As they do every year ahead of Memorial Day, volunteers placed tens of thousands of U.S. flags around the Boston Common’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on Wednesday.
Politics
Northeastern governors plan June meeting to talk Trump tariffs with Canadian premiers
A group of Canadian premiers and six northeastern governors plan to convene in Boston June 16 to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the United States and its neighbor to the north, according to Gov. Maura Healey’s office.
Diana DiZoglio accuses Maura Healey admin of approving ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts in shelter system
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration approved “improper and unlawful” no-bid contracts for food and transportation services as part of the state-run emergency shelter system housing migrants and local families, according to a report by the auditor.
State plans to close all hotel, motel shelters this summer
BOSTON — The state will close its remaining motel and hotel shelters this summer, Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday, as the governor and lawmakers have imposed restrictions on the emergency housing system over the past year and family enrollment has declined. Thirty-two hotel shelters remain, down from a peak of 100 in the summer of […]
Former MBTA chief administrator Brian Shortsleeve launches Republican run for governor
Brian Shortsleeve, a venture capitalist and former MBTA chief administrator, formally launched his campaign for governor Monday, making the 52-year-old the second Republican to officially jump into the race for the state’s executive office ahead of the 2026 elections.
Massachusetts parents push for safe roads, youth programs after daughter’s tragic death
A Massachusetts wife and husband remain committed to their mission of carrying out the legacy of their daughter Sidney Mae Olson who died at the age 5 after being struck by a tractor-trailer on her way to art class.
