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Todd Brown: Supporting independent pharmacies and partnerships to serve their communities
12-04-2024 7:28 PM

In recent years, independent pharmacies in Massachusetts and around the country have closed up shop at alarming rates, leading to pharmacy deserts in too many areas around our state. As the health care system becomes increasingly consolidated, it’s...

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Guest columnists Luz Arevalo and Anglea Divaris: Tax amnesty is good policy, but leaves out some distressed taxpayers
11-11-2024 3:55 PM

By LUZ AREVALO and ANGELA DIVARIS

 The Massachusetts Department of Revenue announced a tax amnesty program that will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30, 2024. The program will forgive penalties for some taxpayers who are able to pay in full their tax balances and interest.When the Legislature...


Liz Gomes: Resources for women-owned businesses
10-15-2024 4:38 PM

Women-owned small businesses are a cornerstone of the Massachusetts economy, contributing to job creation, innovation and overall economic growth. October is National Women’s Business Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the lasting impact of...


Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
10-08-2024 12:37 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Major League...


Ed Lambert: Weakening academic standards will result in fewer job opportunities for Mass. students
10-04-2024 1:48 PM

As an organization that represents employers across Massachusetts, we are deeply concerned about ballot Question 2, which would remove the requirement that students pass the 10th grade MCAS assessment to earn their diplomas. Lowering our educational...


Mark William Bracken: How unclaimed property can help your favorite nonprofit
09-09-2024 4:42 PM

National Nonprofit Day was celebrated just a few weeks ago on Aug. 17. Many people chose to acknowledge the day by volunteering at their favorite nonprofit or donating to an organization in their area. If you are looking for a unique way to contribute...


Ami Bennitt: It's everyone's job to choose affordable artist workspace
07-16-2024 5:43 PM

Artists and advocates started the #ARTSTAYSHERE Coalition to prevent artist displacement across Massachusetts, which had totalled over 2 million square feet of arts/music/cultural space lost. Since then, we’ve fostered collaborative custom solutions...


Karen Read’s deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
07-01-2024 4:11 PM

By MICHAEL CASEY

DEDHAM — A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the case of Karen Read, a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV and leaving him in a snowstorm, a case that drew outsize...


Steve Croteau: Supporting LGBTQ+ Veterans during Pride Month and all year long
06-21-2024 2:42 PM

The service and sacrifice of all our veterans should be fully recognized, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. The Veterans’ Bonus Division of the Office of the State Treasurer is proud to support all our state’s...


Hadley’s Brad Mish, Northampton’s Elianna Shwayder top Hampshire County finishers at 128th Boston Marathon
04-15-2024 8:02 PM

By JOHN STIFLER

BOSTON — On a clear day, a bit warm but with no headwind to impede any runner’s efforts, Brad Mish of Hadley and Elianna Shwayder of Northampton led three dozen Valley runners from Hopkinton to Copley Square in Monday’s 128th running of the Boston...


Guest columnist William Lambers: Boston Marathon winner inspires action against hunger
04-14-2024 8:10 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 In 1946, running legend Johnny Kelley, upon finishing second to Stylianos Kyriakides in the Boston Marathon, remarked “How can you beat a guy like that? He wasn’t running for himself. He was doing it for his country.”Stylianos Kyriakides was from...


Alayna Van Tassel: Financial literacy is crucial throughout the year, not just in April
04-08-2024 6:05 PM

National Financial Literacy month is recognized in April, but personal financial literacy (PFL) education should have a place in Massachusetts schools throughout the year. When thinking about building a more equitable future for our children,...


Steve Croteau: Investing in our veterans
03-10-2024 12:04 PM

Investing in our veterans is the mission of the State Treasurer’s Veterans’ Bonus Division. During Invest in Veterans Week, we recognize aspiring and established veteran business owners and look to assist all service members in achieving economic...


Lawmakers hear testimony on push to prohibit size discrimination
12-12-2023 12:10 PM

By STELLA TANNENBAUM

BOSTON — Massachusetts would become the second state in the nation to ban discrimination based on body size under a proposal aired at a recent hearing of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.During a seven-hour hearing in which over 230 people...


Audit-the-Legislature campaign claims signature success
11-22-2023 12:05 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Auditor Diana DiZoglio and her hodgepodge of political allies took a major step toward asking voters for the authority to probe the Legislature, announcing that they gathered enough signatures to remain on track for a 2024 ballot question.The ballot...


Family of cannabis worker sues over 2022 death at Holyoke production plant
11-22-2023 10:49 AM

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — The family of a woman who died after suffering an asthma attack from working in a Holyoke cannabis production plant is suing the corporation that employed her, a health and safety manager and a contractor.Lorna McMurrey, 27, died in...


Local group pushes psychedelic legislation as D.C. outfit aims for ballot
09-12-2023 4:14 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Advocates for decriminalizing psychedelic drugs are hoping to get traction on Beacon Hill and in Massachusetts cities and towns this year, though they are taking different approaches to changing the law.Grassroots coalition Bay Staters for...


Guest columnist Dan Winslow: Wrongly blocking solar in Shutesbury
07-21-2023 5:00 PM

By DAN WINSLOW

The good news is that Massachusetts state law prioritizes the development of solar energy facilities by zoning protections that limit undue interference by local governments. The better news is that Massachusetts has more than enough potential solar...


Massachusetts lawmakers hear pleas for location shield law
06-29-2023 1:03 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Anyone with a cellphone in their pocket can likely be tracked — to the grocery store or the gym, to work or school, to religious services or health care appointments. With prolific data available on Bay Staters’ day-to-day lives, a bill seeks...


Valley residents, senator advocate for home equity bill
05-10-2023 1:16 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — At least three Greenfield residents and the state senator representing 25 communities in Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties have submitted testimony to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to express support for a bill that would...


Bill would compensate towns harmed by creation of Quabbin Reservoir
04-27-2023 11:37 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — Four towns were disincorporated and dismantled, and another eight had land stripped from them, to create the Quabbin Reservoir in the first half of the 20th century.People were forced to find new homes and the valley was flooded with water...

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