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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Probation Service, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

7:00pm Congressmen Seth Moulton & Jake Auchincloss on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, GBH2

“There was hate in this man's heart," Rollins said. "Whether that was the only reason he did what he did, we're not going to be fully sure. But I can tell you, I am certain of his language in his own handwriting and certain of the fact that the two people that were murdered are Black, and several people he encountered that were not, lived.”

District Attorney Rachael Rollins

Authorities said Nathan Allen, 28, of Winthrop fatally shot Air Force Veteran Ramona Cooper, 60, and retired State Trooper David Green, 58, on Saturday. Allen was subsequently killed in a shootout with police.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Representative Gosar criticized for apparent plans to hold fund-raiser with white supremacist » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Mitt Romney gushing over new buddy Joe Biden » Boston Herald

House votes to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues » Boston Globe

Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal » Boston Globe

House poised to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection » Boston Globe

Business

Governor Baker appoints Che Anderson to board of Mass Cultural Council » Greylock Glass

Trump Organization, CFO expected to face charges in New York over taxes » Boston Globe

Crimes

'Despicable Act': Baker Reacts To Winthrop Rampage That Left 3 Dead » CBS Boston

Education

Boston exam school task force settles on new entrance requirements that adds poverty indicator » Boston Herald

Task force calls for Boston exam school admission changes, but gives in on exception for high-ranking students » Boston Globe

Environment

With extreme heat increasingly in the forecast, how can we adapt? » Boston Globe

Massachusetts' ambitious climate law facing first tests » The Associated Press (AP)

American Rescue Plan could help save Merrimack River from untreated wastewater dumping » Boston Herald

Bear Hole conservation restriction officially signed » The Reminder

Health Care

Solutions to health care price variations show divide » News 22 WWLP.com

Housing

Supreme Court leaves CDC eviction moratorium in place » Boston Globe

Housing manager's eviction-avoidance program is expanding nationally » Boston Business Journal

Human Services

Longtime director of Boston rape crisis center leaves amid a broiling controversy over racial equity » Boston Globe

Elder Care in Pandemic Fueling Urgency Around Improvements » State House News Service

Immigration

Supreme Court says no right to hearing for some immigrants » Boston Globe

Labor

Massachusetts gig economy comes under scrutiny as lawmakers, labor leaders examine future of work » MassLive

Commission formed by Legislature will examine the future of work in Mass. » Boston Globe

Legislative

Lawmakers Surface Pandemic Response Bills After Emergency Ends » State House News Service

Rep. Farley-Bouvier Discusses Budget, Driver’s Licenses, Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » WAMC

Local Government

Williamstown Select Board Plans Return to In-Person Meetings » iBerkshires

Library services at risk after Southampton voters nix override » Gazette Net

Kim Janey, Boston councilors haggle with stimulus funds to try to get city budget passed » Boston Herald

Fourth of July 2021: More parades and picnics, fewer splashy pyrotechnics, less boom » Boston Globe

Seekonk library officials say new building grant is in pipeline » The Sun Chronicle

Scaled back Independence Day festivities set for Chelmsford » Lowell Sun

Mayor accused of cutting line for vaccine » Gloucester Times

Politics

Former councilor, Diosdado Lopez, joins Holyoke mayoral race » Gazette Net

No longer early, mayor’s race is taking shape » Boston Globe

Opinion: I’ve become a GOP fund-raising bogeyman » Boston Globe

Feds arrest former Massachusetts congressional candidate for allegedly using campaign funds to pay hotel debts » Boston.com

Public Health

Opinion: This year, Independence Day is also Interdependence Day » Boston Globe

Maine’s state of emergency ends; State remains one of the most COVID vaccinated states in the country » MassLive

What is the Delta variant and should you be concerned? Hint: mRNA vaccines help, a lot » Boston Herald

Website for Mass. vaccine lottery going live Thursday; officials release details on how to sign up » Boston Globe

Opinion: Will US heed the distress signal of COVID crises abroad? » Boston Globe

63 confirmed cases, 1 death, and 10,692 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Dartmouth ‘gray’ as no new Covid cases reported » Dartmouth Week

Active COVID infections in Massachusetts fall to 1,361 as hospitalizations tick back above 100 on Tuesday » MassLive

Public Safety

‘It was mayhem’: How a peaceful day in Winthrop became a matter of life and death » Boston Globe

What do Bostonians think of police? About half of those polled had a generally positive perception of the force » Boston Globe

Editorial: Massachusetts police reform law gets real » Boston Globe

Drowning in Scituate after landscaper jumped into harbor to cool off » Boston Herald

Department of Correction moves to end solitary confinement » Commonwealth Magazine

Street violence is up throughout US, but not in Boston » Boston Globe

For Boston's Next Mayor, Boston Police Will Be A Tough Fix » WBUR

Ex-Probation Chief Knocks “Unfair Load of Requirements” » State House News Service

State Commission Issues Guidance On Police Encounters With Children » WBUR

Massachusetts releases new policing guidance for deescalation and disengagement tactics, alternatives to use of force with children » MassLive

State Government

Charlie Baker says Massachusetts lawmakers need to act fast to get federal coronavirus aid to those in need » Boston Herald

Baker Signs Federal Relief Transfer Bill, Needles Dems in the Process » WBUR

House eyes override of Baker veto on Holyoke Soldiers’ Home construction labor agreement » MassLive

State House tours are back, but external only » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts VaxMillions registration opens Thursday for fully vaxxed residents to win $1 million » Sentinel & Enterprise

Galvin Bids to Crack Open Closed State House » State House News Service

Taxation

To Tax Or Not To Tax? Mass. Weighs A Summer Sales Tax Holiday » WGBH

Transportation

Lowell area motorists need full-service RMV » Lowell Sun

Boston mayoral candidates united around reduced T fares » WHDH

Massive Quincy transit-oriented development opens at North Quincy T » Mass Transit

Boston drivers wasted 50 hours in traffic in 2020, despite pandemic » Boston Herald

The MBTA’s governing board is coming to an end — and so is its mouthful of a name » Boston.com

Representative Barber testifies alongside advocates and supporters for driver’s license bill » The Somerville Times

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

1 pound dried pasta, sich as fusilli bucati or regular fusilli

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling

8 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced

2 pints mixed cherry and/or grape tomatoes

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

15-20 basil leaves, torn

3/4 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (optional)

Directions

In a pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until very tender throughout, 2 to 3 minutes longer than al dente stage according to package. Drain in a colander, then chill under cold running water. Let drain well, then drizzle lightly with olive oil and toss to coat. Set aside.

Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil with garlic over medium heat until garlic begins to sizzle lightly. Increase heat to high and add tomatoes. Cook, tossing frequently, until tomato skins split, burst, and release some juices, about 5 minutes; you can gently press on some of the tomatoes with a wooden spoon to help them along, but avoid mashing them. Season with salt and pepper.

In a large bowl, toss pasta with tomatoes, garlic, and their sauce, along with the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Once cooled, add mozzarella, if using, and toss to combine. Serve at room temperature, adding additional olive oil as necessary to refresh noodles. Pasta salad can be made up to 1 day in advance without basil and kept refrigerated; return to room temperature, toss in basil, and refresh with more olive oil before serving.



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