Some #Rockport residents make a federal case out of #MBTA zoning requirement
#housing #lawsuits #Massachusetts
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/some-rockport-residents-make-federal-case-out-mbta
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The #Massachusetts climate roadmap needs a detour – but MassDOT doesn't want to change course.
The Commonwealth is on track to miss its short-term EV fleet goals by a wide margin – but even though that strategy is falling short, state officials still refuse to invest more in public transit alternatives:
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/14/electric-backslide-massachusetts-on-track-to-miss-its-ev-goals-by-a-wide-margin
Mt Wachusett on a hot day. Left Bolton around 8am. Made it to the top around 9:40am. And we decided that was not enough climb for the day, so we made the summit loop 3x 🤣 which increased about 900 feet elevation gain for the ride.
Got a flat with 0.3 miles to go at Bolton. I continued riding the flat and changed the tube when I got home. And I tried using CO2 cartridge for the first time! Gotta practice!
Stopped at Nan’s kitchen in Stow for lunch. Got a delicious Salmon bowl!
#cycling #cyclist #CyclistLife #RoadCycling #Bike #mountain #Wachusett #Massachusetts #HeatWave
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Do y'all know about the North-South Rail Link, proposed to go through #Boston?
#Trains #Transit #Massachusetts #NSRL #Maine #NewHampshire #NewEngland #Amtrak #MAPoli #MBTA #Poll
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My shed isn’t just a home for Northern Watersnakes, Eastern Phoebes, and Terror Birds ™
Eleven days ago I discovered a Monarch chrysalis up under the far corner of the shed awning. It was inches from last year’s chrysalis!
Yesterday was the emergence! Travel well, my little friend.
Labor Day weekend day 1 - Saturday shark teeth ride
Mandatory coffee / snacks stop at Bolton Bean and Harvard General Store
#cycling #cyclinglife #Massachusetts #cyclists
"The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world."
(Plus, bonus photographer reflected in eyeball.)
#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #norfolk #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife
#SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship case
One of #Trump's most contentious policies - his attempt to restrict automatic #birthright #citizenship - arrives at the #SupremeCourt this week with a predictable twist: The justices may focus on something else entirely.
Federal judges in #Washington state, #Massachusetts & #Maryland issued orders blocking Trump's January #ExecutiveOrder nationwide, finding it violated language in the #Constitution.
#immigration #law #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/birthright-citizenship-case-us-supreme-court-gets-two-controversies-one-2025-05-13/
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Autumn is here - What to do this weekend? Our weekly events thread for #Boston #Massachusetts and all of #NewEngland
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Peak Fall. Sunset now back to before 6pm. Leaf senescence makes time spent outside a delight for the eyes. We, too, harden ourselves for the chill aligned with the winter solstice. But first, Halloween will come, and there's plenty to enjoy around #Massachusetts
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If you're voting in #Massachusetts, we've got tons of stuff to get you up to speed to vote on the state's ballot questions.
This year, Mass. voters will vote on:
Q1: Can the state auditor audit the legislature?
Q2: Should the MCAS test remain as a HS graduation requirement?
Q3: Should Uber and Lyft drivers be allowed to unionize?
Q4: Should some psychedelics be legalized?
Q5: Should Mass. eliminate the lower tipped minimum wage?
Debates, explainers, etc: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMQKK3_a14M0KsvNnJe0bwmywW0QCLISA
Beautiful day at Wayside Inn Grist Mill
Where George Washington passed by on the way to Cambridge. And we also need to go to Cambridge (Design Within Reach) after having lunch. I guess we followed Washington’s footsteps 🤣🤣🤣
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Some of my fav pics from MassMoca and North Adams
The first is the hotel we stayed - the porches inn. Very cute!
#art #MassMoca #Moca #museum #ContemporaryArt #Berkshires #Massachusetts
Just checking: Did you all just feel a little shaking? If so, reply and let us know where you are. #Massachusetts
A teenage asylum seeker was taken by ICE after being arrested in a suburb of Boston by police for allegedly pushing down her brother (causing him no harm). The 18-year-old high school girl was then brought to Maine by ICE. If the press reports are true, this story should horrify all of us. Why was she arrested on such an absurd charge? Who informed ICE of her arrest? Why would ICE detain her, if she had legal status? Why Maine? This is a crime. #ICE #Massachusetts https://www.pressherald.com/2025/01/29/teenager-detained-by-ice-in-massachusetts-held-at-cumberland-county-jail/
You are overdue a little bit of Joy this weekend, as a treat. What's going on in #Boston #Massachusetts and greater #NewEngland?
Its your #BostonWeekend thread. 1/x
A big shout-out to @gbhnews for another incredible podcast series! I'm midway through "Scratch & Win", which documents the meteoric rise of the Massachusetts State Lottery, and it's pure nerd catnip: organized crime, gambling, power, machine politics, combinatorics, computer science history! I can't believe the interviews they managed to get (and that the closing song is sung by the former state treasurer). All props to the production and editing team. Ian, Isabel, Lacy, and everyone involved should be really proud. Waiting for the inevitable HBO miniseries!
https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/scratch-win
Quote from episode 1 transcript:
The Massachusetts Lottery had already rejected nearly twenty prototypes by the time they settled on a final design -- the one with the paper flaps. Only to have John Koza, this recently graduated wiz kid with a dimpled chin and a combover, show up and tell them it was flawed. So on the spot they made a deal. Koza could take home 50 tickets and do his best to prove they could be hacked.
#MApoli #Massachusetts #History #Lottery #Gambling #math #podcast #PublicRadio #GBH #PRX
https://youtu.be/qaPMLsvvPkY?si=9Wm1Zya7uR70UbGJ
La meva #CançóDelDia per al dimarts 4 de març és aquesta dels #Elder #Massachusetts #ProgRock #StonerRock #DoomMetal 😟!
Oof. USNews ranks #Massachusetts low in fiscal stability and infrastructure, suggests it is one of the worst states for "opportunity"
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings
I do appreciate the (relatively) good healthcare we have, so it makes sense to see us at #2
An Eastern Bluebird launches from his perch.
#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #halifax #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife
Boston, Cambridge, Somerville - its like a switch has flipped and everything is happening again. Enjoy this city and recharge. Its your #BostonWeekend thread for May 1-4 2025 1/x
#Boston #BostonMA #massachusetts #NewEngland #SomervilleMA #CambridgeMA #ArlingtonMA #MedfordMA #NewtonMA #BrooklineMA #JamaicaPlain #Dorchester #WinchesterMA
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100+km (65 miles) ride today. A ton of cyclists! Beautiful weather! But I did get sunburn a little and felt overheated for the last 15 miles or so.
Also a very hard ride! Averaged 18.4mph with almost 3000 ft elevation gain. Two guys are very speedy and strong but thankfully I was able to keep up most of the time. We swung by Rhode Island too :)
Children can run around in breweries but we can't have happy hour? Massachusetts is fucked up.
Welcome to your #BostonWeekend thread for May 29 to June 1 2025. Leave the house if that's an option - enjoy, enjoy your metropolitan region of
#Boston, #Massachusetts #NewEngland
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Welcome to your Boston Weekend thread for July 4th-6th, 2025, the 'Oops, all fireworks' edition. You thought there was nothing to do but eat grilled foods & watch the Pops, eh?
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#Boston #Massachusetts #NewEngland #RhodeIsland #Vermont #NewHampshire #Maine #Connecticut
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