The $960 million MGM Springfield casino opened with a parade and other festivities Friday, the first day full-fledged gambling has ever been allowed legally in Massachusetts.
Local officials and residents of Springfield, one of the poorest cities in the state, are hoping the new casino will revive their downtown and the rest of their city.
Former President Bill Clinton spoke before about 800 people at Martha's Vineyard High School in Oak Bluffs about his new co-written political novel and about politics today.
"Asked about many of the novel's main characters, including the vice president, chief of staff and FBI director being women, Clinton said he believes the closer the country gets to gender parity in government, the better the decision-making will be," states a story in The Cape Cod Times.
