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www.wgbh.org Boston dockworkers among thousands on strike nationwide

The Boston dockworkers are among thousands who went on strike at 14 ports from Maine to Texas, after their contract expired at midnight.

Boston dockworkers among thousands on strike nationwide
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www.universalhub.com The Braintree branch was slowed way down as its trains trundled into town

On Monday, the Red Line was zip-zip-zippee. This morning, though, the MBTA announced delays of up to 15 minutes on trains out of Braintree because it turns out you can replace all the tracks you want, but the trains are going to go slow again if there are signal problems at JFK/UMass.

The Braintree branch was slowed way down as its trains trundled into town
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www.wbur.org Who are the spenders behind (and against) the Massachusetts ballot questions?

Several Massachusetts ballot questions are shaping up to be expensive, competitive contests. Here's a quick breakdown of the people and groups financially backing the campaigns for and against each measure.

Who are the spenders behind (and against) the Massachusetts ballot questions?
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www.wbur.org Red Line's Braintree branch reopens with fastest speeds in years

MBTA riders on the Red Line's Braintree branch were greeted with the fastest commutes in years Monday, after a 24-day closure to remove slow zones on the line. It's the first time in at least a decade that there were no Red Line slow zones south of JFK/UMass.

Red Line's Braintree branch reopens with fastest speeds in years
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www.wbur.org A Boston civil liberties attorney breaks down new campus protest rules

WBUR's Morning Edition asked Harvey Silverglate, longtime civil liberties attorney and co-founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, to break down changes to campus protest rules.

A Boston civil liberties attorney breaks down new campus protest rules
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Steward Health Care CEO Ralph De La Torre Stepping Down

wbznewsradio.iheart.com Steward Health Care CEO Ralph De La Torre Stepping Down | WBZ NewsRadio 1030

De la Torre will resign as CEO and board chairman after facing strong criticism for his role in the company's ongoing financial crisis.

Steward Health Care CEO Ralph De La Torre Stepping Down | WBZ NewsRadio 1030
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www.universalhub.com Hundreds of bicyclists ride Memorial Drive to remember man killed by an SUV driver who jumped a curb - and to demand action

Critical Mass normally holds a large social bike ride on the last Friday of every month. Yesterday, participants rode in memory of John Corcoran, a bicyclist who died when a driver on Memorial Drive jumped the curb and slammed into him on the sidewalk near the BU boathouse during Monday's afternoon ...

Hundreds of bicyclists ride Memorial Drive to remember man killed by an SUV driver who jumped a curb - and to demand action
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www.universalhub.com Butterfly tops up at Millennium Park

Mary Ellen spotted this butterfly grabbing a meal at a flower at Millennium Park in West Roxbury yesterday.

Butterfly tops up at Millennium Park
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www.wbur.org How Boston's first Joro spider likely got here — and why you shouldn't freak out

The palm-sized, neon-yellow spider from Southeast Asia was first spotted weaving its signature web by a photographer on Beacon Hill this month. Experts say this is the northernmost confirmed sighting of a Joro spider in the U.S.

How Boston's first Joro spider likely got here — and why you shouldn't freak out
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www.universalhub.com Employee can't get out from under a Massachusetts noncompete clause just by taking a job in California, which generally bars them, court rules

A New Jersey man who quit a job with Boston-based DraftKings to move to Los Angeles for a job with one of its online-betting archrivals, only to get sued by his former employers under the Massachusetts non-compete law, will have to make his case under Massachusetts law rather than California law, a ...

Employee can't get out from under a Massachusetts noncompete clause just by taking a job in California, which generally bars them, court rules
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www.universalhub.com State seizes St. Elizabeth's in Brighton to keep it open

Gov. Healey today announced the state has taken control of St. Elizabeth's Medical in Brighton by eminent domain from its current private-equity owner to keep it open, rather than letting it simply fade away like Carney Hospital in Dorchester. Read more.

State seizes St. Elizabeth's in Brighton to keep it open
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www.wbur.org Your guide to voting in the 2024 election in Massachusetts

The presidential election between Harris and Trump is set for Nov. 5. This is also a chance for many districts to elect new state legislators. Here's all you need to know about your voting options and who's on the ballot.

Your guide to voting in the 2024 election in Massachusetts

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20240321

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www.wbur.org Your guide to voting in the 2024 election in Massachusetts

The presidential election between Harris and Trump is set for Nov. 5. This is also a chance for many districts to elect new state legislators. Here's all you need to know about your voting options and who's on the ballot.

Your guide to voting in the 2024 election in Massachusetts
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www.universalhub.com Flood barriers will line waterfront streets in downtown Boston tomorrow, but not because of an imminent hurricane

CommonWealth Beacon reports the city is working with downtown and Seaport landlords to have them put up their temporary flood barriers on Boston's first Deployables Day to get building personnel used to using one of the cheaper technologies city planners hope to use to ward off rising sea levels and...

Flood barriers will line waterfront streets in downtown Boston tomorrow, but not because of an imminent hurricane
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www.wgbh.org Shelter residents go from streets to farm to table in Pine Street Inn’s iCater program

The job training program teaches trainees the necessary skills to pursue a culinary career, along with other life skills like nutrition education and financial literacy.

Shelter residents go from streets to farm to table in Pine Street Inn’s iCater program
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www.wgbh.org Healey administration launches groups to address loss of Carney and Nashoba hospitals

Community leaders say Dorchester may already be seeing negative health impacts from closure of Carney Hospital.

Healey administration launches groups to address loss of Carney and Nashoba hospitals
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www.universalhub.com No Ashmont train service on Saturday

The MBTA announced today the Ashmont branch of the Red Line will be closed on Saturday so workers can remove one of those slow zones - and to make sure there aren't any potential problems left over from the Peabody Square lake that formed last week after a National Grid crew cracked open a BWSC wate...

No Ashmont train service on Saturday
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The number of bicyclists we lose in collisions with cars, just in Somerville and Cambridge, is tragic and terrifying.

mas.wrong.tools Crystal Huff (they/them) (@[email protected])

The number of bicyclists we lose in collisions with cars, just in Somerville and Cambridge, is tragic and terrifying. 😭 https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/09/24/suv-driver-kills-bicyclist-on-memorial-drive-in-cambridge (I actually did check and make sure it wasn't @[email protected] we lost...

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www.wbur.org 2024 MCAS scores show stalled progress toward pandemic recovery

The state's third through eighth graders lost ground in English language arts scores but held steady in math on their 2024 MCAS tests.

2024 MCAS scores show stalled progress toward pandemic recovery
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www.wbur.org Mass. is a national leader in keeping food waste out of landfills, study finds

Massachusetts was among the first five states to pass regulations aimed at keeping food waste out of landfills and incinerators. According to new research in the journal Science, it's the only state where food waste bans are working.

Mass. is a national leader in keeping food waste out of landfills, study finds

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20129050

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The Comedy Studio reopens in Harvard Square starting Thursday
  • I once went to one of the shows when it was in Bow Market. It was such a trip, because the majority of the audience was comedians waiting to take a turn on stage. It definitely had the feel of people testing out their craft mixed with the feel of karaoke.