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Student activist Sophie Shen wins leadership award from Bank of America
Sophie Shen, a rising senior at Arlington High School, is among five students in Massachusetts selected as a Bank of America Student Leader, the company said. The award earns Shen a paid summer internship with a local nonprofit (the Waltham Boys and Girls Club) and an all-expenses-paid weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., for a national leadership summit.
Massachusetts Gives Locals $76,000+ for Cybersecurity
(TNS) — Artificial intelligence is helping cyber-scammers get better at what they do each and every day. With that maxim in mind, the state announced Thursday it will be giving the city, as well as nearby Merrimac, over $76,000 in grants to bolster their cybersecurity measures. Newburyport will receive...
RNC, mobile methadone clinic, nursing home maltreatment, Victory Theater restoration
This week, following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, thousands of delegates from all over the U.S. and its territories traveled to Milwaukee to attend the 2024 Republican National Convention. We discuss the latest on the presidential race and hear from two Massachusetts delegates, Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick and Michael Valanzola, about their support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Most left-leaning Mass. voters want Biden to step aside, new poll finds
About two-thirds of Democrats or left-leaning voters in Massachusetts want a younger candidate to take on Donald Trump. As President Joe Biden isolates with COVID in his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, the pressure campaign surrounding the 81-year-old leader and the viability of his reelection campaign is continuing unabated. The results of a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll released Friday show just how politically dire the situation has become for Biden here in Massachusetts.
Mass. lawmakers get a deal on salary transparency bill. Here’s what’s in it
Furthering clearing the decks before a July 31 deadline, Massachusetts lawmakers have reached a compromise on legislation that would require most employers to be upfront about the wages they pay their employers. The compromise bill that emerged from a joint House and Senate conference committee on Friday would require any...
The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency
This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble to handle the crisis was on. Police texted out administrative numbers that callers could use, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave outage updates...
Could happy hour return to Mass.? Proposed measure would lift 40-year ban
BOSTON — It has been framed as a way to make Massachusetts “fun” and help revitalize downtowns across the state, but some sectors of the liquor industry claim the possible return of happy hour to the Bay State meddles with established business models and threatens the wholesale sector of the industry.
Shout Out To The Massachusetts Man Who Won Millions & Donated To Animals
Not all heroes wear capes. Some just donate their lottery winnings to animals in need. A Peabody man hit big on a scratch ticket, and instead of pocketing all the winnings, he had a better idea in mind. Paul Riley went to Summit Variety on Summit Street in Peabody and...
Three Columbian citizens residing in New York arrested for alleged crimes in Massachusetts; appear to be connected to International Theft Group
Three people believed to be part of a large-scale theft ring have been arrested for alleged crimes in Massachusetts. According to police, on Thursday, July 11, Braintree Police Detectives arrested three individuals on various charges in connection with a conspiracy to commit residential burglaries. The suspects appear to be connected to an organized International Theft Group. Also known as South American Theft Groups, these groups are known to use extensive surveillance, GPS technology, surreptitious video feeds, and counter- surveillance to establish patterns of behavior for their prospective victims.
Massachusetts Senate approved bill intended to strengthen health care system
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed in part at addressing some of the issues raised after Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing in May that it filed for bankruptcy protection.
Mass. health care workers paid after I-Team investigation say checks bounced
NORTHBRIDGE - No one at Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Northbridge wanted to talk about the employees that have not been paid in more than a month. Health care workers at all four of Blupoint Healthcare's long term care facilities tell the I-Team their paychecks started bouncing a month ago. Last week Blackstone Valley employees held up signs on the street demanding to be paid. The company promised to fix the problem. In text messages to employees, it blamed the issue on a bank error. After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks....
Expert: One case is too many as measles reported in Worcester County
A local infectious disease specialist said the single case of measles reported in Worcester County on Thursday is an alarming development. The case reported by the state Department of Public Health is the first confirmed case of measles in Massachusetts in more than four years. An adult in Worcester County who had traveled...
Sanders, Cassidy launch investigation into Steward Health bankruptcy
The Senate Health Committee is launching an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care, a Dallas-based hospital chain with a significant presence in eastern Massachusetts, and will vote next week on issuing a subpoena to its CEO, Ralph de la Torre. Steward operates 31 hospitals in eight states, including eight in Massachusetts. It filed…
Department of Public Health calls on Medical Reserve Corps to South Hadley nursing home
The Department of Public Health has called on the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and rapid response teams, including nurses and certified nurses aides to assist South Hadley’s Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation. Some local lawmakers have called for an investigation into the facility after reports of inadequate patient care,...
North Adams Council to Vote on Greylock School Project
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council will take up a borrowing authorization for the $65 million Greylock School project at a special meeting on Monday. If it is approved, there will be a ballot vote for a debt exclusion in September for the city's $20 million portion of the cost.
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