Why are flags half-staff in Massachusetts?
Governor Maura Healey ordered the U.S. and Massachusetts flags to be half-staff Thursday across the Commonwealth.
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Governor Maura Healey ordered the U.S. and Massachusetts flags to be half-staff Thursday across the Commonwealth.
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Whose mountain is it?: State stakes claim on old Mount Tom quarry as owners seek bankruptcy protection Today 5:00 AM Facebook Share HOLYOKE — The state is moving to claim ownership of the former Mount Tom quarry to stop the current owners from converting the 16-acre site into a clean-fill operation in which truckloads of soil would be dumped in the massive crater on the side of the mountain over the next 20 years. Officials with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation are laying claim to the title for the quarry parcel under terms of the state’s 2002 purchase of 144.7 acres o...