![BOSTON – Ahead of Wednesday’s formal session, the House Ways and Means Committee is pushing out an amended version of the Senate-approved bill adjusting a 2016 ballot law concerning animal welfare. The voter law sets standards for how much space is required to keep pigs, calves and egg-laying hens. For hens it requires enough room […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Food-Peeling_Eggs_25584.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Ahead of Wednesday’s formal session, the House Ways and Means Committee is pushing out an amended version of the Senate-approved bill adjusting a 2016 ballot law concerning animal welfare. The voter law sets standards for how much space is required to keep pigs, calves and egg-laying hens. For hens it requires enough room […]")
House may pass bill to address possible egg shortage
BOSTON – Ahead of Wednesday’s formal session, the House Ways and Means Committee is pushing out an amended version of the Senate-approved bill adjusting a 2016 ballot law concerning animal...
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As protests unfold at UMass, DA offers explainer on sexual assault cases
AMHERSTÂ – University of Massachusetts Amherst students since last weekend have been protesting in connection with allegations of a sexual assault at a fraternity, and county prosecutors on Wednesday outlined...
![LOWELL – Ten Massachusetts firefighters, including several from Carlisle, were scheduled to depart for Louisiana Tuesday to support first responders dealing with the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida. According to the Department of Fire Services (DFS), personnel from Dalton and Lynnfield are also assisting. The assistance is part of a mutual aid system known as […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/low-l-firefighters.jpg?w=133 "LOWELL – Ten Massachusetts firefighters, including several from Carlisle, were scheduled to depart for Louisiana Tuesday to support first responders dealing with the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida. According to the Department of Fire Services (DFS), personnel from Dalton and Lynnfield are also assisting. The assistance is part of a mutual aid system known as […]")
Carlisle firefighters among those headed to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
LOWELL – Ten Massachusetts firefighters, including several from Carlisle, were scheduled to depart for Louisiana Tuesday to support first responders dealing with the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida. According to...
![BOSTON – University of Massachusetts officials on Tuesday morning are celebrating another whopper of a gift. This time it’s a $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation that will more than double the endowment of the UMass Medical School. The massive donation honors the late patriarch and matriarch of the Chan family, T.H. Chan. and […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/low-l-gift-2.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – University of Massachusetts officials on Tuesday morning are celebrating another whopper of a gift. This time it’s a $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation that will more than double the endowment of the UMass Medical School. The massive donation honors the late patriarch and matriarch of the Chan family, T.H. Chan. and […]")
UMass celebrating another large gift
BOSTON – University of Massachusetts officials on Tuesday morning are celebrating another whopper of a gift. This time it’s a $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation that will more...
![LOWELL – Having already committed $11 million to UMass Lowell, Robert and Donna Manning of Swampscott have topped that example of generosity with the largest cash gift in the history of the University of Massachusetts. The Mannings, described by UMass as high school sweethearts and Methuen natives who both commuted to what is now UMass […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/low-l-gift-1.jpg?w=132 "LOWELL – Having already committed $11 million to UMass Lowell, Robert and Donna Manning of Swampscott have topped that example of generosity with the largest cash gift in the history of the University of Massachusetts. The Mannings, described by UMass as high school sweethearts and Methuen natives who both commuted to what is now UMass […]")
UMass receives largest gift in its history – from two UMass Lowell graduates
LOWELL – Having already committed $11 million to UMass Lowell, Robert and Donna Manning of Swampscott have topped that example of generosity with the largest cash gift in the history...
![BOSTON – A new 19-page federal indictment outlines a raft of tax fraud and money laundering charges against a Watertown man and his two sons accused of running an elaborate Lottery ticket-cashing scheme. The defendants – 62-year-old Ali Jaafar, 28-year-old Yousef Jaafar, and 30-year-old Mohamed Jaafar – cashed more than 13,000 Lottery tickets and claimed […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ebe7e69e-f0fd-11e8-ab2e-0fdefb975e9e.jpg?w=125 "BOSTON – A new 19-page federal indictment outlines a raft of tax fraud and money laundering charges against a Watertown man and his two sons accused of running an elaborate Lottery ticket-cashing scheme. The defendants – 62-year-old Ali Jaafar, 28-year-old Yousef Jaafar, and 30-year-old Mohamed Jaafar – cashed more than 13,000 Lottery tickets and claimed […]")
Feds accuse Watertown family in vast Lottery ticket-cashing scheme
BOSTON – A new 19-page federal indictment outlines a raft of tax fraud and money laundering charges against a Watertown man and his two sons accused of running an elaborate...
![BOSTON – Regional planners are recommending reduced energy usage on Thursday since the peak demand forecast has been bumped up 600 megawatts to 25 gigawatts, close to this summer’s current peak of 25.1 gigawatts set June 29. Using ISO-New England’s estimates for daily and hourly demand, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council assigns a risk category […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Tribal_Coal_Losing_a_Livelihood_81073-1.jpg?w=117 "BOSTON – Regional planners are recommending reduced energy usage on Thursday since the peak demand forecast has been bumped up 600 megawatts to 25 gigawatts, close to this summer’s current peak of 25.1 gigawatts set June 29. Using ISO-New England’s estimates for daily and hourly demand, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council assigns a risk category […]")
Peak energy demand Thursday may near summer’s high
BOSTON – Regional planners are recommending reduced energy usage on Thursday since the peak demand forecast has been bumped up 600 megawatts to 25 gigawatts, close to this summer’s current...
![BOSTON – Saying the state auditor “must stand up to special interests to protect the public interest,” public transportation advocate Chris Dempsey, who helped lead the grassroots movement to prevent the Olympics from coming to Boston in 2024, has made it official: he’s running for state auditor in 2022. The Brookline Democrat joins Sen. Diana […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/062915olympicms0012.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Saying the state auditor “must stand up to special interests to protect the public interest,” public transportation advocate Chris Dempsey, who helped lead the grassroots movement to prevent the Olympics from coming to Boston in 2024, has made it official: he’s running for state auditor in 2022. The Brookline Democrat joins Sen. Diana […]")
Chris Dempsey launches bid for state auditor
BOSTON – Saying the state auditor “must stand up to special interests to protect the public interest,” public transportation advocate Chris Dempsey, who helped lead the grassroots movement to prevent...
![BOSTON – Massachusetts this year is expected to endure a sharper drop in hotel industry jobs than the nation as a whole, according to a new report. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association plan to meet with members of Congress in every state over the next three […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Virus_Outbreak_One_Year_-_Jobs_in_Peril_20296-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Massachusetts this year is expected to endure a sharper drop in hotel industry jobs than the nation as a whole, according to a new report. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association plan to meet with members of Congress in every state over the next three […]")
Hotel jobs crunch taking bigger bite in Massachusetts
BOSTON – Massachusetts this year is expected to endure a sharper drop in hotel industry jobs than the nation as a whole, according to a new report. The American Hotel...
![BOSTON – State regulators have closed down shellfish harvesting up and down much of the coastline “until further notice.” In a notice distributed to shellfish constables, Division of Marine Fisheries Director Daniel McKiernan cited paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) as the cause of the closures. PSP is also known as red tide. The affected towns are […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSManwanted-p1-9.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – State regulators have closed down shellfish harvesting up and down much of the coastline “until further notice.” In a notice distributed to shellfish constables, Division of Marine Fisheries Director Daniel McKiernan cited paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) as the cause of the closures. PSP is also known as red tide. The affected towns are […]")
Red tide closes areas along Massachusetts coast
BOSTON – State regulators have closed down shellfish harvesting up and down much of the coastline “until further notice.” In a notice distributed to shellfish constables, Division of Marine Fisheries...