‘We made a mistake’: After court tosses 2 ballot questions, attorney general defends her record
A proposal to bring back rent control was thrown out less than a week after an income tax cut initiative was jettisoned.
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Immigrants from Ghana who now call Worcester home are galvanized by the World Cup
As Ghana competes in the World Cup, Ghanaians in Worcester are using the tournament to celebrate community and identity.
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Scientists are injecting elm trees with a killer fungus to save them
Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they're injecting them with the fungus to see what happens. -
Brockton schools told mayor to stay away from high school graduation before outburst
A letter from the district casts doubt on Mayor Moises Rodrigues’ assertion that he didn’t know the identity of his accuser. -
NH court reverses father’s murder conviction in case of missing 5-year-old girl
Adam Montgomery was sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison in 2024 for second-degree murder and other charges. On Thursday, the court agreed a lesser assault charge should have been prosecuted separately. -
Annual Mass. sales tax holiday set for early August
Tax-free weekend in Massachusetts allows buyers to avoid sales tax on many purchases, although critics say it doesn't generate much new economic activity and merely shifts consumer buying patterns. -
Elderly, disabled public housing residents in Salem slam city over broken elevators
The city recently spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to modernize elevators. But residents say they remain unreliable.
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