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Massachusetts AG issued more than $12 million workplace violation fines in past year
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (492+ words) Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office has doled out more than $12 million in fines for unpaid wages and other workplace violations, according to data from the AG office's annual Labor Day report. It was likely impossible not to hear the…...
Campbell defends Springfield courthouse procurement as developers seek investigation
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (701+ words) Attorney General Andrea Campbell is backing the state's controversial Springfield courthouse procurement, calling a legal complaint from losing bidders "nothing more than a fever dream of imagined malfeasance." Campbell's office filed her legal filing last Wednesday in a case that…...
A Massachusetts town rejected free lighting offer in order to protect fireflies. Why do they matter?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (124+ words) The small Massachusetts north shore community of Rockport recently rejected an offer of free LED lighting to replace older infrastructure. Residents there worried that the new, brighter lights would... The small Massachusetts north shore community of Rockport recently rejected an…...
Historic Somerville Theatre and Capitol Theatre buildings listed for sale at $12 million apiece
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (480+ words) The properties housing two historic movie theaters in Somerville and Arlington are up for sale. Real estate listings appeared earlier this month for 49-55 Davis Square, the location of the Somerville Theatre and the adjoining Crystal Ballroom, and for 202 Massachusetts Avenue…...
'Top Chef' finalist and Quincy chef cooks up ways to keep his roots and community close
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (758+ words) Chef Laurence Louie held a flattened piece of dough in his palm, scooped a pile of roasted pork on top and pinched the sides of the dough to seal it into a ball. Pinch, pleat. Pinch, pleat. The making of…...
Massachusetts passes law to allow later last calls and public drinking zones this summer
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (665+ words) A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you. There's a famous Ernest Hemingway quote about change happening "gradually, and then suddenly." We could say…...
Quincy mayor's campaign pays $55K to resolve campaign finance violations
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (586+ words) Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch’s campaign has paid a $55,000 penalty to resolve allegations that in 2022 and 2023, it received thousands of dollars in illegal corporate contributions, anonymous donations, prohibited checks and donations where the true source of the money was not clear....
Massachusetts politicians mourn late congressman Barney Frank
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) Politicians are remembering Barney Frank, the longtime Massachusetts congressman who died Tuesday at 86. Frank served in Congress for more than three decades before leaving office in 2013. In a post on social media, Gov. Maura Healey called Frank "a giant in…...
Quincy voters may get to roll back their mayor's 79% salary bump
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (939+ words) Quincy voters will likely get the chance to weigh in this fall on a massive pay raise planned for the mayor. The City Council last year approved a salary hike that would pay Mayor Thomas Koch $285,000 per year, more than…...
Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health Study: Protecting residents through science and community engagement | PAID POST
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (492+ words) Dr. Laurel Schaider didn’t set out to study PFAS. A senior scientist at Silent Spring Institute, Schaider had been investigating contaminants in groundwater and drinking water. At the time, PFAS — a large class of synthetic chemicals used in consumer products…...