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How one state representative is stymying Harvard’s Allston plans
Mike Moran, a state representative for Allston and Brighton, continues his campaign for more information on Harvard University's development plans in Allston by now taking umbrage with its plans to build above the future path of the Mass. Pike.
‘We walked into a buzzsaw’: This spring, Greater Boston’s housing market is tougher than ever.
Prices have risen to record highs — with the typical single-family house in Greater Boston now routinely topping $750,000 — and once unthinkable steps, such as waiving inspections or mortgage contingencies, are now commonplace.
INNOVATION ECONOMY
How much do you know about Cambridge inventions? Take the quiz to find out.
If you fail, two new books on the city’s outsized role in changing the world are here to help.
Russians stymied in Ukraine; Finland favors joining NATO
Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and a defending country invigorated by its win in a hugely popular pan-European music competition Sunday.
Russian neighbor Finland announces it wants to join NATO
A senior NATO official says Russia’s military advance in Ukraine appears to be faltering and he expressed hope that Kyiv can win the war.
Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are tapping supercomputers to peer into the future of wildfires in the US West, where climate change and an enduring drought are fanning the frequency and intensity of forest and grassland fire.
Senate President Karen Spilka says she would have voted ‘yes’ on bill to legalize sports betting
Late last month the Senate passed the sports betting bill on a voice vote, without recording the positions of each individual senator.
Biddeford Starbucks first in Maine to announce union intentions
Workers at a Starbucks store in Maine became the first in the state to announce their intent to unionize on Friday.