harbor District.
Even though it might be pretty to watch the waves, they don’t want to have to use emergency crews for stranded motorists.
Nor’easter approaching Mass., NH with rain, wind and snow
Our nor’easter will come together Wednesday night as it materializes off the New Jersey coast. Ironically, there is no bombogenesis or rapid deepening of the storm, later Wednesday night and Thursday.
Instead, it maintains its intensity as it…
