Massachusetts has the strongest job market in the US
Massachusetts may offer ideal conditions for jobseekers, according to a new study from WalletHub. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources, the finance company ranked states based on criteria like median annual income, commute time and job availability. Strong worker...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Staffer Fired After Drug Trafficking Arrest
Lamar Cook, a staffer for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D), was reportedly fired after he was arrested in connection with a drug trafficking investigation linked to a state office building. Cook, who worked as the deputy director of Healey’s western Massachusetts office, was arrested on Tuesday, according to a...
Massachusetts Governor Healey, AG Campbell issue statements after ruling in favor of those depending...
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Governor Maura Healey today issued the following statements after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issued an order finding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
State announces funding for heating assistance during shutdown
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Massachusetts isn’t just grappling with the possible lapse in SNAP during the government shutdown. Home heating assistance is also under threat with federal funding set to be suspended for thousands of Bay State families starting Saturday. Governor Maura Healey announced Friday that the...
11 Investigates: Crossing guards hurt on the job, incidents not tracked locally, nationally
Crossing guards are considered one of the most dangerous jobs, and the people we trust to protect our kids on their way to and from school are being hurt at alarming rates. 11 Investigates teamed up with our sister stations around the country and the Associated Press to compile more than 225 incidents of school...
Opening date for Worcester chicken restaurant pushed back for 2nd time
The opening date for a Korean Fried Chicken restaurant in Worcester has been pushed from Oct. 29 to Nov. 6, a spokesperson for the company confirmed. Bonchon Chicken, at 81 Gold Star Blvd., was supposed to open on Oct. 29. The opening date was changed due to permitting delays, the spokesperson told MassLive Thursday.
Healey replaces symbolic frame with Sam Adams portrait ahead of America’s 250th
Instead of an empty gold frame, a portrait of one of the Sons of Liberty now hangs in the Massachusetts governor's ceremonial office. After two and a half years, Gov. Maura Healey’s frame, which was installed with symbolic intent as she settled into the governor's office, has been moved to the reception area of the...
Popular hot dog company to open in Solomon Pond Mall
MARLBOROUGH — The Solomon Pond Mall's food court is set for a major addition. According to a Facebook post from the mall, The Dogfather is set to open in the food court. The hot dog purveyor started as a food truck in 2010, and has since become a familiar sight around Central Massachusetts.
30 jobs at stake at Mass. school district as community ‘blindsided’ by $1.39M deficit
More than two dozen Massachusetts educators’ jobs are at stake as the Whitman-Hanson School District scrambles to fix a $1.39 million budget deficit — without a clear explanation on how it happened. Notification letters for layoffs impacting 30 district positions had been scheduled to go out Friday morning,...
25 Investigates: Deadly disregard of school crossing guards
They keep your kids safe, but who’s looking out for our crossing guards? We found many are hit and even killed, but what happens to the drivers involved is alarming.
