The governor and others stress the state’s stepped-up measures are precautionary and that the risk of contracting the virus in Massachusetts remains low.
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Gas utility to pay $53 million for blasts that damaged homes, killed 1
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Pipeline Safety Act in connection with the explosions that rocked three communities in the Merrimack Valley, north of Boston, in 2018.
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Massachusetts sues Juul over e-cigarette marketing tactics
Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker is responsible for ‘creating a youth vaping epidemic’ with deceptive advertising tactics designed to lure in teen users.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts woman who pressured boyfriend to kill himself will remain in prison
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a woman who’s serving a 15-month sentence for her role in the 2014 death of her boyfriend.
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Harvard Pilgrim plans to merge with Tufts Health Plan
The combined health insurance provider would serve nearly 2.4 million members in New England.
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Massachusetts medical device maker’s earnings up 17%
Boston Scientific Corp. increased its full-year earnings in 2018.
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The Wrap: There’s a slew of new places opening
Plus a new brew and the return of a favored event.
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Lawmakers consider sealing, erasing records of past cannabis convictions
Four Maine legislators are pursuing bills to clear some convictions for marijuana possession that today would be legal.
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Bill in Massachusetts Senate seeks to expand lobster processing
It calls for ending the Bay State’s ban on possessing uncooked or frozen lobster parts, a law originally intended to prevent harvesters from illegally ripping the tails off undersized lobsters.
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The Wrap: A host of new fare in 2019, from offbeat desserts to Sichuan cuisine
If the variety of restaurant choices in Greater Portland already overwhelms you, it’s best you don’t read further.