All Aboard! More than 100 friends and neighbors set sail aboard the Odyssey on Tuesday, August 5, for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park’s annual fundraiser dinner cruise. “The evening couldn’t have been better!” says FOCCP President Joanne Hayes-Rines. “Gorgeous…
Month: August 2025
Healey Signs Chapter 90 Bill, Unlocking over $1 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for Communities Across Massachusetts
Special to the Regional Review Governor Maura Healey signed into law a new Chapter 90 bill, delivering $300 million in critical transportation and infrastructure funding to every city and town across Massachusetts. The bill reflects the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s commitment to…
Healey Announces Successful Closure of all Hotel Shelters, Ends State of Emergency
Special to the Regional Review The final hotel shelters closed last week, months ahead of schedule, saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars Governor Maura Healey is announcing that the final hotel shelters in Massachusetts are closed, months ahead of…
Local Leaders Support Governor Signing of Updated Shield Law
Special to the Regional Review Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the updated Shield Law, which prevents the disclosure of sensitive data, such as a physician’s name, and formally establishes that abortions are to be provided in emergencies due to…
July Revenue Collections Total $2.694 Billion
Special to the Regional Review Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for July totaled $2.694 billion, $7 million or 0.3% more than actual collections in July 2024. “July revenue included increases relative to…
News Briefs
Ribbon?Cutting Ceremony to Inaugurate the New Site of King Richard’s Faire Ribbon?Cutting Ceremony to Inaugurate the New Site of King Richard’s Faire at Edaville Entertainment Venue in Carver, MA is on August 28 at 11:30 a.m. Highlights: • Ribbon?Cutting at 11:30?a.m.,…
T Set to Extend Subway and Certain Bus Service on Friday and Saturday Nights Beginning Aug. 24
By Dan Murphy The MBTA is slated to make some significant service changes beginning Aug. 24, with subway service and service on certain bus routes extended by nearly one hour on Friday and Saturday nights. The schedules for some bus…
Accurate Inflation Data is Crucial for Senior Citizens
The controversy surrounding the recent firing by President Donald Trump of Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who was a respected statistician (she was approved for the post by an overwhelming and bipartisan vote…
School’s Back — Drive with Care
With schools going back into session this week and next after the summer vacation, morning rush-hour commuters need to readjust our driving habits to ensure that we take into account the thousands of children who will be filling our streets…