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Amid pandemic, Boston Globe fills 16 pages with death notices
BOSTON–Offering its readers a stark reminder of the COVID-19 death toll in Massachusetts, the Boston Globe on Sunday filled 16…
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Governor Baker Issues Order Prohibiting Gatherings of Over 250 People in Massachusetts
BOSTON – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order prohibiting most gatherings of over 250 people in an effort to…
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Massachusetts Governor Announces Emergency Order Modifying the State’s Open Meeting Law
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration announced an emergency order temporarily modifying the state’s open meeting law in order to allow state, quasi…
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Boston Children’s Museum to Temporarily Close in Response to COVID-19
Boston — Acting with an abundance of caution to protect the health of employees, visitors, and the community at large, Boston…
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Massachusetts Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency in Response to Coronavirus
BOSTON – Today Governor Charlie Baker declared a State of Emergency in Massachusetts to support the Commonwealth’s response to the outbreak of Coronavirus.…
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White supremacist propaganda incidents in Massachusetts more than quadrupled in 2019
BOSTON–White supremacist propaganda distribution more than doubled in 2019 over the previous year, making it the highest year on record…
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Sumbul Siddiqui Becomes First Muslim Mayor of Cambridge, MA; Elected Unanimously by Cambridge City Council
CAMBRIDGE, MA- Cambridge City Council has unanimously elected Sumbul Siddiqui as mayor the City of Cambridge, MA, a city that…
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Massachusetts Income Tax Rate Dropping to 5% on January 1, 2020
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the state’s Part B individual income tax rate will be reduced from 5.05%…
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Boston Mayor Announces Preparations for Winter Weather, Urges Residents to Take Caution, Abide by Snow Regulations
BOSTON – Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced preparations ahead of the upcoming winter storm, which is expected to start…
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Trending birds
By Colleen Walsh The Harvard Gazette It seems as if they’re everywhere these days. And while they’re perhaps not as…
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