Massachusetts Heat-Pump Owners Are About To Get Cheaper Electricity
Massachusetts heat-pump owners will spend less to stay warm this winter, thanks to an innovative policy going into effect this weekend. The state’s three investor-owned electric utilities — Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil — are all offering lower winter rates to the roughly 100,000 households with electric heat...
Major bank closes dozens of locations nationwide, several in Mass.
Major national bank, TD Bank, is closing 51 branches nationwide, including six in Massachusetts, as the company shifts to a more digital-centric retail model. According to the Boston Business Journal, the closures are part of a broader plan to relocate 10% of the company’s locations. These upcoming closures will...
Drivers Are Confused by New Traffic Lights Being Installed in Maine
Maine’s streets are getting a makeover with unique traffic signals designed just for pedestrians — a change that could reshape how we drive.
Terence Crosbie living in infamous supermax prison where officer was knifed 12 times
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie is planning to appeal his conviction but in the meantime he is staying inside the notorious Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie, 39, has been transferred to a notorious supermax prison in Massachusetts, infamous for allegations of extreme...
Dave Portnoy Wants To Move Barstool Sports Out of NYC If Mamdani Wins
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
Father of former Gov. Charlie Baker dies at 97
BOSTON (WHDH) - The father of former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has died. Charles D. Baker III attended Harvard Business School before serving as chairman of a Boston-based consulting firm. He later worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation and in 1986, he turned down the chance to be a...
Restaurants step up to feed S.N.A.P. families during shutdown
WORCESTER — With the federal government shutdown halting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.) benefits, restaurants in Central Massachusetts are stepping up to make sure families don’t go hungry. In East Brookfield, The Clam Box has launched its Community Cares Project, offering free pasta dinners to...
Regulators are limiting a proposed Eversource rate hike in Mass.
Eversource says the ruling will lead to greater impacts for customers over the next year. Massachusetts utility regulators are partially denying a rate hike requested by one of the state’s largest gas companies, potentially saving customers millions in heating costs — for now. On Wednesday, the Department of...
Activists celebrate Avelo Airlines’ departure from Bradley Airport
A public backlash erupted when the airline entered a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate deportation flights
Massachusetts’ census undercount could strip seats, billions in aid as fiscal woes mount
Massachusetts faces a critical 2030 U.S. Census, with leaders warning an undercount could cost federal funding and congressional seats. A Senate hearing chaired by Sen. Paul Mark (D-Pittsfield) launched this week to boost accuracy. Census data shapes $1.5 trillion in annual federal aid, district lines, and services...
