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Developer behind Springfield data center plan sues city | Exclusive
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (328+ words) Springfield's 120-day moratorium on data center proposals is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the developer behind plans for a facility at 2900 S. National Ave. The lawsuit claims the moratorium passed in late June is invalid and has prevented plans…...
Springfield schools pass food inspections without incident this week
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1518+ words) There were no violations at any of the Springfield school campuses that the Springfield-Greene County Health Department inspected this week. Schools accounted for more than a quarter of this week's routine inspections. Inspectors visited school cafeteria kitchens as well as…...
SWAT, US Marshals respond to Springfield neighborhood
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (113+ words) A SWAT team and US Marshals are investigating in a Springfield neighborhood on Friday. Crews responded to the 100 block of South Race Street around 1:17 p.m., according to a Springfield Police Department sergeant. Prosecutors say over 100k of texts part of evidence in…...
Massachusetts vaccination rates help prevent measles outbreaks, but gaps persist
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (44+ words) High vaccination rates in Massachusetts have helped prevent measles outbreaks, but data shows concerning gaps at private schools and some public schools. High vaccination rates in Massachusetts have helped prevent measles outbreaks, but data shows concerning gaps at private schools…...
Feds Investigate Northborough-Southborough Schools in Custody Case
5+ min ago (205+ words) Reporting differs over when DCF took custody of the teenager. WCVB places the removal in January 2025, after the child reportedly told a school counselor she felt unsafe at home. Fox News Radio reported that DCF removed Sophie in December 2024, when…...
Roche Genentech Innovation Center Opens in Allston, Boston
15+ min ago (106+ words) Roche has said it employs more than 25,000 people in the United States and has invested $11 billion domestically over the past decade, according to the company's own March 2025 announcement. The Allston center becomes the latest and largest piece of that U.S. footprint,…...
Kauaʻi small businesses ask tourists to return after Hurricane Lowell, with aloha and some patience
26+ min ago (871+ words) Watching her staff happily hand out free meals for hundreds of residents outside their Wailua commercial kitchen, food truck co-owner Kelly Kakalia felt fulfilled. It was the day after Hurricane Lowell finished knocking out power, washing out roads and felling…...
New Balance Sues Decathlon Over Kiprun Shoe Logo
29+ min ago (154+ words) The Kipstorm Lab has some running credibility behind it: Running Magazine describes it as a carbon-plated racing shoe that Kiprun athlete Jimmy Gressier of France wore when he set the European 5K record of 12:57 in March 2025. New Balance's own comparable racing…...
Boston EMTs Assaulted, Union Pushes for Tougher Penalties
49+ min ago (368+ words) Two Boston EMTs were left with injuries to their head, face, and neck after being allegedly assaulted in separate incidents Wednesday night, prompting their union to renew its push for stronger legal protections for emergency medical workers. Boston EMS confirmed…...
Clark, Worcester schools sign agreement to boost early college programming
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (413+ words) WORCESTER – Clark University and Worcester Public Schools got together on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17, to reaffirm a long-standing relationship between the two entities, with the two sides signing a Memorandum of Agreement regarding shared benefits both Clark and Worcester schools get…...