Government & Politics

A luxury apartment complex situated near Route 495 in Marlborough has been sold for $95 million.

Updated documents submitted to the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals did not offer any details explaining why the original plan of making all of the units affordable was abandoned.

The first five turbines of the 62 planned for the project are "operating at full capacity," the Healey administration said, creating 68 megawatts of power.

Legal complaints contesting a measure's eligibility to appear on the ballot are fairly common.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down day programs and other services for adults living with disabilities, there has been a backlog of people unable to get back into those programs that advocates say are necessary for their mental and physical wellbeing. A large part of the problem is workforce shortages that have particularly affected home and health care settings.

Worcester saw 55 single-family home sales in January, 11 fewer than the city saw in January 2023.

After its voters rejected a zoning plan that would put the town in compliance with the MBTA Communities Act and clear the way for more multifamily housing, Milton is now officially losing out on state funding, the Healey administration announced Wednesday morning. 

Healey penned a three-page letter to Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre, which her office publicized, alleging that his team has "not been forthcoming, truthful or responsive" about the apparent financial distress the hospitals are facing.

While the Mass. Gaming Commission is in the midst of a search for a new executive director, Gov. Maura Healey's office announced Tuesday morning that Chairwoman Cathy Judd-Stein will retire from her position next month when her five-year term concludes.

Roughly 98 percent of all sports betting activity in Massachusetts last month was conducted online.