BOSTON — After a state judge ruled this month that Massachusetts law governing municipal home equity takings “requires Legislative correction,” a state senator who has filed a related bill for years said Monday that he was ready to start demanding roll call votes on his proposal. Members of the Legislature’s taxation panel began voting Monday […]
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Steward hospital crisis threatens cancer care across Massachusetts
Doctors are warning the Steward Health financial crisis threatening hospitals across the state may wear away at the vital link between community hospitals and cancer treatment — widening potentially fatal gaps in cancer detection and treatment.
Sen. Cronin honored for impact on public health policy
FITCHBURG — Sen. John J. Cronin was recognized by the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians as the organization’s Legislator of the Year for Family Medicine during an event held at the UMass Club in Boston. “Sen Cronin’s understanding of the health care system as a whole, and his understanding and appreciation of the important role […]
Car vs. tennis court
Ricky’s Towing carefully removed a vehicle from a tennis court in Leominster on Friday morning, after a driver had mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake when leaving a parking spot. The vehicle went down an embankment and into the nearby court abutting the 70 Heritage Lane parking lot. No injuries were reported.
Editorial: Landmark’s face lift making Leominster a more livable city
Earlier this week the newspaper gave a written and visual update on the status of the Monument Square improvement project in downtown Leominster. It’s encouraging to see that upgrades to that city landmark remain on track to be completed by the end of June. Funding for its renovation came courtesy of a $400,000 state Parkland […]
Final salute for Billerica’s Sgt. Taylor
Billerica and Lawrence bid farewell to police Sgt. Ian Taylor Friday. His funeral was in St. Patrick’s Church in Lawrence and he was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Methuen. The 49-year-old Billerica officer, who once patrolled Lawrence, suffered fatal injuries while working on a road construction site on Boston Road last week.
