BOSTON — Escalating her administration’s response to a potential health care crisis, Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday suggested Steward Health Care transfer its Massachusetts hospitals to new operators “as soon as possible” and demanded long-sought financial information about the for-profit system in the next few days. Healey penned a three-page letter to Steward CEO Ralph […]
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Delegation worried about ‘nefarious role of private equity’ in Steward crisis
All 11 members of the Massachusetts delegation to D.C. signed onto a letter Thursday to Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owned Steward Health Care’s hospitals from 2010 until 2021, seeking information amid “growing concerns” about the financial plight Steward now finds itself in. “We are particularly concerned about the extent to which […]
Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of Feb. 19, 2024
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of Feb. 19, 2024. Road Construction Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect road closures, delays and detours. MassDOT will be continuing their reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Circle Street Bridge. […]
DiZoglio says Auditor’s office not seeing the ‘love’ on Beacon Hill
The cold shoulder comes in the form of Gov. Maura Healey’s 2025 budget proposal, which does not fund her office at the same levels as other “similarly situated” constitutional offices, Auditor Diana DiZoglio said.
Body discovered in water near Bemis Road Bridge
FITCHBURG — State and local investigators responded to a grim scene Saturday morning after the body of an unidentified male body was discovered in a shallow area of the Nashua River near the Bemis Road Bridge. State Police and the office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early did not provide many details on Saturday […]
Case against Milan Lucic dropped, Bruins keep him on indefinite leave
The Bruins left-winger was set to go for trial today, but a motion to use the 911 recording of the alleged victim was denied by the judge, leaving the prosecution with no case. The alleged victim also refused to testify.
