John Hilliard
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Newton voters to decide $15m tax increase to fund city, education, school projects
City voters are expected to decide the fate of a nearly $15 million property tax increase Tuesday that proponents say would pour more money into a slew of local programs. → Read More
Waltham paid $17.4m for historic farmland. Now the city is placing a longtime community farm at risk, advocates say.
“I believe the citizens of Waltham should also have a chance to use this farm,” Mayor Jeannette McCarthy told city councilors at a recent meeting. → Read More
Late-winter storm is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow beginning Monday night
Areas in Eastern Massachusetts could see up to 2 inches of rain by Wednesday, and locations north and west of Interstate 495 may get plowable snow. → Read More
UMass Blarney Blowout raises concerns about ‘borg’ drinking fad
A beloved but controversial St. Patrick’s Day tradition at UMass Amherst called the Blarney Blowout has raised concerns about a popular drinking fad among college students. → Read More
Saturday’s winter storm causes power outages, makes driving dangerous, and snarls air travel in New England
A mess of a storm continued into Saturday, causing thousands of power outages across the state, treacherous roads, and flight cancellations. Snowfall was heaviest in the western and northern parts of Massachusetts. → Read More
State eyes vacant Newton hotel for temporary emergency shelter use
“We stand ready to support the Commonwealth in the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing and our status as a right to shelter state," said Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. → Read More
Grief and questions linger after apparent murder-suicide in Andover
Those close to the Robinsons described a growing distance between themselves and the couple — a space that seemed to widen further during the pandemic. → Read More
Mother, son killed in Andover home remembered at funeral on Saturday
The Mass lasted nearly an hour and a half inside the Leo & Joan Mahoney Wellness Center. → Read More
‘She was warm and loving and kind’: Andover woman killed by husband mourned by longtime friend
“She was an extraordinarily attentive, loving, close mother... that relationship was the defining relationship of her life," said Mark DiSalvo, president and chief executive of North Andover-based Sema4 Inc. → Read More
Officials monitoring Manchester-Boston airport Saturday following reported ‘security threat’
Officials have not immediately provided details of the security threat. → Read More
Woburn teachers, School Committee expected to resume contact talks at noon
Both sides on Saturday said they have tentative agreements for new contracts for the striking teachers and paraprofessionals. But the union has not agreed to a demand that it pay $250,000 to help reimburse the city for costs incurred during the strike. → Read More
Record low temperatures across the state, thousands without power
“If you have to be outside, don’t be outside for too long,” said Rob Megnia, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Norton. “When it’s this cold, it doesn’t take long for frostbite to settle in.” → Read More
Police respond to Norwood hotel for barricaded man
The man was apparently experiencing a mental health issue and police were attempting to help him, Norwood police said at press briefing late Tuesday afternoon. → Read More
Mom recalls 13-year-old son slain in Mattapan as a ‘kid with high energy’ who had felt safe in the community
Tyler Lawrence was shot to death on a Mattapan street in what authorities have called a targeted attack. → Read More
Woburn teachers, school administrators resume contract talks Sunday
Both sides resumed negotiations at 10 a.m. at Woburn’s Joyce Middle School. → Read More
Massachusetts religious, civil rights leaders renew calls for justice
Local advocates renewed urgent, desperate calls to end police brutality Saturday amid widespread protests against Memphis police officers’ savage beating death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month. → Read More
Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth
The study will examine the legalization of retail marijuana and its impact on the community, particularly the town’s youth, officials said. → Read More
Mother of three to be charged with killing two of her children and injuring another in Duxbury
The shocking tragedy stunned people throughout the Boston area. “I cannot begin to fathom the pain, the depths of pain” the family must be feeling, said Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz. → Read More
Duxbury mother charged with murder in deaths of two children, 5 and 3, Plymouth DA says
Lindsay Clancy, 32, was accused Wednesday of killing two of her children and causing traumatic injuries to her third before trying to take her life in what local officials described as a tragic event that has shaken the community. → Read More
Vineyard Wind opponents ask federal judge to halt project over environmental concerns
The non-profit group Nantucket Residents Against Turbines is trying to put the brakes on Vineyard Wind, which was approved in May 2021 by the Biden administration. → Read More