Hundreds of workers at two hospitals owned by bankrupt hospital chain Steward Health Care will be laid off by the end of August, as the company barrels ahead with the closure of two of its Massachusetts facilities — in Dorchester and Ayer.In all, 1,243 workers...
While Monday will largely be dry across Massachusetts, National Weather Service forecasters say scattered strong to severe storms could impact the Bay State on Monday evening, particularly in areas north of Interstate 90. The primary threat from the storms is damaging wind, with forecasters warning...
New England Public Media has announced the creation of a new position being filled by an internal candidate, three current team member promotions and two new additions.John Sutton, who currently serves as the NEPM interim chief content officer, has accepted the newly established position of...
Hawkeye Innovation LLC, a veteran-owned contract manufacturing company in Agawam, specializing in flexible contract manufacturing services and government sourcing for Governors America Corp., has been certified by the Veteran Small Business Certification Program (VetCert) at the Small Business Administration. The confirms the company’s eligibility to...
On a Sunday night in June, 6-year-old Zayan Mayanja escaped from his home through a window. Early the next morning, the non-verbal child on the autism spectrum was pronounced dead at Lowell General Hospital.He had drowned in Nabnasset Pond in Westford overnight, found behind a...
In the little town of Whitman, just south of Boston, there’s a parking lot between a Wendy’s and a Walgreens with a curious sign.It’s a large white wooden board that features a colonial bellman and the number “1709.” From a distance, it doesn’t look like...
While Chief Martin Brody told Quint, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat,” in the movie “Jaws,” there are several “Jaws”-themed tours on Cape Cod that have enough space for fans of the classic film. The 1975 film “Jaws” and its sequel “Jaws 2″ were shot...
Boston’s payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, program, has been regarded as a model for other cities around the country to bring in money from tax-exempt organizations, such as universities, hospitals and museums.However, even in its position at the top, the city still struggles...
SPRINGFIELD — With Springfield Fashion Week now underway, the city’s own international fashion designer and tailor, Justin Haynes, is set to take a global stage.This season, Haynes’s collections, under his JUS10H label, will be featured in fashion events in New York and Paris. Haynes also...
DEAR ABBY: I admire your wit and appreciate your candor, which is why I’m writing to you. I’ve been dating a man for 4 1/2 years. He’s 56; I’m 60. I hope for a life with him, marriage, a place of our own, etc. The...
