Tag: Cambridge
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Massachusetts voters to weigh ‘starter home’ zoning change on November ballot
Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to override local zoning rules and allow single-family homes on lots as small as 5,000 square feet, a measure supporters say would spur construction of starter homes and opponents say would strip communities…
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Bringing Gen Z to the ballot box
The Center for Teen Empowerment entices Bostonians with good old-fashioned block parties. The youth civic engagement group invites prospective voters off the street to come enjoy music, food that ranges from Caribbean fare to apple cider donuts, and giveaways like…
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Question 5 could mean tax refunds, but opponents warn for funding trade-offs
Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to change a decades-old law controlling when the state must return excess tax revenues to taxpayers, a proposal that could mean more frequent refunds but leave less money available for public services and…
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Mass. Ave. businesses brace for construction as bike lane work approaches
Business owners have concerns, with at least one worried that he may go out of business. City officials say they plan to give businesses advance notice of construction and maintain accessible pedestrian routes throughout the project. Businesses along Massachusetts Avenue…
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Franklin Cummings Tech begins a new chapter in Roxbury
Steven Thomas, a second-year student at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Roxbury, had an atypical journey to college. At 29 years old, he arrived at the private tech and trades school to build a more stable life for himself…
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State awards nearly $40M to 38 life sciences companies
Gov. Maura Healey announced last week nearly $40 million in tax incentives for 38 companies committed to creating more than 1,600 new jobs in Massachusetts. The recipients include companies working on artificial intelligence, women’s health, therapeutics, diagnostics, medical technology, research…
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MIT Future Fest opens Wednesday
Events will take place across Kendall Square and the MIT campus. MIT is opening its labs, theaters and a newly renovated warehouse to the public this week for MIT Future Fest, a five-day festival of science, technology, art and design.…