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Beacon Hill Roll Call
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1558+ words) If you have any questions about this week's report, e-mail us at [email protected] or call us at (617) 720-1562. Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 51 - Report No. 37 MASSterList will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Saturday morning and will give you…...
Eight Weeks. Nine Ballot Questions. 88 pages. Start Reading...
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (543+ words) Secretary of State William Galvin holds up an information guide for voters, known as the Red Book, at a State House press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. By Sam Dysdale |SHNS Voter information guides will begin landing in mailboxes this week…...
A Fatal Bicycle Accident in Medway
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (302+ words) Medway Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a bicycle that occurred on Milford Street. On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Medway Police Department responded to the area of Milford Street near…...
Minogue, Healey: Common Concerns, Different Approaches
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (896+ words) Colin A. Young |SHNS Healey versus Minogue is now official, and there may be more common ground between the candidates than at first blush. Hamilton medical device executive Mike Minogue easily won the Republican nomination Tuesday and the general election contest…...
Franklin Man to Help Battle Minnesota Fires
2+ week, 5+ day ago (416+ words) Governor Maura Healey has announced that Massachusetts is sending a third crew of specially trained wildland firefighters to northern Minnesota to help fight ongoing fires in the region. Among them, a DCR employee who is a resident of Franklin, Glen…...
Mass Voters In Favor of Most Ballot Questions
2+ week, 6+ day ago (570+ words) A UMass/WCVB poll shows how likely a pool of 800 registered voters in Massachusetts are to vote for the nine statewide ballot questions. (Screenshot.) Ella Adams | SHNS Voters are supporting a ballot question dictating more widespread public records access and…...
September Brings More Disruptions Across MBTA
3+ week, 3+ day ago (348+ words) The MBTA today announced service changes in September on the Orange, Red, Blue, Green, Framingham/Worcester, Needham, New Bedford/Fall River, Greenbush, and Kingston lines. On the Orange Line: On the Red Line: On the Blue Line: During one weekend…...
Franklin Beats State in Kratom Crackdown
3+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) Kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, is a leafy plant native to Southeast Asia. [David J. Stang/Wikimedia Commons] Ella Adams | SHNS + Franklin Observer reporting Regulatory approaches vary across the country, and last week Gov. Maura Healey took a swing at restricting the sale…...