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10+ hour, 31+ min ago   (618+ words) TAPCO, a leading provider of roadway safety technology for state and local transportation agencies, today announced Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has deployed 14 of TAPCO's Wrong-Way Detection Trailers as part of a broader, phased effort to detect and stop wrong-way…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (874+ words) Six contenders outlined views on legal camping, supportive housing, treatment, public safety and the city’s response at a town hall. Bylaw officers at an encampment near Samuelson Street and the Dundas Street North overpass in November 2024. The camp was being…...

16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (297+ words) The Springfield Botanical Gardens will host its annual Autumn Native Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park in Springfield. The event is being held in partnership with Ozark Soul Native Plants and Friends of the Garden,…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (557+ words) For years, Massachusetts’ unemployment benefits system has been plagued with two serious problems: it’s administratively inefficient and it’s verging on financially insolvent. The Department of Unemployment Assistance is taking steps to resolve the most acute administrative problems, boosting customer service…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (627+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Abington had plenty of chances to score throughout its non-league game against Springfield Montco Monday afternoon, but through 75 minutes the two Suburban One League divison leaders were locked in a scoreless tie. The Ghosts missed the net from close…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (597+ words) “Gaetan Dugas reached up for the lights, turning up the rheostat slowly so his partner’s eyes would have time to adjust. He then made a point of eyeing the purple lesions on his chest. ‘Gay cancer,’ he said, almost as…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago   (264+ words) The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 14-20. Shoplifting at 702 Commonwealth Ave. At 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 15, shoplifting by asportation was reported at City Convenience on East Campus. Trespassing at 700 Albany St. At 4:17 a.m. on Sept....

10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1019+ words) Many freshmen studying STEM at Boston University were surprised when they arrived on campus and noticed an unexpected cost alongside their required textbooks and calculator: an attendance “clicker” device. Freshman Abigail Lai, who is currently taking General Chemistry 1, or CH101, said…...

10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (533+ words) It’s alarmingly easy to tear down women in the world of athletics, and the last month has further affirmed that notion. Before you assume these are dramatics, watch the video and tell me it’s not idiotic and unnecessary as a…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (491+ words) Before Saturday’s matchup against the Greyhounds, it had been almost four years since the Boston University women’s soccer team won in Baltimore. So despite their two-game win streak, it looked like this could yet again be a tough one for…...