Sherborn
GOVERNMENT
Massachusetts House approves sweeping housing bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House approved their version of a sweeping housing bill late Wednesday, seeking to build on proposed legislation unveiled by Gov. Maura Healey last year designed to rev up the creation and renovation of affordable housing. The House bill includes $6.5 billion in bond authorizations,...
Nearly a dozen beaches across Massachusetts closed on Friday
As temperatures are set to approach 80 degrees in parts of Massachusetts on Friday, close to a dozen beaches across the state were closed due to bacterial exceedances or other factors. The shuttered beaches ranged from Great Barrington in Western Massachusetts to Saugus in the eastern part of the state...
What's the difference between prison and jail (and what's a house of correction)?
Are "prison" and "jail" the same thing? No, in Massachusetts there's a clear difference between prison and jail. Time. Prisons, in general, are for people sentenced for more serious crimes. The...
They’re on the edge of glory, and the edge of an art museum, as cliff divers come to Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Rhiannan Iffland stepped to the edge of a platform nearly seven stories above Boston Harbor, thousands of cheering fans packed onto docks, roofs and sidewalks below, and soared through the air with the city’s skyline disappearing behind her as she rocketed toward the tea-brown water.
Boston installing hundreds of speed humps to "calm traffic" in neighborhoods
BOSTON - The city of Boston is in the midst of a three-year plan to outfit residential side streets with speed humps that are meant as a traffic calming device. The goal is 500 humps a year, and by the end of the project at least half of the city's streets will have them. Neighborhood by neighborhood, cluster by cluster, the three-inch tall, 12-foot-long asphalt humps are an answer, the city says, to complaints about too much speeding. Residents have noticed a differenceSome residents like Jeff Power in Roslindale say they've seen the difference. "No one is stopping at the stop...
More than a million people expected at Boston Pride
BOSTON (WPRI) — New England’s largest Pride festival and parade is taking place in Boston today with over 300 groups and 10,000 participants expected to be involved. The event starts at Copley Square, going up and down the streets of Boston before ending at Boston Common. More than one million people are expected to attend […]
Boston pride parade expecting an estimated 10,000 participants, the largest in New England
Boston is hosting the biggest pride parade in New England on Saturday — the organizing group, Boston Pride for the People, states there is an estimated 10,000 participants expected to march in festivities. Gary Daffin, a parade co-chair with Boston Pride for the People, sat down with Weekend Edition...
Mass. cannabis businesses are closing because shipping over federal waters, airspace is illegal
For four years, Martha’s Vineyard resident Sally Rizzo has used medical marijuana from dispensaries on the island to treat insomnia and chronic back pain. But her reliable supply of medicine is now at risk. Rizzo, of Tisbury, is one of more than 230 medical marijuana patients and many more...
Belmont Woman Joins Effort to Aid Families Sheltering at Logan
Belmont resident Amy Rosenstein’s car was packed — filled with items for donation that would be delivered to Logan International Airport, where dozens of migrants and other unhoused individuals have been staying overnight — when a friend called to say they were on their way with more to contribute.
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.