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Massachusetts Turning a Former Prison into a Shelter for Homeless Families

May 16, 2024

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey is turning to a former prison as a temporary safety net shelter for families experiencing homelessness, a surge fueled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Boston, Housing, immigration, Migrants, State

Massachusetts House Budget Writers Propose Spending on Emergency Shelters, Public Transit

April 12, 2024

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House leaders unveiled a proposed $57.9 billion state budget for the 2025 fiscal year that would include $500 million for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Boston, Cape Cod, Cape Cod News, immigration, Migrants, State

Cape & Islanders Call for Action on Childcare Legislation

January 10, 2024

BARNSTABLE - Dozens of Cape and Islands parents, caregivers, early educators, early education and childcare providers, business leaders, and advocates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Barnstable, Cape Cod, child care, childcare, Massachusetts, State

Group Seeks to Clear Names of All Accused, Convicted or Executed for Witchcraft in Massachusetts

October 31, 2023

BOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: AP, Massachusetts, Salem, State, Witch, Witchcraft, Witches

Massachusetts Lawmakers Unveil Sweeping $1 Billion Tax Relief Package

September 28, 2023

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers unveiled a tax relief package Tuesday aimed at delivering $561 million in reductions to taxpayers and companies … [Read more...]