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Four candidates for the Joplin Board of Education were asked questions by the Globe about the challenges the district faces regarding teacher retention and school funding and their strategies on

Low-income MBTA riders will get a taxpayer-funded discount on bus, subway and commuter rail fares under a proposal approved by the public transit agencys governing board Thursday.

The First Resource Center recently achieved two goals toward constructing a new $1.7 million site to replace its current condemned building near downtown. FRC purchased a new 3.5 acre site

The Exeter Public Library was recently awarded with funds from the LORI Project Grants to move forward with a Native Seed Library. They will be working with Grow RI Native

The city had an open house to discuss proposed changes to the Last Chance Gulch Five Points intersection, which would include building one or two traffic roundabouts.

Comal County issued a proclamation in support of autism awareness on Thursday, welcoming young members of the community who are gearing up for an annual event designed to bring awareness

North Platte state Sen. Mike Jacobson introduced LB 1087, which will nominally charge hospitals 6% of gross income to unlock some $1.4 billion in extra reimbursements to serve Medicaid patients.

SUNBURY — Sunbury Police officer recruits will earn $700 a week while they attend a police academy before becoming full-time employees and joining the force.

Fifth-grade teacher Melissa Carpenter works a 10-hour day on average during the week, and her job sometimes requires her to put in hours on weekends, too.

The Chestnut Health System is providing a substance abuse counseling program for five Jefferson County school districts.