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"I always like to finish with a good one. Elton John said when you hit that last tune and it’s good, don’t go back. ... I’ve seen — have you ever seen? They do great. They’re great. They hit the last tune and everyone goes crazy." "Then they go back for an encore, right? And they don’t hit it. And they leave, everyone leaves. And they say that wasn’t a very good concert was it? Let’s go."

President Donald Trump

Finishing up his presser at the United Nations.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

What to watch for in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing » Boston Globe

Trump blasts critics, but leaves open possibility of withdrawing Kavanaugh nomination » Boston Globe

Kavanaugh, Ford set to face the nation » Boston Globe

What’s missing from the agenda on today’s hearing: the truth » Boston Globe

Business

BCA purchases Calderwood Pavilion from the city for $1 » Boston Globe

Aly Raisman teams up with Needham meal-kit company Purple Carrot » Boston Globe

Developer eyes two residential towers for Morrissey Boulevard site » Dorchester Reporter

Financing secured, construction of tower at Government Center Garage starts next summer » Boston Globe

Closer look at lawsuits involving owner of elephants at Big E » Western Mass News

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Framingham will allow up to six recreational marijuana shops » The Metro West Daily News

Mayor says pot rally left an ‘appalling’ mess on Boston Common » Boston Globe

Is Hempfest a Bad Neighbor? Boston’s City Council Will Weigh the Question » Boston Magazine

Civil Rights

Pro-Abortion Group Backs Jay Gonzalez Over Charlie Baker » New Boston Post

Crimes

Seven indicted in major North Shore drug opioid trafficking operation » Boston Globe

Education

Norfolk Sheriff Michael Bellotti appointed Quincy College president » Patriot Ledger

Yale joins Harvard as target of DOJ discrimination investigation » Boston Globe

UPDATED: Students to get a leg up on college, trades » Gloucester Times

MCAS results: 40 percent of city schools need help » Boston Herald

Western Mass scientists receive $635k from NASA to develop methods to study life beyond Earth » The Republican

Cohasset principal on leave as parents question abuse response » Patriot Ledger

Education trends tough to detect due to new system, officials say » State House News Service

Environment

Cape Cod National Seashore to get $9.7M in upgrades » Cape Cod Times

Gaming

Gambling panel picks interim head amid Wynn investigation » The Sun Chronicle

Gaming panel boss Stephen Crosby quits amid claims of Wynn bias » Boston Herald

Residents renew noise complaints as Palmer racetrack seeks permit change » The Republican

Gaming commission chair resigns, denies charges of bias » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

Beth Israel-Lahey mega-merger could face restrictions, state says » Boston Business Journal

Health watchdog affirms stance that Beth Israel-Lahey merger would drive up costs for consumers » Boston Globe

Housing

Boston ups housing goal in face of population boom » Commonwealth Magazine

Judiciary

Interim Suffolk DA named » Boston Herald

Holliston resident nominated as Superior Court judge » The Metro West Daily News

Lawsuit alleges LStar spent millions while deep in debt » Wicked Local Abington

Boston lawyer vying for Superior Court » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Local Government

`Peace' that was years in the making » Wicked Local Holbrook

Resident petition targets traffic safety improvements in Saugus » Wicked Local Saugus

City of Springfield to pay $75,000 to estate of man who died in police lockup » The Republican

Attleboro mayor lashes out » The Sun Chronicle

Neither Boston nor Quincy budging in battle over new Long Island Bridge » Boston Herald

Salary bump for Webster Town Clerk Robert Craver, after he cut workweek » Worcester Telegram

Former Brookline police officer reaches $150,000 settlement with town » Boston Globe

The Latest Chapter in the Brookline Racism Saga: A $150,000 Settlement » Boston Magazine

Opinion

Beth Israel-Lahey merger is a gamble, but we’ll be on the losing end of it » Boston Globe

Scot Lehigh: Republicans must hit the pause button on Kavanaugh » Boston Globe

I am Chessy Prout’s mother. I know what happens when a 15-year-old sexual assault victim speaks out » Boston Globe

Editorial: Victory Theatre restoration worth it » Gazette Net

Letter: Against state-sponsored safe injection sites » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

Local political leaders and advocates renew calls for scrapping Kavanaugh nomination » Boston Globe

Baker Holds Commanding Lead Over Gonzalez In WBUR Poll » WBUR

Gov. Charlie Baker backs independent investigation before vote on Kavanaugh » Herald News

Baker dodges questions on Kavanaugh and accuser, calls for investigation before vote » Boston Globe

Baker waiting for Question 1 analysis; Gonzalez supports nurse staff plan » MassLive

Boston businesses endorse candidates — democratically » The Huntington News

Independent candidates on the rise in Massachusetts » Patriot Ledger

Massachusetts Senate president Karen Spilka keeps in touch with predecessor Stan Rosenberg » The Republican

Springfield state Rep. Angelo Puppolo says Jay Gonzalez's call for removal of State Police head is 'political nonsense' » MassLive

'The Midwest Is Swinging Again': Democrats' Best Chances to Flip Governor Seats » Governing

Public Safety

Inaction on Parole Board appointments frustrates councilors » Gloucester Times

Gonzalez says Baker should fire heads of state police, public safety » Boston Herald

The Massachusetts State Police scandals are back at the center of the race for governor » MassLive

Gonzalez: Baker's handling of State Police scandal is 'disastrous' » WCVB

Democrats Split Over Punishing Top Brass For State Trooper Scandal » WGBH

Massachusetts gun control laws still stymied by federal chaos, legislator says » The Republican

The Interview: Boston’s New Police Commissioner William Gross » Boston Magazine

State Government

MassHousing fleet includes 10 assigned Toyotas, 8 for general use » Boston Herald

Gonzalez wants State Police chief, public safety secretary fired » Salem News

Housing office gets audit pass » Boston Herald

‘I believe Professor Ford,’ Baker says » Boston Globe

Transportation

Gonzalez calls for Baker to fire MBTA general manager » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA: “May Be Trains Arrive” » Commonwealth Magazine

Tariffs on Chinese rail car company an 'unfair penalty,' Sen. Eric Lesser says » MassLive

New option for Pike redesign » Commonwealth Magazine

The MBTA’s Fare Machines Are Under the Weather Today » Boston Magazine

Utilities

Pressure on Columbia Gas to replace gas lines » Boston Herald

State finally launches new solar incentive known as SMART » MassLive

Independent expert to conduct sweeping safety review of natural gas networks in Mass. » Boston Globe

DPU launching expedited review of gas system » The Valley Dispatch

Space heaters are unsafe for many homes hit by gas outages in Merrimack Valley » Boston Globe

Lawrence begins operating portable showers for gas disaster victims » Eagle Tribune

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