NEW: Safety concerns prompt midday closures at Somerville's central library wgbh.org/news/local/2024-08-… #mapoli @gbhnews

Developers have halted the construction of a nine-story life-sciences building in Somerville, a sign of the weakening market for lab space across the region. trib.al/qr69Le6

My dad had an expression. He said, “Champ, it’s not how many times you get knocked down. It’s how quickly you get up.” I'm told there's even a song about it.

Legislative panel recommends none of the pending ballot questions should be passed as laws – particularly the one being pushed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio to give her office the power to audit the Legislature. The panel accuses DiZoglio of "clear prejudice." commonwealthbeacon.org/gover…

Legislative panel recommends none of the pending ballot questions should be passed as laws – particularly the one being pushed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio to give her office the power to audit the Legislature. The panel accuses DiZoglio of "clear prejudice." commonwealthbeacon.org/gover…

'Nonplussed' means "perplexed," but since the mid-20th century, 'nonplussed' has increasingly been used to mean “unimpressed” or “unsurprised,” and this use, though often considered an error, has made the confident deployment of this word a fraught issue for many.

Why is newly built Harborwalk on Fan Pier already impassable for pedestrians, nevermind projected sea level rise and increased storm activity. MassMutual couldn’t afford to elevate it? Walsh-era BPDA testified that interests of developers was aligned w public interest. (4/x)

As former Press Secty to @GovBillWeld and Gov. Paul Cellucci my advice to @MassGovernor : it will come out, so stop playing games and disclose. Every other governor did—it’s part of the job. #mapoli

Fourteen men who allegedly paid women for sex at brothels ask full SJC to decide whether their names should be made public trib.al/c1zdmQm