Tag: Massachusetts
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Cannabis retailers worry about their future under new state law
The bill would double the amount of cannabis that an adult can purchase and increase the number of retail licenses that one company can have from three to six. The owners of Wonderland Cannabis, which serves much of the Worcester…
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Massachusetts considers one of the nation’s strictest social media bills
Mental health and online safety advocates are praising the bill. Critics say it threatens personal privacy. BOSTON — As Massachusetts considers imposing new restrictions on minors’ social media use, mental health and online safety advocates are praising the effort. But…
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In MA, Doctors’ Day becomes rallying point for health care reform
While Doctors’ Day has traditionally celebrated physicians’ contributions — specically the date of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery by Dr. Crawford W. Long on March 30, 1842 — this year Massachusetts physicians are redefining it as a…
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Lexington teen earns $90,000 scholarship at national science and math competition
Jerry Xu is pictured with his project poster at the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026. / Credit: Regeneron Science Talent Search Lexington High School senior Jerry Xu believes that science can be approached in two ways. The first is through…
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Newton Energy Commission launches survey to understand barriers to home electrification
Solar panels. Public domain photo The city of Newton aims to become carbon neutral by 2050, but reaching that goal will require transforming nearly 25,000 homes into fully electric households. And environmental advocates say it starts with something basic: knowing…
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Cambridge company helps White House track drug usage trends through wastewater
MWRA’s Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: Courtesy of Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Biobot Analytics has a contract with the Office of National Drug Control Policy. A Cambridge wastewater analytics company is working with the White House to analyze…
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Revere Veterans Food Pantry sees a rise in need
Every first Wednesday of the month, residents drive to the back of the American Legion building in Revere to receive their share of canned vegetables, pasta, rice and meat from the Veterans Food Pantry. That was no different on a…