AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Apr 03 2024
News
Residents race to protect coastal properties ahead of storm hitting Massachusetts
SALISBURY - Coastal residents are bracing for the impacts of a storm that's intensifying overnight as it brings heavy rain and wind to Massachusetts. Randy Wells just shored up another barrier of sand and hay bales in front of a property on Salisbury Beach. He said it likely won't be the last time but he was hoping he was done for this season. "I expect to get wash over, maybe we'll have a
CBS News (Online)Apr 08 2024
News
Massachusetts House budget plan includes $739m for cash-strapped transit agencies
Neither the House’s proposal nor the governor’s proposal released earlier this year provide enough funding to close the MBTA’s projected $628 million operating budget gap for the fiscal year that begins in July. The proposal has about $555 million for the MBTA and $184 million for the state’s 15 regional transit authorities, according to a preview provided by the office of House Speaker Ronald
The Boston GlobeMar 28 2024
News
Massachusetts toughens rules on air pollution sources in communities of color
Typically, environmental regulators treat each plant as its own island when permitting new sources of pollution, ignoring how many polluting facilities already exist in an area. New permits, then, can further concentrate air pollution in already polluted neighborhoods. But under the revised air quality rules finalized Thursday by Governor Maura Healey’s administration, how much air pollution a
The Boston GlobeMar 20 2024
News
There are hundreds of structurally deficient bridges in Massachusetts, map shows
DEDHAM, Mass. — United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Rhode Island on Tuesday for a tour of the Washington Bridge, which needs to be demolished and replaced due to safety concerns. The bridge, located just a couple of miles away from the Massachusetts state line, carries Interstate 195 traffic over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key
Boston 25 NewsMar 20 2024
News
Middlesex County Population Falls, As Does Much Of Massachusetts
The Vintage 2023 report released March 14 showed more U.S. counties saw population growth than decline, with the fastest growth occurring in the South and population losses mostly concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, regions that saw their populations plunge with the pandemic. Middlesex County lost about 4,500 residents between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2023, ending at a total population
Patch.comApr 19 2024
News
Gov. Healey says "Massachusetts Swifties" have special reason to celebrate new Taylor Swift album
BOSTON - Swifties everywhere are rejoicing after Taylor Swift released her 11th album, "The Tortured Poets Department," on Friday, and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is also "Ready For It." Healey posted a reel to Instagram referencing the new album and the fifth track titled "So Long London." The video showed a re-enactment of tea being dumped into the harbor with the caption "Massachusetts
CBS News (Online)Mar 25 2024
News
Massachusetts hospital closings its doors for good next week
STOUGHTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts hospital plagued by financial struggles will close its doors for good next week. Steward Health Care will permanently shutter New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton on Tuesday, April 2. In late January, Steward said the hospital’s financial performance had decreased by 1,600 percent over the last five years. The healthcare company blamed “skyrocketing
Boston 25 NewsMar 31 2024
News
Long-duration storm could bring plowable snow to parts of Massachusetts
BOSTON - The WBZ Weather Team is issuing a NEXT Weather Alert starting Monday morning for another highly impactful storm system coming this week. This is no joke. The calendar may say April 1st but I assure you this is NOT an April Fools' prank. I wish it were. New month, same old story. Another wet, cloudy and stormy week is on the way. This will be a long-duration storm with impacts
CBS News (Online)Apr 10 2024
News
Feds could help fund Massachusetts' health care pilot for middle-income earners
Share on email (opens in new window) Share on email (opens in new window) Share on nextdoor (opens in new window) Share on nextdoor (opens in new window) Share on linkedin (opens in new window) Share on linkedin (opens in new window) Share on twitter (opens in new window) Share on twitter (opens in new window) Share on facebook (opens in new window) Share on facebook (opens in new window)
AxiosMar 24 2024
News
Massachusetts man detained by ICE for four years, beaten, and deported
An incident report from a Plymouth County detention center obtained by the Globe describes correctional officers pepper-spraying the man before placing him in “leg irons” and a restraining chair, and transporting him to solitary confinement, where his lawyers said he spent nearly four weeks. Medical records from medical centers in Batavia, N.Y., and Alexandria, La., also reviewed by the Globe
The Boston Globe