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Boston's first downtown recreational marijuana dispensary opens

Ascend Wellness Holdings has officially opened its long-awaited recreational marijuana dispensary in downtown Boston. Located around the corner from North Station and TD Garden at 272 Friend St., the 16,000-square-foot store announced its official opening Monday, after a soft...

Providence man charged with trying to hire hitman to kill 2

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man tried to hire a hitman to torture and kill two men, including a contractor he said owed him $8,500, federal prosecutors said Monday. Agustin Vinas, 51, of Providence, was held without...

Truckers for Shaw's, Star Market go on strike in New England

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Truck drivers and mechanics for Shaw’s supermarkets represented by the Teamsters went on strike Monday, stopping shipments to Shaw’s and Star Market grocery stores in New England. The drivers are responsible for delivering grocery...

Environmentalists surprisingly divided over clean energy projects in Mass., Maine and elsewhere

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America’s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size. As President Joe Biden’s administration plans to fight climate...

Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping up the dwindling coal industry by suing other states that block exports of Wyoming...

Becker College laying off 329 as it prepares to close

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Worcester-based Becker College is planning to lay off 329 employees when it closes at the end of the academic year. Of the layoffs, 245 will be in Worcester and 84 in Leicester. The Worcester...

Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA...

India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID

NEW DELHI (AP) — In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country’s...

$1M federal grant to help salt marsh restoration project north of Boston

BOSTON (AP) — A widescale effort to restore hundreds of acres of salt marsh north of Boston has received a $1 million federal grant. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant to the Trustees of Reservations announced this week...

How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign and a former colleague in the Florida Legislature. The Republican congressman, Dr. Jason Pirozzolo...
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