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Producer of David Ortiz’s cannabis brand in Mass. owes $280K in unpaid rent, lawsuit alleges
April 3, 2024A number of lawsuits involving Central Massachusetts cannabis companies have been filed since 2022.
April 3, 2024
Lawsuit settlement about realtors’ commissions unlikely to loosen tight Central Mass. housing market, Warren Group says
March 29, 2024The Central Massachusetts housing market will see little immediate impact on prices or number of sales in the wake of a national $418-million settlement.
March 29, 2024
DiZoglio clashes with legislators as push for audit-focused ballot initiative continues
March 27, 2024The hearing put the committee created to vet all of the proposed 2024 ballot questions in an unusual position: its members are simultaneously targets of the proposed reforms, stewards of its review in the Legislature and, at least as far as the
March 27, 2024
Central Mass. state senator seeks to reform debt collection practices
March 25, 2024The Senate plans votes on Thursday on bills seeking to improve the fairness of debt collection practices, and to make clear that no one can be imprisoned for debt
March 25, 2024
Clinton cannabis company settles $460K lawsuit over unpaid HVAC installation
March 25, 2024John Perten, an attorney from Boston-based law firm Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, which represented Chiller in the case, declined to disclose details of the settlement to WBJ.
March 25, 2024
Eight Saint Vincent nurses file wrongful termination lawsuit against hospital
March 21, 2024Eight registered nurses have filed a lawsuit against Saint Vincent Hospital and its owner, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, under the Whistleblower Protection Act, claiming wrongful termination after they reported concerns about unsafe conditions to
March 21, 2024
App-based driving companies face questioning from elected officials over ballot initiative
March 20, 2024One lawmaker told gig economy executives to "buckle up" for his line of questioning. Another described the ballot question proposing to reshape the relationship between popular apps and their drivers as "holding a gun to our heads." And the top
March 20, 2024
Milton housing lawsuit headed to Supreme Judicial Court in October
March 19, 2024Justice Serge Georges ruled Monday that the case raises important questions that ought to be settled or else they will keep popping up, and ordered both sides to prepare for oral arguments before all seven justices of the high court in October.
March 19, 2024
Meeting between O'Brien, Goldberg over cannabis chair's suspension set for April
March 11, 2024After appointing her to the top job in 2022, Goldberg suspended O'Brien, a former state treasurer and the Democratic Party's 2002 nominee for governor, with pay in September. O'Brien's annual rate of pay is $181,722.
March 11, 2024
Justice reform progress imperiled, advocates say
March 7, 2024Criminal justice reform activists joined a handful of state lawmakers Wednesday to fight against Gov. Maura Healey's budget pitch to slash funding for some reentry programs, arguing the cuts would unravel the success of a landmark 2018 law.
March 7, 2024
Worcester health board backs injection site pilot
March 7, 2024The second largest city in Massachusetts has taken the first step towards supporting overdose prevention centers, sometimes referred to as safe injection sites, where people can use drugs under medical supervision.
March 7, 2024
Consigli, Fletcher, McCall inducted into WBJ Hall of Fame
Updated: March 4, 2024In 2017, WBJ created its Hall of Fame to honor those professionals who made significant contributions to the economy and community. With the induction of the Class of 2024, the WBJ Hall of Fame has grown to 28 members.
Updated: March 4, 2024
WBJ Hall of Fame: Fletcher directs millions in giving to benefit the community
Updated: March 4, 2024Like his father, Warner Fletcher is heavily involved in the giving community, serving as chair of three of the city’s largest grant-making foundations, helping to manage more than $370 million in assets.
Updated: March 4, 2024
Milton faces AG lawsuit over alleged violations of MBTA Communities Act
February 28, 2024The consequences for Milton voters rejecting a zoning reform plan did not end with losing state grant funding: the town now faces a legal complaint from Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
February 28, 2024
Fate of key bills determined on day of biennial legislative deadline
February 8, 2024The biennial legislative deadline known around Beacon Hill as Joint Rule 10 day arrived Wednesday, giving activists and lobbyists who have spent the past 13 months pushing for and against bills a limited glimpse at what remains in play heading into
February 8, 2024
Dudley cannabis dispensary sued over alleged $56K in unpaid invoices
February 7, 2024The lawsuit alleges that Greatest Hits made two purchases of wholesale products totaling a value of $56,330 but failed to make on-time payments.
February 7, 2024
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