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Insects, Mold, Algae, Blood Linked to Boar’s Head Meat Listeria Outbreak in Massachusetts
This is such major news because we're talking about one of the most popular, top-tier meats out there. Whether you buy it at your grocery store meat counter or have a favorite sandwich shop or deli that uses it, now is the time for vigilance. There's a listeriosis outbreak involving...
Berkshire region real estate sales
10 Godek Street: James Roy and Laurie Roy of Adams to Ronald Rice, $123,500 on 08/16/2024. 10 Liberty Street: Gabrielle Emery of Adams to Nestor Guardado, $200,000 on 08/12/2024. 13 Leonard Street: John Fish of Adams to Olof Szczesny, $135,000 on 08/12/2024. 56 Alger Street: Alend M. Baugh-Zelazoo of Adams...
Batteries Banned In Massachusetts, Here’s What We Know
With the world going all electric, it was only a matter of time this would cause issues in the long run. By now you've seen on the news about electric vehicles catching fire due to the batteries inside them. Does this mean it's time to ban batteries all together?. RELATED:...
Ahead of the GOP primary, meet the candidates hoping to challenge Elizabeth Warren
Either Robert Antonellis, Ian Cain, or John Deaton will claim victory in the Republican primary on Sept. 3. Which Republican will challenge incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Warren in November? That’s the question that will be answered on Sept. 3, when engineer Robert Antonellis, Quincy City Council President Ian Cain, and lawyer and cryptocurrency advocate John Deaton face off in the Republican primary. Warren is running unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
You can now carry a switchblade legally as Massachusetts rules ban violates 2nd Amendment
It's now legal to carry switchblades in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a ban on carrying a switchblade knife violated the right to bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, striking down a 1957 state law that forbade the carrying spring-release knives. ...
In Harvard’s Backyard, A State Representative Fights For Her Political Life
State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker, pictured in 2018, is battling to keep her seat against a left-wing primary challenger. By Amanda Y. Su. Minutes before she was slated to speak at a candidate forum hosted by the Cambridge Democratic Party Thursday evening, incumbent Massachusetts State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker listened as the crowd, bearing campaign signs and t-shirts, chanted her name in roaring waves.
PVTA drivers to commence strike on Sunday
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - In an overwhelming majority vote, PVTA workers have decided to go on strike beginning Sunday, September 1st. Contract negotiations started back in March between Springfield area PVTA bus drivers represented by Union ATU Local 448 and DGR Management, the contractor for the Springfield Area Transit Company.
Milling and Paving Operations on Merrill Road
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be conducting milling and paving operations on a section of Merrill Road (Route 9) in Pittsfield. The work will take place from approximately 400 feet west of the East Street and Merrill Road intersection to...
Mass. FD honors department’s first Black firefighter
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When Leonard A. Corbin showed up at the YMCA for his civil service physical in 1968, he didn’t aspire to be the first Black firefighter in Springfield, only the second in the state. He was there because he wanted to become a firefighter. “I think...
Tamarack Hollow Breaks Ground on Long-Anticipated Nature Center
WINDSOR, Mass. — Aimee Gelinas and Daniel Cohen have led hikes and other programming at Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center for more than a decade. Now an upcoming educational center will create new opportunities to connect people with the natural world and the folklore traditions that honor it.
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