Sonia Chang-Diaz ends campaign for governor
State Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz on Thursday ended her campaign for governor, a move that clears Attorney General Maura Healey's path toward the Democratic nomination though Chang-Díaz said she will keep...
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Massachusetts opioid overdose deaths reached new high in 2021
The rate of opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts climbed 9% last year, to a level that surpasses the state's previous high point in 2016.
Biopharma expects to grow, but faces talent troubles
Most biopharmaceutical companies in Massachusetts expect to grow their workforces over the next year, but many have also had a hard time filling open positions, according to a new industry...
Senate Democrats double planned boost to local aid pot
Senate leaders on Tuesday rolled out a $49.68 billion state budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins in July, touting investments they said would help families living in deep...
With $3.5 billion package, Baker focuses on improving downtowns
A $3.5 billion economic development bill that Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Thursday looks to chart a post-pandemic pathway for Massachusetts with investments in housing, downtown revitalization and climate resilience,...
Single-payer backers claim support on key committee
As members of Congress plan a Tuesday hearing on health care reforms, advocates in Massachusetts are watching to see if a Wednesday deadline will bring a new step forward for...
![Patrons and staff at indoor spaces in Boston — including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness facilities and entertainment venues — will need to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19 starting next month, under a policy Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday that marks a major shift from current practice in the city. Wu, who also tightened […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/asiannl05-1.jpg?w=113 "Patrons and staff at indoor spaces in Boston — including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness facilities and entertainment venues — will need to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19 starting next month, under a policy Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday that marks a major shift from current practice in the city. Wu, who also tightened […]")
Boston to require vax proof to enter many businesses
Patrons and staff at indoor spaces in Boston — including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness facilities and entertainment venues — will need to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19 starting...
![LOWELL – One former client of The Open Door, a hunger relief agency on the North Shore, would buy a big bag of Rold Gold Pretzels on the days her schedule as a community college student didn’t allow for a food pantry visit, eating a third of the bag for each meal. Another student would […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-z-1215mccpantry.jpg?w=132 "LOWELL – One former client of The Open Door, a hunger relief agency on the North Shore, would buy a big bag of Rold Gold Pretzels on the days her schedule as a community college student didn’t allow for a food pantry visit, eating a third of the bag for each meal. Another student would […]")
Middlesex Community College backs bill making campuses ‘hunger free’
LOWELL – One former client of The Open Door, a hunger relief agency on the North Shore, would buy a big bag of Rold Gold Pretzels on the days her...
![BOSTON – Nearly a decade after voters narrowly rejected a ballot question seeking to legalize medical aid in dying, state lawmakers are once again set to delve into the emotional testimony, ethical debates and logistical questions around the issue. Ahead of a Friday Public Health Committee hearing on bills that would allow terminally ill patients […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSManwanted-p1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Nearly a decade after voters narrowly rejected a ballot question seeking to legalize medical aid in dying, state lawmakers are once again set to delve into the emotional testimony, ethical debates and logistical questions around the issue. Ahead of a Friday Public Health Committee hearing on bills that would allow terminally ill patients […]")
Emotional arguments precede aid in dying hearing
BOSTON – Nearly a decade after voters narrowly rejected a ballot question seeking to legalize medical aid in dying, state lawmakers are once again set to delve into the emotional...
![WILMINGTON – Derek Briere lives in and manages a 12-step sober house for men. In the spring of 2019, Briere, a member of Laborers’ International Local 429, was working on a job site in Wilmington, “severely hungover and taking unprescribed Percocets” when his superintendent announced a guest speaker was there to talk to the crew […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mayor010.jpg?w=132 "WILMINGTON – Derek Briere lives in and manages a 12-step sober house for men. In the spring of 2019, Briere, a member of Laborers’ International Local 429, was working on a job site in Wilmington, “severely hungover and taking unprescribed Percocets” when his superintendent announced a guest speaker was there to talk to the crew […]")
Building Trades Council launch addiction recovery council
WILMINGTON – Derek Briere lives in and manages a 12-step sober house for men. In the spring of 2019, Briere, a member of Laborers’ International Local 429, was working on...