Lawmakers send Healey $63.4 billion annual budget bill
The compromise that cleared both branches Wednesday with just a handful of dissenting votes is an increase of $2.37 billion or 3.9% over the budget Healey signed last July.
Mass. Senate passes sweeping energy affordability bill
The bill is expected to save ratepayers more than $14 billion over the next decade, though details are scarce about how that translates to individual customers.
St. Anthony of Padua: A safe haven for generations of immigrants
The red sandstone church in the North End was built by French Canadians, but it has also embraced Portuguese and Central American newcomers.
Read more from The Light’s America 250 series
South Coast set to celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial
Picnics, concerts, parades and fireworks are just some of the ways local communities will honor America’s 250th birthday.
Cooling New Bedford’s hottest spots
The city has immediate answers to summer heat — library cooling centers and splash pads. It’s also building for the future, to cool off hot spots.
Register for The Chat about New Bedford Whaling Museum’s big new plans
Representatives of the New Bedford Whaling Museum join Jack Spillane to discuss the museum’s summer events and the construction of its new welcome center and event space.
Oliver visits State House with plan for cities and towns
City Councilor Shawn Oliver, running for lieutenant governor, wants to double unrestricted local state aid.
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