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PAX East returns to Boston: Here's what to know
Calling all gamers! PAX East, the celebration of gaming and gaming culture, is back in Boston this weekend for its annual exposition. The convention, packed with panels, performances, tournaments and an expansive expo hall, is one of the largest gaming fairs in the world. This year, the convention will feature special panels and merchandise celebrating 20 years of PAX. Here’s…
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Report: MGM Resorts considering sale of casinos in Mass. and Ohio
MGM Resorts International is considering selling its casinos in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Northfield Park, Ohio, according to a report from Bloomberg News, which cited people with knowledge on the matter. The company, which operates 31 casinos globally, began consulting financial advisors upon review of MGM’s share price, which has risen less than 5% over the last two years despite growth…
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BU grad workers vote to strike Monday
The Boston University graduate workers union voted Wednesday to go on strike Monday afternoon if they do not reach a contract agreement with the university. The union, which represents roughly 3,000 graduate student workers at BU, voted last week to authorize the strike after a longstanding battle with the university over fair pay and stronger benefits, including health care coverage…
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Avian flu suspected after birds found dead on Nahant beach, officials say
Several birds were found dead on Short Beach in Nahant, Massachusetts, earlier this month, officials said in a public health announcement. The birds are suspected of having Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said in a statement to Boston.com. About 20 birds were sent to Tufts for preliminary testing, the statement said. Though preliminary results…
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Bowling alley targeted in Lewiston shooting to reopen this spring, owners say
Five months after the mass shooting that left 18 dead at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, the alley is almost ready to reopen, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported. Just-In-Time Recreation has been closed since October 25, 2023, when Robert Card Jr. entered the building and opened fire, killing seven and injuring several others in what would…
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Latest in series of local antisemitic ‘Zoombombings' under FBI investigation
An antisemitic “Zoombombing” incident interrupted a town meeting in Concord, Massachusetts, last week, according to town manager Kerry Lafleur, the latest in a series of these incidents. The incident occurred at a regularly-scheduled meeting of the town Finance Committee on March 14. The meetings, which are open to the public, are hybrid, meaning committee members and interested town residents are…
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State's highest court to hear Milton housing lawsuit later this year
The housing lawsuit waged against the Town of Milton by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is set to be heard by the state’s highest court later this year, the Boston Globe reports. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court last month, seeks to punish Milton for voting against the MBTA Communities Law, which states that any city or...
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VIDEO: MBTA track workers dodge another moving train, agency reports
MBTA track workers were forced to dodge a moving Orange Line train while performing track maintenance March 1, the agency reported Thursday. In a meeting of the MBTA’s Safety, Health and Environment subcommittee Thursday, deputy chief safety officer Nancy Prominski said the maintenance crew jumped into cut-outs in the tunnel walls between the Tufts Medical Center and Chinatown stations, which…
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Derrick White goes full ‘Bahston' in latest Sam Adams ad
Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White is best known for his two-way play on the court, but he’s traded in the green and white for a different uniform — as Your Cousin from Boston in the latest Samuel Adams ad. He’s the latest Boston sports star to feature in the series of ads, joining the likes of Kevin Garnett...
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Sanders proposes 4-day work week in new legislation — with no pay cuts
Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation Thursday that would establish a four-day work week for employees across the country without any loss in pay. The 32-Hour Workweek Act, which is backed by California Sen. Laphonza Butler and California Rep. Mark Takano, would reduce the standard work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. In 1938, President Franklin D….
