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BOSTON – T riders may be called on to help ease a growing budget shortfall at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Increasing fares is one of several options the agency's fiscal management control board is considering as it comes up with a plan to tackle a gap projected to
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STATE HOUSE — Democrats and Republicans next July with gather in Philadelphia and Cleveland to select their nominees for president. But will Bay State lawmakers be among them? The national political conventions are presenting more than just a philosophical and political conundrum for Massachusetts legislators. They're creating a logistical
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State officials on Friday invited the public to submit their feedback on a draft food system plan that Baker administration officials believe will create jobs and grow wages in farming and related industries and increase the production of Massachusetts-grown foods "The Massachusetts Food System Plan will help the state
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NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen museums in seven countries have been named recipients of Bank of America grants for the conservation of artworks ranging from an Edouard Manet painting to a colossal ancient Chinese Buddha. The 2015 Art Conservation Project grants totaling more than $1 million were announced Friday. The recipients
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BOSTON – Cape Cod activists and students, environmentalists, and state legislators gathered at the State House and called for the immediate shutdown of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Entergy announced on Oct. 13 that Pilgrim will close by June 2019, due to low energy prices and declining revenue. But as the activists
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After activists on Thursday rallied for the immediate shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Gov. Charlie Baker said he wants to balance the safety of the impending decommissioning of the plant with the region's power needs. The Entergy Corp.-owned plant, which last week announced
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Boston Red Sox Manager John Farrell may be winning his battle with lymphoma cancer. The team announced late Thursday that tests conducted Wednesday showed the disease was in remission after months of treatment. Farrell, age 53, was diagnosed with stage 1 Non-Hodgkin's Burkitt lymphoma on Aug. 14. He
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BOSTON — Highway officials have found a widespread problem of cracked construction nuts within the Big Dig tunnel system, leading workers to inspect more than 100,000 nuts, Highway Administrator Tom Tinlin disclosed Wednesday. Hundreds of deficient nuts have been identified through the system, though officials said there are no safety
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