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Groton Select Board calls for Healey administration to declare state of emergency in hospital closures
Joining other towns within the hospital’s area of coverage, the Groton Select Board voted unanimously Monday evening to support a resolution calling for Gov. Maura Healey to declare a state of emergency in the impending closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
More Vineyard Wind turbine pieces fall in ‘controlled detachment,’ debris could hit Nantucket beaches
More pieces of the faulty Vineyard Wind turbine blade fell in a controlled detachment early Sunday morning, and Nantucket beaches remain at risk of seeing more debris wash up in the coming days, town officials reported.
Pols & Politics: Beacon Hill’s power of incumbency put to the test in this Mass. Senate race
A Massachusetts Senate Democrat is locked in a tense battle to prevent a Republican challenger from flipping the seat in a contest that has seen heavy fundraising and is testing the power of incumbency on Beacon Hill.
Gov. Healey will seek access to remaining pandemic-era surplus dollars to cover shelter costs, top budget writer says
Gov. Maura Healey plans drain the rest of a one-time account filled with money left over from the pandemic to cover the remaining cost of the emergency shelter system this fiscal year, her top budget writer said this week.
Gov. Healey signs legislation redefining parentage under Massachusetts state law
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that redefines how families are spelled out in state law, a move supporters say will make it easier for the LGBTQ+ community become parents.