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🔒Massachusetts needs to lean into public transit

As state legislators go behind closed doors to understand the issue better before arriving at a comprehensive strategy, we urge them to consider a solution placing high priority on public transit.

🔒The jobless heroes of a dead sports blog

Oct. 30, 2019 marked a profound and great day in the history of American ideals, which left the heroes at the center of this story unemployed.

Two years after spending $1.7B, Hologic sells subsidiary for $205M

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic has agreed to sell its medical aesthetics unit for $205 million, it announced Wednesday.

Worcester City Councilor proposes small business tax break

The Worcester City Council on Tuesday will debate City Councilor-at-Large Morris Bergman's proposed small business real estate tax break.
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Franklin commuter rail line adding second track

The MBTA board approved a $30 million contract Monday to expand double tracking on stretches of the Franklin Line, an improvement that officials say will allow for more reliable travel on a line with stops in Dedham, Norwood and Foxborough.

Marijuana industry fraught with challenges, panelists say

The legal cannabis field — which a year ago this month opened its first retail stores in Massachusetts — remains challenging for operators, with legal hurdles, high taxes, banking restrictions, zoning limitations and a long permitting process, industry panelists said Wednesday in Worcester.

Two health firms join WPI’s PracticePoint facility

A Worcester startup aiming to help diabetics and a Cambridge firm creating devices for those with impaired mobility have joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute's PracticePoint incubator.

Transformation of former MetroWest Daily News facility on schedule

The buildout of a 63,000-square-foot Framingham facility by Woburn biotech Replimune is on schedule, with the company having received an occupancy permit and begun transferring technology to the site.
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Marijuana business discussion to be held at Mechanics Hall

A panel discussion of the business and social implications of cannabis will be held Wednesday at Clark University in Worcester.

Bridge near West Natick Station closed permanently

A failed safety inspection has prompted the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to permanently close and tear down Boden Lane Bridge in Natick.
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