Artists find affordable housing in Fitchburg amid city effort to welcome creatives
A new development allows artists to find places they can afford to live, part of a growing effort in Gateway Cities.
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Snow squalls and the ‘Run for the Hoses’: A brief history of Boston Marathon weather
The race lands squarely in the middle of New England’s most fickle season, when spring warmth can quickly give way to either winter’s last gasp or summer’s brutal heat.
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People are selling their plasma across Massachusetts to deal with rising prices
New blood plasma centers have opened around Massachusetts in recent years. People say they're increasingly relying on them as gas prices and other costs increase. -
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
Massachusetts was among the two dozen U.S. states that claimed the entertainment ticketing behemoth was a monopoly that cost concertgoers and sports fans. -
Tablet learning is booming in Mass. prisons
The tablets’ content offer basic education, vocational courses, resume building, job training and reentry preparation. -
Mass. House proposes state spending boost, warns of economic uncertainty
The $63 billion spending plan would not raise taxes on Massachusetts residents. -
‘It’s changed everything:’ Boston Marathon bombing victims honored 13 years later
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey marked the 13th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing by joining the families of the victims at a wreath-laying ceremony on Boylston Street on Wednesday.
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