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"This is going to be painful," Pollack said Monday. "Any conversation about not having enough resources is painful. You can't keep promises that you can't pay for, and you can't provide service you can't afford, and that is the conversation that we're laying the foundation for."

Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack

Administration at the transit agency are going to be re configuring bus and train service due to rider revenue disappearing, likely imposing significant cuts on some areas.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

As Trump rejects science, Biden calls him a ‘climate arsonist’ » Boston Globe

House Centrists Add $1.5 Bil Plan as Latest Stimulus Option » State House News Service

Business

Boston Sports Clubs' parent company files for bankruptcy amid uproar from gym members » Boston Globe

Biogen pledges to stop using fossil fuels by 2040, commits $250 million to the effort » Boston Globe

Clarks, the footwear company, may shut 25% of its stores as it delves deeper into digital sales » Boston Globe

Fitness studio TrillFit aims to ‘decolonize wellness’ » Boston Globe

Opinion: Restaurants need us, and we need them » Boston Globe

Opinion: I’ll Eat Outside at Boston Restaurants All Winter If I Have To » Boston Magazine

Restaurant nearly gets license revoked due to barrier safety concerns » Dartmouth Week

BJ's Liquor License Bid In Framingham Sparks Opposition » Brookline Patch

After a summer unlike any other, the North End looks anxiously toward the fall » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Virtual Harvest Cup Will Measure Marijuana Competition » State House News Service

Education

Nerves, Excitement On First Day Back To School » WBUR

State should create need-based school aid formula, report says » Berkshire Eagle

Dover-Sherborn Regional High School will start year remotely after party with more than 100 students excessively drinking ‘put us all at risk’ of coronavirus, superintendent says » The Republican

Worcester schools: Remote attendance taking questioned » Worcester Telegram

Child care centers faced with myriad challenges as school districts start remote learning » Berkshire Eagle

Smith Voc students return » Gazette Net

Attleboro, Foxboro goes back to school -- at a distance » The Sun Chronicle

Report: Mass. school funding formula gives wealthy districts more aid than they need, widening equity gaps » Boston.com

'We Were Lied To': Students Criticize Boston College Over Lack Of Transparency Around COVID-19 » WGBH

Teachers at high risk for coronavirus still don’t know whether they’ll be allowed to work remotely » Boston Globe

Sharon teachers rally over unsafe buildings, district says schools will open anyway » Boston Herald

New MIT labs to study brain disorders thanks to $28M gift from Broadcom CEO » Boston Business Journal

MCLA Ranked a 2021 Top Ten College by U.S. News & World Report » Business West

Environment

Trump, Biden facing off on wildfires, climate change » Boston Globe

State, local officials gather in Becket to announce new grants for culvert work » Berkshire Eagle

Smoke from wildfires sweeping east all the way to Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Gaming

Appeals court hears arguments in Aquinnah gaming case » Cape Cod Times

Health Care

Former admissions director at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham stole $230K from resident to pay for family vacations, other expenses, authorities say » The Republican

Housing

‘It was kind of a smack in the face': Millennials find search for starter homes even more competitive in the COVID era » Boston Globe

Newton Edges Forward On Using Armory For Affordable Housing » Brookline Patch

Judiciary

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants Dies At 65 » WBUR

Judge's Ruling Linked To Disgraced Chemist May Pave Way To Reopen Thousands Of Mass. Cases » WBUR

SJC Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, a fearless advocate for racial justice, dies at 65 » Boston Globe

Opinion: Massachusetts criminal legal system needs to get serious about data » Boston Globe

SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants dies » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts SJC Chief Justice Gants dies, remembered as a ‘giant’ in legal community » Boston Herald

Gants lauded, mourned, for the change he sought for the courts » Boston Business Journal

Labor

Uber Says Mass. Driver's 1st Circ. Injunction Fight Is Moot » Law 360

Local Government

City of Malden assisting namesake town in Washington after it was destroyed by wildfire » Boston Globe

Framingham will begin issuing $500 fines for gatherings that violate the state's COVID-19 size restrictions » The Metro West Daily News

Halloween trick-or-treating ban a ’no-brainer’ amid COVID-19 pandemic, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno says » The Republican

ZBA hearing on Deerfield Dollar General continued to October » Gazette Net

Boston City Councilors join fight to save more than 100 trees from being cut down in Roxbury » Boston Herald

Boston to make new downtown bike network permanent » Boston Globe

Politics

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu Announces Run For Mayor » WBUR

O'Connor Sees Markey Debate Approach as Flip-Flop » State House News Service

Rayla Campbell Should Appear on Massachusetts Ballot [OPINION] » WBSM

Michelle Wu makes it official: She’s running for mayor of Boston » Boston Globe

State Rep Michael Day has a Challenger: Elizabeth Harrah » Brookline Patch

Opinion: Ed Markey back to Washington and his arrogant attitude » Boston Herald

Kevin O’Connor accuses Ed Markey of being ‘afraid’ of more debates » Boston Herald

Question 1 campaigns take in $35M in donations » News 22 WWLP.com

Editorial: Ask what you can do for the 2020 elections » Boston Globe

In Massachusetts, Trump supporters ‘go big or go home’ with displays » Worcester Telegram

O’Connor To Markey: Let’s Have Seven Debates, Not Just One » WGBH

Mass. Ballot Question 2, Explained: What You Need To Know About Ranked-Choice Voting » WBUR

Less Than 20% Of Congress Has Served In The Military. Jake Auchincloss Looks To Add To Its Ranks » WGBH

Public Health

Nantucket public health officials seek to ‘surgically respond’ to COVID-19 spike linked to tradespeople » The Republican

MA lawmakers worry college students might put their communities at risk » News 22 WWLP.com

Coronavirus cases jumping in Framingham with evidence of gatherings with no masks, distancing » WCVB

Opinion: Spikes in COVID cases spark concerns beyond campuses » Boston Globe

Public Safety

State Police uncovered more trooper payroll issues last year. This time, they kept it in-house » Boston Globe

Police reform bill held up in Massachusetts State House » WCVB

Complaints against Worcester police increased last year » Worcester Telegram

Dighton cop fined $3,300 after his unlicensed pit bull killed another dog » Taunton Gazette

State Finance

Financial outlook unclear for cities, towns » Lowell Sun

Taxation

Report: Regional Taxes Would Drain Jobs, Investment » State House News Service

Transportation

'We Have To Be Realistic': MBTA Considers Permanent Service Cuts Amid Budget Crisis » WBUR

New Train Schedules Proposed to Reflect Ridership » State House News Service

Fare Collections Beat T Estimates by $5 Mil in July » State House News Service

T notes: Battery buses not ready for primetime yet » Commonwealth Magazine

T gears up for rich-poor divide in service cuts » Commonwealth Magazine

Rider Revenues Disappear, Triggering “Painful” Talks at T » State House News Service

Utilities

Lynch: Shut Down Compressor Following Friday Incident » State House News Service

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