An additional two MBTA employees have been fired amid a criminal investigation focused on the transit agency’s Cabot Yard maintenance facility, bringing the total number of employees terminated amid the investigation to six. The MBTA confirmed the termination of the two employees Wednesday morning. The...
Massachusetts residents voted widely in favor of allowing the state auditor to audit the state Legislature Tuesday night.Ballot Question 1 allowed voters to decide whether the state auditor should have the authority to audit the Massachusetts Legislature. A yes vote supported specifying that the state...
Massachusetts voters appeared Wednesday morning on the brink of approving a first-of-its-kind referendum allowing drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize.The union-backed measure will permit drivers to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and other work conditions.Such worker rights are available in many...
Police officers were authorized to activate their cruiser lights and sirens to deliver more ballots to a polling location in Hyde Park early Tuesday evening, according to multiple published reports.In a statement, Secretary of State William L. Galvin’s office said, “Unfortunately, it appears that the...
Massachusetts voters have rejected a ballot measure to pay the state’s tipped workers $15 an hour independent of the gratuities they receive from customers.Tipped employees — an essential part of the bar, restaurant, hotel, and other service industries — are compensated through a distinctive system...
Massachusetts residents voted down a ballot question that would have legalized and regulated some natural psychedelic drugs for purchase and use in specific settings Tuesday night.Ballot question 4 would have enacted a new law governing five psychedelic substances found in mushrooms and plants: psilocybin and...
Handing down judgment on a hotly debated ballot question Tuesday, voters decided to do away with the requirement that public school students must pass the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to graduate high school.The Associated Press called a win for Question 2 at...
A man was shot and killed on Michigan Avenue in Dorchester Tuesday night, according to Boston Police. Boston police responded to a ShotSpotter activation at 15 Michigan Ave. in Dorchester around 8:03 p.m. Tuesday. Officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced...
Milton quarterback Patrick Collins looks for a lane during Weymouth’s win over Milton on Friday, October 4 at Weymouth High School.Katie Morrison-O'DayMilton had an up and down regular season, but the Division III postseason has been when the Wildcats and their players come alive.If you...
Chris Vargas has been one of the most impressive quarterbacks in the state this fall and he is only a freshman. In his first year starting, he led the Eagles to a 6-0 start and is one half of one of the best QB-WR duos...