18+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1694+ words) Gov. Maura Healey alongside, left to right, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, and Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer, bashes the utility companies and pushes for energy affordability legislation. Jordan Wolman/CommonWealth Beacon by Jordan Wolman,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (896+ words) Colin A. Young |SHNS Healey versus Minogue is now official, and there may be more common ground between the candidates than at first blush. Hamilton medical device executive Mike Minogue easily won the Republican nomination Tuesday and the general election contest…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (980+ words) By Jeff St. John Reprinted with permission of Canary Media. A major grid-tech company is asking the Trump administration to fund a project it says could significantly boost the nation’s ability to move power around — without building a single new…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) For better or for worse, the Town of Franklin has announced that it has been declared fully compliant with the Commonwealth's Controversial MBTA Zoning Law mandating denser zoning near T stations. The news release is reproduced below: The Town of…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (410+ words) FY27 Spending Plan Highlights Through the Tribal Cultural Council (TCC) Program, four TCCs will receive $17,800 to regrant in support of activities and programming that benefit their tribal communities. Currently, TCCs exist within the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, Herring Pond Wapanoag Tribe, Mâsseepee…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (161+ words) Franklin Observer “Clearly, new AI infrastructure increases energy demands and installation of residential 5G cell towers lowers property values, but these are just the visible problems. ORTO will serve as a common-sense expert resource for everyday citizens and the legislature, evaluating…...