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People under 21 can’t have a handgun license in Massachusetts. A push to change that is now before the state’s highest court.
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (890+ words) Four years ago, the US Supreme Court dramatically expanded gun rights, including the right to carry a concealed weapon, in a decision that forced Massachusetts to rewrite its own firearms laws. But gun-rights activists claim the state's efforts may still…...
Blizzard clobbers Southern New England, breaking Massachusetts snowfall records - The Boston Globe
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (33+ words) The storm's whipping winds have knocking power out to hundreds of thousands in Massachusetts alone, and many schools have already canceled classes for Tuesday. Blizzard clobbers Southern New England, breaking Massachusetts snowfall records...
JPMorgan Chase to open eight new branches in Massachusetts this year - The Boston Globe
1+ week, 4+ day ago (247+ words) JPMorgan Chase is doubling down on its branch expansion strategy again, bucking the banking industry's consolidation trends by unveiling plans on Wednesday to open more than 160 Chase locations this year, including eight in Massachusetts. The New York-based financial services giant…...
Live near the stars at these condos in the Back Bay and Cambridge - The Boston Globe
2+ week, 3+ day ago (46+ words) 4 CHARLESGATE EAST #604 / BACK BAY CONDO FEE $701 a month BEDROOMS 1 BATHS 1 LAST SOLD FOR $332,000 in 2000 32 COPLEY STREET #2 / CAMBRIDGE CONDO FEE $330 a month BEDROOMS 3 BATHS 2 full, 1 half LAST SOLD FOR $915,000 in 2013...
The Globe surveyed Massachusetts scientists about Trump’s funding cuts. Here are 5 takeaways. - The Boston Globe
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1077+ words) Good morning. Today we're bringing you takeaways from a first-of-its-kind Globe survey about how the Trump administration's cuts to scientific research have hurt Massachusetts " and the country. Federally funded scientific research at universities has long been a thrumming engine of…...
People leaving Massachusetts pose new challenge for Healey, Paley, and the state - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (700+ words) These aren't the numbers you like to see if your job is convincing companies and people to move to Massachusetts, or to stay here. But like a true venture capitalist, state economic development secretary Eric Paley sees opportunity in the…...
These maps show how much snow could fall in parts of Massachusetts on Sunday - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (241+ words) A nor'easter set to develop Saturday morning and intensify into a bomb cyclone, bringing blizzard conditions to coastal Virginia and the Carolinas, will more or less graze New England, although Cape Cod and the islands will see a few inches…...
In the snowstorm, Cambridge’s plow chief gets the call. Then another. And another. - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (765+ words) What follows is part of the Globe's weekly Camberville & beyond newsletter, which explores the latest from Cambridge and Somerville. You can read the full Jan. 29 edition here. A Thursday still digging out It was about 9 p.m. Sunday in Cambridge, the snowstorm…...
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting flu shots. It might be another legacy of COVID — or RFK Jr. - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1078+ words) Good morning. The flu is bad this year, but fewer people in Massachusetts are getting vaccinated against it. Why? COVID taught Massachusetts residents plenty of lessons. One of them, it appears, was the value of getting vaccinated against other respiratory…...
Champion for diversity at Lexington elementary school wins Massachusetts counselor of the year award - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (618+ words) Henry Wan, a school counselor at Harrington Elementary School in Lexington, was named the Massachusetts school counselor of the year at a packed school gymnasium on Tuesday in front of more than 400 students, teachers, school administrators, and government officials. The…...