Swan Boat rides in Boston are back
Swan Boat rides in Boston are back for this year, beginning on Saturday. Mayor Kim Janey on Friday circulated word of the reopening plans, andRead More
State’s small business lifeline program reaches its end
When Vivian and Juan Acevedo opened Lowell’s Panela restaurant in 2019, it was in many ways the realization of a dream and the culmination ofRead More
Baker: ‘Other states will do what other states will do’
In his latest defense of the administration’s timeline for lifting COVID-19 restrictions, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said he does not want to alter theRead More
Pressley favors combining Biden’s spending proposals
With Democrats clinging to a slim majority in Congress, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley said Thursday the next recovery package should be big and inclusive ofRead More
Baker: Pandemic punctuated importance of STEM fields
From the development of vaccines to ubiquitous use of digital platforms, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the wide reach of science, technology, engineering and mathematicsRead More
‘The summer of apologies’: Cape employers on the hunt for seasonal workers
With Memorial Day’s unofficial start to the summer tourism season still more than three weeks away, Cape Cod is already starting to welcome visitors andRead More
Mass. casinos plodding along without mainstay: poker
The calls for poker to return to Massachusetts casinos are growing louder now that Gov. Charlie Baker has outlined a timeline for a complete economicRead More
UMass Boston planning ‘full return’ in fall
The University of Massachusetts Boston is planning for a full return to campus in the fall for all students, faculty and staff with residence and dining hallsRead More
Lottery scratching off a new frontier with mobile prize claims
After winning $1,000 on a scratch ticket recently, a Blackstone woman did something that no other Massachusetts Lottery player had done before — she scannedRead More
July 4th fireworks called off in Worcester
Organizers of Worcester’s annual Independence Day fireworks celebration announced Wednesday the event would be canceled again this year because of COVID-19 and said they areRead More