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After Baltimore bridge collapse, officials reassure bridges in Mass. are safe

The state of Massachusetts has a little under 8,000 bridges, with the Tobin Bridge being the largest in New England. The Tobin is also a truss bridge like the one that collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, and after the bridge tragedy,...

Update on Mass. bridges, port safety update after Baltimore tragedy

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was supposed to be meeting with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday but instead found herself offering the state's support over the Baltimore bridge tragedy, which she called "absolutely devastating and heartbreaking." Healey said she...

Report: MGM Resorts considering sale of casinos in Mass. and Ohio

MGM Resorts International is considering selling its casinos in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Northfield Park, Ohio, according to a report from Bloomberg News, which cited people with knowledge on the matter. The company, which operates 31 casinos globally, began consulting financial...

Inside Massachusetts’ push to lean into applied AI

For better or worse, artificial intelligence is part of our world. Each day, A.I. software is learning new skills, whether it’s answering questions, writing stories or generating images. But for Gov. Maura Healey, the focus is on the future of...

‘My personal life is my personal life’: Healey defends privacy on out-of-state travel

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey doubled down Monday on maintaining privacy for her and her family, after her administration reportedly refused to disclose where she went when she left the state for four days last month. The Boston Globe reported last week that...

Mass. needs more health care workers — can virtual reality help train them?

While new jobs data released Friday put the Massachusetts unemployment rate at an ultra-low 3%, the demand for workers in health care is surging to incredibly high levels. The health care sector had 49,030 job openings as of January 2024,...

Suspect IDed in Bellingham convenience store stick-up, police chase, crash

Police say they've identified the man believed to have robbed a convenience store in Bellingham, Massachusetts, at gunpoint last week, then escaped after a police car and foot chase in nearby Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Agapito Davila, a 41-year-old from Woonsocket,...

As storms bring more flooding, Boston considers options to mitigate impacts

After another nor'easter slammed New England this week, with Boston's Long Wharf impacted by flooding Tuesday. A City of Boston initiative estimates sea levels could rise by 2 to 7 feet by the year 2100. Stone Living Lab is working to...

Gruesome find in passenger’s luggage

An airline passenger was arrested this week at Boston’s Logan International Airport after trying to illegally import four mummified monkeys from the Democratic Republic of Congo, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a release. The arrest was...
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