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Healy Focuses of Affordability in State of the Commonwealth Address

Keith Thibault January 23, 2026 Comments Off on Healy Focuses of Affordability in State of the Commonwealth Address

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, seeking re-election later this year, used her third State of the Commonwealth Address to focus on issues of affordability

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City Housing Project Among Those Receiving State Funds

Keith Thibault December 22, 2025 Comments Off on City Housing Project Among Those Receiving State Funds

The Globe Mills is receiving $3 million in state aid to create 89 units of market-rate housing in Fall River’s south end

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Healey Administration Releases New Statewide High School Graduation Requirement Framework

Keith Thibault December 1, 2025 Comments Off on Healey Administration Releases New Statewide High School Graduation Requirement Framework

Since voters in 2024 elected to remove the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test as a requirement for high school graduation, state education officials have been seeking a new standard that all students must

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Dozens Turn Out in Opposition to Liberty Utilities Rate Hike

Keith Thibault October 15, 2025 Comments Off on Dozens Turn Out in Opposition to Liberty Utilities Rate Hike

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) held a public hearing in Fall River last night to seek comments on gas service rate increases proposed by Liberty Utilities

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Fall River Memorials, Battleship Cove to Be Included in Mass 250 Veterans Legacy Trail

Keith Thibault October 1, 2025 Comments Off on Fall River Memorials, Battleship Cove to Be Included in Mass 250 Veterans Legacy Trail

Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll and Veterans Services Secretary Jon Santiago visited Battleship Cove this week to launch the Veterans Legacy Trail, an interactive initiative highlighting war memorials across the state as part of the

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