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My Turn: Tax amnesty is good policy, but leaves out some distressed taxpayers
11-08-2024 2:58 PM

By LUZ AREVALO and ANGELA DIVARIS

 The Massachusetts Department of Revenue announced a tax amnesty program that will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30, 2024. The program will forgive penalties for some taxpayers who are able to pay in full their tax balances and interest.When the Legislature...

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Claiming of second treasure creates controversial twist for Project Skydrop
10-22-2024 5:57 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Although Boston meteorologist Dan Leonard beat out nearly 9,000 registered treasure hunters to locate a 24-karat gold statue valued at $26,725 in the Wendell State Forest, it was ultimately a dark-horse treasurer hunter who cracked the code to the...


Liz Gomes: Resources for women-owned businesses
10-15-2024 4:32 PM

Women-owned small businesses are a cornerstone of the Massachusetts economy, contributing to job creation, innovation and overall economic growth. October is National Women’s Business Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the lasting impact of...


Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
10-08-2024 12:42 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Major League...


Project Skydrop winner revealed as Boston meteorologist Dan Leonard
10-04-2024 7:58 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The treasure hunter who found the Project Skydrop treasure has been revealed.Dan Leonard, a meteorologist from Boston, has come forward as the previously anonymous treasure hunter who found the 24-karat gold statue in the Wendell State...


Ed Lambert: Weakening academic standards will result in fewer job opportunities for Mass. students
10-04-2024 1:55 PM

As an organization that represents employers across Massachusetts, we are deeply concerned about ballot Question 2, which would remove the requirement that students pass the 10th grade MCAS assessment in order to earn their diplomas. Lowering our...


Jimmy Fund Walk participants, including two from Greenfield, unite to ‘defy cancer together’
10-02-2024 11:58 AM

By AMALIA WOMPA

BOSTON — Two Greenfield residents will take to the Boston Marathon route on Sunday, Oct. 6, as part of a fundraiser for a cause that hits close to home for them and millions of other Americans.For 35 years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has raised money to...


Over 10 years in the making: ‘Sheepdog,’ filmed in Montague, premiered last weekend at the 40th annual Boston Film Fest
09-27-2024 11:59 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Steven Grayhm spent over a decade writing and directing the locally shot film, “Sheepdog,” which screened publicly for the first time last weekend at the 40th annual Boston Film Festival. The film follows the story of U.S. Army Combat Veteran Calvin...


Locally filmed ‘Sheepdog’ to debut at 40th Boston Film Festival
09-14-2024 8:19 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Over the last 13 years of creating his movie “Sheepdog” through building relationships with veterans and their families, director and actor Steven Grayhm sought to tell the stories of U.S. veterans once they return to civilian life.The...


Mark William Bracken: How unclaimed property can help your favorite nonprofit
09-09-2024 4:53 PM

National Nonprofit Day was celebrated just a few weeks ago on Aug. 17. Many people chose to acknowledge the day by volunteering at their favorite nonprofit or donating to an organization in their area. If you are looking for a unique way to contribute...


Karen Read’s deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
07-01-2024 4:03 PM

By MICHAEL CASEY

DEDHAM — A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the case of Karen Read, a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV and leaving him in a snowstorm, a case that drew outsize...


Steve Croteau: Supporting LGBTQ+ Veterans during Pride Month and all year long
06-21-2024 3:09 PM

The service and sacrifice of all our veterans should be fully recognized, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. The Veterans’ Bonus Division of the Office of the State Treasurer is proud to support all our state’s...


‘Holding Up the Sky,’ a film about prison education, to screen at LaunchSpace in Orange
06-05-2024 12:12 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — To look at them and hear their origins, it doesn’t appear that ironworkers Ed Jordan and Jimmy Costello have much that would bond them.Jordan was raised by a loving family in the tough, Black neighborhood of Roxbury in Boston. Costello grew...


Western Mass school leaders rally for funding at State House
05-06-2024 4:50 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Western Massachusetts school committee members and educational leaders took to the State House Monday morning to advocate for policy changes and increased funding for the region’s school districts. At the Massachusetts Association of School...


Guest columnist William Lambers: Boston Marathon winner inspires action against hunger
04-14-2024 7:57 PM

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 In 1946, running legend Johnny Kelley, upon finishing second to Stylianos Kyriakides in the Boston Marathon, remarked “How can you beat a guy like that? He wasn’t running for himself. He was doing it for his country.”Stylianos Kyriakides was from...


Alayna Van Tassel: Financial literacy is crucial throughout the year, not just in April
04-07-2024 7:01 AM

National Financial Literacy month is recognized in April, but personal financial literacy (PFL) education should have a place in Massachusetts schools throughout the year. When thinking about building a more equitable future for our children,...


Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 25 to March 29, 2024
04-05-2024 11:58 AM

By BOB KATZEN

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of March 25 to March 29. There were no roll calls in the House last week.Debt collection practices (S 2713) The Senate, 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that...


Steve Croteau: Investing in our veterans
03-07-2024 3:51 PM

Investing in our veterans is the mission of the state treasurer’s Veterans’ Bonus Division. During Invest in Veterans Week, we recognize aspiring and established veteran business owners and look to assist all service members in achieving economic...


Franklin County women try in vain to deliver peace petitions to Boston consulates
01-04-2024 7:31 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — Four Franklin County women returned from the state capital on Thursday, disheartened after attempting to deliver petitions and letters to consulates calling for peace in Gaza amid the ongoing war.Sherrill Hogen, of Charlemont, Priscilla...


Lawmakers hear testimony on push to prohibit size discrimination
12-13-2023 10:04 AM

By STELLA TANNENBAUM

BOSTON — Massachusetts would become the second state in the nation to ban discrimination based on body size under a proposal aired at a recent hearing of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.During a seven-hour hearing in which over 230 people...


Ware author gives talk on ‘The Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley’ at State House
12-06-2023 5:49 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — With hopes of providing important context for proposed legislation, a Ware author and historian was the featured speaker at the State Library Author Talks Series on Wednesday to discuss her book about three of the people who were forced to...

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