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BOSTON — House lawmakers made clear to the Baker administration Thursday that they want more information about how the discretionary portion of $71 billion in one-time aid that's already come to Massachusetts has been spent and want to have greater say around how another $40 billion in federal stimulus money that's on the way will be spent. After ceding some of its power through the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic as the governor flexed his executive authority around public health, the Legislature has in recent months shown a renewed interest in playing an oversight role when it co...

Q&A with Guy Zapoleon... A Look At Top 40 Radio in 2021 March 10, 2021 Thanks to Global Media Partner Harold Austin for sharing the company’s latest blog post, which features a Q&A with legendary programmer/consultant Guy Zapoleon. On the heels of Guy’s latest All Access column about his oft-quoted Music Cycles, Global Media digs in for a state of the union look at Top 40 radio in 2021. You’ve been the architect of some of the most successful Top 40 stations across the country and you’ve been an expert on the format for over four ecades. What’s your take on the current state of CHR ...

State, city embark on a million-dollar study to improve Morrissey Boulevard corridor Officials hope to use the findings to improve mobility and climate resiliency amid a flurry of building projects By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated March 4, 2021, 7:38 p.m. Email to a Friend High-tide flooding, such as in September of last year, is a frequent problem on Morrissey Boulevard.Barry Chin/Globe Staff State and city officials are looking for solutions to the traffic snarls and tidal floods that plague Morrissey Boulevard, as they embark on a $1 million-plus infrastructure study for this busy corrido...

A flooded-out Morrissey Boulevard as seen in 2020. Katie Trojano photo A long-stalled plan to modernize Morrissey Boulevard will get revived this spring as state and city officials combine forces to fund a $1 million engineering study over the next year aimed at advancing the project as a stream of massive new development projects loom on the not-so-distant horizon. In addition, the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation plans to spend an additional sum this year to install new underground gate equipment along the vulnerable coastal roadway between UMass and Freeport Street. The wo...

Florian Hall has been converted into a Covid-19 vaccination site this week. Harbor Health photo Florian Hall, the firefighter’s union headquarters on Hallet Street, is familiar to generations of Dorchester people as a gathering place for family functions and neighborhood benefit “times.” This week, the Neponset landmark has been converted into a Covid-19 vaccination site, the first of its kind in this section of the neighborhood. It was stood-up under the guidance of the medical professionals from Harbor Health, which operates the nearby Neponset Daniel Driscoll Community Health Center...