WEYMOUTH — With Republican state Sen. Robert L. Hedlund's mayoral victory in the books, aide Patrick O'Connor confirmed he will run for his boss's Plymouth and Norfolk District seat.
"I am running," O'Connor said by phone, moments after the Massachusetts Republican Party announced via the organization's Twitter account that Hedlund had won.
BOSTON – Hundreds of Bay State motorists are about to get some good news as Santander Bank plans to pay an average of $11,000 in restitution for overcharges on some subprime auto loans, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
In a settlement filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the bank's auto finance unit agreed to settle state claims that consumers with poor credit paid excessive interest on car loans. In a statement, Healey said more than 450 "economically disadvantaged consumers" in Massachusetts will share $5.4 million in restitution, with amounts averaging $11,000 each.
