Municipalities that don't comply with the state law requiring that denser, multi-family housing be allowed near transit stations could be slapped with lawsuits in addition to losing access to key sources of state funding, Attorney General Andrea Campbell warned Wednesday.
A new report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc. encourages the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to continue with its fare-free program, arguing the cost of collecting fares would be more expensive than simply not having them.
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Greater Worcester dropped by 3 cents since last week but remains well above the average a month ago.
The Healey Administration and legislative budget managers agreed Monday to build their upcoming state budget plans on the assumptions that they will have elevated general state tax revenue and and addition $1 billion from the high-earner surtax.