Officials: $158M in fraudulent unemployment benefits recovered in Mass. since beginning of pandemic
The state’s Department of Unemployment Assistance has recovered $158 million in fraudulent unemployment claims since the beginning of the coronavirus emergency in the Bay State,Read More
Massachusetts courthouses to expand public access on July 13
BOSTON (AP) — Everyone entering a Massachusetts courthouse will be screened for COVID-19 when the buildings expand public access beginning July 13, the state’s highRead More
Nearly 1,700 small businesses in every Boston neighborhood have received debt-free coronavirus relief grants, Walsh says
Nearly 1,700 small businesses in every Boston neighborhood have received debt-free coronavirus relief grants, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Tuesday. A total of 1,685 small businessesRead More
Mass. House advances Department of Children and Families accountability bill
Legislation imposing new reporting requirements to hold the state Department of Children and Families accountable emerged in the House on Tuesday as the chamber preparesRead More
Galvin waiting for funding to mail ballot applications
The state’s top election official said Tuesday he can’t mail ballot applications to voters, as required under a time-sensitive new law, until the Legislature approvesRead More
Authorities: Boston woman shot, killed was not the intended target
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston woman shot and killed while watching a street fireworks show last weekend was an unintended victim, prosecutors said at theRead More
Boston’s New England Aquarium announces reopening plans
The New England Aquarium in Boston will reopen to the public next week with many safety measures in place to guard against the transmission ofRead More
Police investigating after person found dead on bike path on Boston-Milton line
Authorities launched an investigation after a person was found dead on a bike path on the Boston-Milton line Tuesday morning. Troopers responded to a reportRead More
Data: Payroll loans aided thousands of Massachusetts groups
Boston (AP) — A handful of institutions with connections to the Kennedy family were among the more than 18,000 businesses, nonprofit groups and other organizationsRead More
South Boston couple hang BLM flag, wake up with ‘white lives matter also’ sign on door
A South Boston man woke up Monday morning to find a disturbing note affixed to his front door reading, “White lives matter also” followed byRead More