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Gillette Stadium’s Biggest Crowd In Mass. History
Metallica recently rolled through Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA and played two nights. The attendance was about 62,000 one of those nights. It wasn't Metallica with the record. It wasn't Taylor Swift. The hate she gets sometimes is unreal. Some really big stars have come to Massachusetts over the years...
Massachusetts City Named Best for Living on Social Security
Massachusetts is full of reasons why people want to move here including our public education and higher education offerings, top-notch healthcare, outside recreation options, history, art, culture, and our impressive job market. In addition, Massachusetts has been named the best place to raise a family throughout the years. Is Massachusetts...
Massachusetts Residents May Be Banned From These Buildings Soon
Anyone who has completed thier Massachusetts license renewal duties online will probably tell you that it's a much more enjoyable process versus having to renew it in person. Having the option to renew my Massachusetts license online is a much more pleasant experience than having to wait in line. I've had to do that a few times over the years in Pittsfield and it felt like I was watching paint dry. I don't miss the in-person experience.
New 2024 Liquor Law Changes How Restaurants Serve Booze
Historians agree that bars in Massachusetts are about as old as the state itself. Early settlers wasted no time setting up local taverns before schoolhouses in some cases. In fact, Massachusetts is home to what are believed to be the oldest bars in the United States like the Green Dragon Tavern which dates back to 1654, or Warren Tavern in Charlestown which was the first building to be erected in Charlestown after the British burned the whole town during the Battle of Bunker Hill in June of 1775.
Massachusetts crews head south to help in Hurricane Helene aftermath
BOSTON - Massachusetts is sending aid to states like Florida and North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, where the damage is estimated to be in the billions.Massachusetts Task Force 1, which is based in Beverly, is already on the ground in the south, rescuing people from rushing flood waters and crumbling buildings. The task force is made up of police officers, firefighters, engineers, rescue specialists and others. The task force initially sent 45 people to Florida to help, then 45 more were dispatched a day later to North Carolina. Sixteen members were sent strictly to help with water rescues."They're still doing water rescue and searches," said Thomas Gatzunis of Massachusetts Task Force 1. "Checking structures that, obviously, were damaged and they haven't been cleared. So they will systematically go through and make sure that there's nobody in the building either well or not and just make sure that the buildings are cleared. We'll just stay down there for as long as it takes."Eversource utility crews from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut have also started the long drive to Virginia to help with power restoration. More than 2 million customers from Florida to Virginia have lost power.
Healey: Massachusetts to ‘Party Like It’s 1776′
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has launched a two-year celebration of America's 250th Anniversary by unveiling MA250. The campaign will lure thousands of tourists to the Bay State to celebrate the sestercentennial in 2026. The MA250 website says, "Celebrating our country's 250th birthday in the birthplace of the Revolution is not...
Mass. Gov. Healey seizes Steward-run hospital in Boston in bid to keep its doors open
The Healey administration said Friday that it had seized a Boston hospital most recently operated by bankrupt Steward Health Care. The Democratic governor’s office said it used eminent domain to seize St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in the city’s Brighton neighborhood, a move that will allow it to take control of the property and transfer the hospital’s operations to Boston Medical Center.
What to know about this year's ballot questions in Massachusetts
BOSTON - This fall, Massachusetts voters will face the largest crop of statewide ballot questions in years, many of them involving complex issues.Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, has done a deep dive into the details of the questions, and he joined Keller @ Large to offer a primer.Massachusetts Ballot Question 1On Question 1, expanding the state auditor's authority to audit the legislature, Horowitz said passage "probably will not empower the auditor to oversee the things people care about in the legislature, their votes, their committee assignments. She's not going to have...
New Massachusetts bill would reinstate CDLs for hundreds of drivers
BOSTON - Relief may be on the way for hundreds of truck and bus drivers in Massachusetts, who lost their commercial driver's licenses due to violations from decades ago.Nearly 500 licenses revokedWeeks ago, the I-Team uncovered that Registry of Motor Vehicles revoked the commercial driver's licenses of nearly 500 drivers, effectively putting them out of work. Mike McDonald is one of the hundreds of commercial drivers that got caught up in the RMV dragnet. McDonald said losing his license means he can't work and has no income coming in. He has been a truck driver for Ground Effects Landscaping in...
Worcester County Wonders: The werewolf who summered in Southborough
SOUTHBOROUGH ― As the leaves change from green to orange, jack-o'-lanterns are placed with care on the doorsteps and horror movies creep their way onto our streaming services. From vampires to ghosts, witches to werewolves, this time of year is all about monsters. In Massachusetts, many head to Salem for the haunted-holiday season, but did you know Southborough is home to Hollywood's original werewolf? ...
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