Healey’s bill to let cities, towns hike some taxes quietly dies on Beacon Hill
The governor’s pitch to let cities and towns raise meals, lodging and car excise taxes to help tackle financial challenges did not win over state lawmakers.
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Haitian soccer player Frantzdy Pierrot gets hero’s welcome at State House
Gov. Maura Healey declared Tuesday as “Frantzdy Pierrot Day.”
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Sure, Barney Frank could be ‘really acerbic’ to reporters. But he was never anti-media.
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Lunar New Year to be recognized as a school holiday in Quincy
After a 6-0 vote from the school board on Wednesday, the city of Quincy will now recognize Lunar New Year as a school holiday beginning in 2027. -
Boston leaders split, push back on MBTA plan to close Summer Street for World Cup matches
The MBTA says the street closure would act as a safety precaution for those using the trains at South Station to get to the World Cup matches in Foxborough. -
Mass Politics Profs: Trump-backed candidates win big, Barney Frank’s legacy and a DNC nothingburger
Under the Radar breaks down the latest local and national political headlines with three Boston-area political science professors -
Worcester vs. Worcester: Massachusetts and England's forgotten soccer matches, 100 years ago
In the 1920s, soccer players from Worcester and its namesake in England faced off in a series of matches.
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