Massachusetts Employers Will Be Required to Disclose Salary Ranges in the Near Future
Are you ever going through Help Wanted ads and are in the dark about what a job pays? It happens a lot and can put you in an awkward position when applying for a job. You know that dreadful question will inevitably come up, "How much does the position pay?" To some, it feels like you are doing something wrong by...
Cross Student Detained By ICE
(Updated) An 18-year-old Wilbur Cross High School student is currently being held at a detention facility in Massachusetts after federal immigration agents seized him at work last week. That student, Esdras R., is an immigrant from Central America. According to Mayor Justin Elicker, New Haven Public Schools (NHPS)...
Massachusetts Is Home To One Of The Most Dangerous Highways In The World
Every state has what it considers the most dangerous highway, but which state has the most dangerous road in America?. Hazards such as potholes and unclear signs can result in accidents, while outdated infrastructure may feature faded road markings or missing guardrails. Moreover, heavy traffic heightens the risk of...
Massachusetts man recently came into some luck resulting in $1 million State Lottery instant...
A Massachusetts man recently got “lucky” and came into big “bucks” after buying a State Lottery scratch ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Lorenzo Cotten Jr. of Brockton is the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks” $20 instant ticket game.
Mass. student turns terrifying choking incident into legislative action | Bay State Briefing
For Madeleine Elizabeth Jackman, the only thing scarier than choking as members of her family looked on was realizing that “no one sitting around me knew what to do.”. “In a whole restaurant full of people, only one customer, a registered nurse, had the proper training to save my life,” Jackman, of Newburyport, said.
Massachusetts lawmakers expected to vote on school cell phone ban this week
The Massachusetts State Senate will vote on a bill this week which would limit the use of cell phones in all public schools. The vote is expected for Thursday. The bill would require all public schools to have policies banning personal cell phone use during the day before the 2026-2027 school year. As NewsChannel 13...
Escaped Webster water monitor lizard spotted in Connecticut
Officials say the water monitor lizard that escaped from a Webster, Massachusetts home was spotted over the weekend in Connecticut.
GBH Daily: The Market Basket pickle
☀️Sunny, clear, and hot, with highs approaching 90. Sunset is at 8:07 p.m. Today’s story takes us deep into the deli aisle, the produce department, and the freezer section. But first: GBH’s Esteban Bustillos spent the weekend with Fenway Park concession stand workers, who were on strike for the three-game Red...
Casey Affleck lobbies Mass. lawmakers to ban primate research
Cantabrigian actor Casey Affleck wants Beacon Hill to crack down on what he and animal rights activists call cruel experiments on baby primates. What's happening: Affleck wrote a letter to Massachusetts legislators urging them to prohibit separating infant primates from their mothers during the first year of life for...
Nearly all Mass. fire departments fall below national staffing standard, union says
Fire engines or ladder trucks should be staffed with four members, the NFPA says. In Massachusetts, the average is about two firefighters. Nearly all of the fire departments in Massachusetts do not meet national staffing standards, according to a survey conducted by the state fire union in the wake of the deadly fire...
