Gov. Maura Healey in April imposed controls on state government hiring, citing slumping state tax collections. Since then, tax receipts have rebounded and the Executive Branch has quietly hired 1,304 new employees.The total cost of new hires to Healey’s administration has been $87.1 million since...
By David KromanThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — A new bill before the Seattle City Council would allow police to write a $500 ticket to the owner of any car being used in illegal street racing — even if someone else is behind the wheel.The new citation...
For the last two years, the city of Malden has locked horns with a cannabis company that argues local zoning laws are so restrictive, they make it effectively impossible to open a pot shop.Now, as a civil suit between prospective cannabis dispensary Benevolent Botanicals and...
Every nation has taken the pitch at UEFA Euro 2024 and we are now on to Matchday 2, starting with the bottom teams in Group B as Croatia and Albania face off on Wednesday, June 19 at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany.The match is scheduled to...
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The Celtics are just hours away from their championship celebration after beating the Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The partying continued deep into the night as the C’s finally got back to the mountaintop by winning their 18th championship.But the NBA schedule...
The Knockout Stage of the 2024 ICC T20 World CUp starts on Wednesday, June 19 with the United States taking on South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.The match is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. EST and will be broadcast...
It has become a tradition on Juneteenth to highlight Black-owned businesses.Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were informed of their liberation, is a celebration of freedom.In Springfield, where African Americans make up 20% of the population, according...
Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the historic day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were told they were liberated.Many people honor this holiday by supporting Black-owned businesses.In Worcester, nearly 13% of the population is African American, and there are many Black-owned businesses....
An air quality alert was issued in effect until 11:15 p.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk and Suffolk counties."The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Ground Level Ozone, from 11 a.m. this morning...