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Two Former Tobin School Administrators Fined $4,000 For Violating Conflict-of-Interest Laws
Two former administrators from Boston's Tobin School, principal Natasha Halfkenny and assistant principal Coreen Miranda, have each been fined $4,000 for violating conflict of interest laws. The fines stem from their misuse of tickets that had been donated for Tobin School students to attend the musical Hamilton
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Massachusetts Students Excel on MCAS and Global Standardized Tests, Study Says
Massachusetts students as of 10 years ago were not only excelling on the state's Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exams but were also performing on par with some of the top-ranked education systems worldwide, according to a newly published study from Pioneer Institute. The study compared MCAS results from
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Five Questions For Zuri Ferguson: Olympic Swimmer and Attleboro High Senior
What were you doing at 17 years old? Were you competing in the Summer Olympics, like Zuri Ferguson? Ferguson, now a senior at Attleboro High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke for the Trinidad and Tobago national team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in
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Massachusetts State Auditor Uncovers $2.3 Million In Welfare Fraud
Massachusetts state Auditor Diana DiZoglio says investigators in her office found more than $2.3 million in welfare fraud in the state during one three-month period earlier this year. The report, by the state auditor's Bureau of Special Investigations, covers the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 (between
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GOP State Rep Steve Xiarhos Endorses GOP’s Matt Muratore For Massachusetts Senate
State Representative Steve Xiarhos (R-Barnstable) recently endorsed his colleague, state Representative Matt Muratore (R-Plymouth), in the Plymouth and Barnstable District Massachusetts Senate race. "I am proud to endorse Matt Muratore to be our next state Senator in the Plymouth and Barnstable District," Xiarhos said in a press release
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Democratic Donor and Lobbyist From Massachusetts Charged With Illegal Voting In New Hampshire
A grand jury in New Hampshire has indicted a frequent Democratic donor and lobbyist and her husband who live in Massachusetts on voter fraud counts. Lisa Urovitch and her husband Joshua, both of Ashland, Massachusetts, were indicted on three class B felony counts of Wrongful Voting by a Merrimack County
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Holbrook Selectman Fined By State Ethics Commission For Accepting $10,900 In Free Home Repairs
Holbrook selectman William Watkins has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $8,000, as well as $10,900 in restitution to a local mason, following an investigation into ethics violations stemming from a conflict of interest. Watkins accepted home improvement work on his walkways, steps, and porch free of