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On Tuesday, Aug. 3, the achievements of ascending and retiring first responders were recognized by Stoughton officials and the legislative delegation in a ceremony at Stoughton High School.

By Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent May 26, 2021 Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent Two state senators introduced a budget amendment last week that is meant to increase transparency between lawmakers and MBTA officials. The amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Nick Collins and Walter Timilty, would require quarterly reports on all MBTA capital projects, including railway refurbishment. The legislative push comes in the wake of news reports detailing delays in trolley refurbishments on...

A Haverhill church and Methuen faith-based school are among 53 organizations and houses of worship to share in nearly $1 million in state grants designed to address safety and security. All Saints Parish in Haverhill was awarded $30,000, while the Merrimack Valley Islamic Academy of Methuen was awarded $17,690 for grants to help pay for […]

When Guard gets the call, lawmaker wants to know where and why MINDY DOMB When Gov. Charlie Baker called up 1,000 members of the state’s National Guard in August, state Rep. Mindy Domb, like many others in the state, wanted more information. The administration at first offered little explanation as to why Baker activated members of the Guard, and the order did not offer a detailed reasoning. At a press conference a few days later, Baker said he activated members at the request of municipal o...

The natural gas storage report from the EIA for the week ending April 2nd indicated that the amount of natural gas held in underground storage in the US rose by 20 billion cubic feet to 1,784 billion cubic feet by the end of the week, which left our gas supplies 235 billion cubic feet, or 11.6% below the 2,019 billion cubic feet that were in storage on April 2nd of last year, and 36 billion cubic feet, or 1.3% below the five-year average of 1,808 billion cubic feet of natural gas that have been...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 29 to April 2, 2021 Modified: 4/9/2021 2:39:57 PM There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Charlie Baker on his 151 vetoes of items in the 2020 session. A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needed the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives vote...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 29 to April 2, 2021 Published: 4/9/2021 2:39:53 PM There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Charlie Baker on his 151 vetoes of items in the 2020 session. A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needed the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives vot...

Wicked Local WEYMOUTH- Town Solicitor Joseph Callanan said legal precedents don’t allow Town Council to file a legal brief with federal regulators about safety and health concerns posed by a natural gas compressor station in the Fore River Basin. "Collectively, the Town Council does not have the authority to sue," he said during a Council meeting, March 8.  “If you do it as individuals, I have no problem with that.” Councilor-at-large Rebecca Haugh said her colleagues could draft a lette...

5 takeaways from legislative hearings on the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID outbreak: How much more do we know now? Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell chairs an October 2020 legislative hearing on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke, held at Holyoke Community College. (Don Treeger / The Republican file) Facebook Share Nearly a year after the beginning of the deadly pandemic that has changed the face of life as we knew it, the state Legis...

BOSTON (AP) — A legislative panel investigating a coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home that took the lives of nearly 80 veterans discussed at its sixth meeting Tuesday what...