Comments from the public Tuesday referenced recent comments from city staff regarding the reasons for staff departures, and concerns that the current work environment at City Hall will lead to more.
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Greely Rangers Winter Athletes of the Year
After leading their teams to state titles, hurdler Jonah Guibord and Nordic skier Sylvia Harvey are this year’s winners.
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Committee deadlocks on Sea Dogs tax incentive bill to help pay for Hadlock Field upgrades
Final committee votes have yet to be tallied, but the proposed $2 million tax break will now go to the full Legislature.
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Falmouth Navigators Winter Athletes of the Year
Skiing champion Ian Christie and repeat diving champion Jillian James are this year’s recipients.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden, Trump notch wins in Tuesday’s primaries. Other races offer hints on national politics
Donald Trump and President Biden have for weeks been focused on the general election, aiming their campaigns lately on states that could be competitive in November rather than merely those holding primaries.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, congressional leaders announce funding deal as partial shutdown looms
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he expects a vote to happen by Friday.
Posted inNation & World
Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ deputies get yearslong sentences for racist torture of 2 Black men
In early 2023, a white person phoned a deputy to complain that 2 Black men were staying with a white woman. The group of 6 officers later burst into the home without a warrant and heinously assaulted Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade marred by drunken fights, destruction and arrests
Residents of South Boston, where the parade is held, have filed hundreds of complaints since Sunday and a city councilor called for ‘major changes.’
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Pastrnak’s 17th regular-season hat trick leads Bruins over Senators 6-2
David Pastrnak passes team president Cam Neely for No. 7 on the Bruins’ all-time scoring list with 345 career goals.
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Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland
The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.