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Massachusetts mom writes own heart-wrenching, humorous obituary before dying of ALS
A Massachusetts woman left the world laughing after her de@th with the humorous obituary she penned before her passing. Linda Murphy’s humorous and heartfelt obituary went viral after she died at age 60 following a three-year battle with Bulbar...
Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Symphony Hall then and now
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“One could not give undivided attention to the performance,” wrote music critic William Foster Apthorp in the Boston Evening Transcript the next day. “For the hall itself means much; we Bostonians are wedded to it, for better or for worse, till...
Owner: John W. Henry
Factor This finance and project development roundup: AlphaGen, Ampacity, CPS Energy, EDF, Lightshift Energy
In what is either an all-timer of a coincidence or President Trump directing the U.S. government to harm his perceived enemies (again), the Department of Energy is pulling $7.6 billion in grants supporting 223 clean energy projects in 16 states –...
Owner: Stephen A. Schwarzman
NH-based Milton Rents… Construction equipment rental company eyes New Boston St. location
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Daily Times Chronicle - Massachusetts
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WOBURN - The City Council during a recent meeting lodged no major objections to a New Hampshire-based equipment and tool rental company’s plans to open a new location at the old home of a New Boston Street paving company. Set to revisit the...
Owner: Haggerty Family
Leaked doc reveals the chaotic politics behind Trump Energy Department cuts
This week, the Department of Energy canceled nearly $8 billion worth of awards — a move touted by the Trump administration as an effort to protect fossil fuels at the expense of renewables. But documents obtained by TechCrunch show that the...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
Bitterness deepens over highway plaza construction fiasco
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The Gardner News - Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts-based construction company that partnered with Applegreen, the winning bidder in the proposal to refurbish 18 Massachusetts travel plazas that bowed out last month, is breaking its silence in a letter to the state's...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Trump Tries To Turn The Clock Back On Energy
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Forbes
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In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at how the Administration is trying to turn back the technological clock, a startup building giant robot boats, manipulating DNA with electricity and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign...
Owner: Integrated Whale Media Investment & other shareholders
John Boston | Here, in Santa Clarita, I See Crazy People
Something wrong has happened to us. It’s never any one event. Rather, death by a thousand paper cuts. In the same week, I spotted essentially the same sign in two wildly different locations. One reminder was at a burgertorium drive-through, the...
Rising ‘food forests’ bring free fruit and heat relief to Boston’s neighborhoods
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The roots of the organization began at a trash-filled lot around the corner from Kriegman’s apartment in 2014 in Egleston Square, not far from the Franklin Park Zoo. With his neighbors joining in with shovels and spades, the crew spent hours...
Owner: John W. Henry
New FEMA flood maps prompt questions, concerns across Massachusetts
IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG for the calls to start flowing into Peabody City Hall. Just a week or two after the Federal Emergency Management Agency updated flood maps across the Charles, Nashua, and Merrimack watersheds this past July, residents who found...
Owner: Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth
CFS secures US$1bn deal with Eni to deliver fusion energy
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The Chemical Engineer
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INTERNATIONAL oil and gas company Eni has agreed to purchase US$1bn worth of electricity from Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), generated by its upcoming 400 MW ARC fusion power plant in Virginia, US. It marks the second agreement CFS has secured...
Owner: The Institution of Chemical Engineers
Energy Department cancels $7.5 billion for hundreds of projects, mostly in blue states
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department said Wednesday night that it would cancel more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era awards for hundreds of energy projects, with the vast majority located in states led by Democrats. The move underscored how the Trump...
Owner: Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
Massachusetts mom writes own heart-wrenching, humorous obituary before dying of ALS: ‘Looks like I’m dead’
A Massachusetts woman wanted to leave the world laughing. Linda Murphy’s humorous and heartfelt obituary went viral after she died at 60 years old following a three-year battle with Bulbar ALS. “Well, if you are reading this obituary, it looks...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Mining haunted by exploitation, dubious contracts
In the gold-rich fields of Kasungu Districts, villagers dig with bare hands in collapsing tunnels, risking death for a few grammes of gold. Women cook over smoky fires and children fetch water while men pound rocks under the blazing sun. On...
Owner: Banda Family
AbbVie Begins $70 Million Biologics Expansion in Massachusetts
AbbVie has broken ground on a $70 million expansion of its AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, Massachusetts, a key hub for the company’s biologics research, development, and manufacturing. The project is part of AbbVie’s broader plan to...
Owner: Kellen Media Group
Trump administration slashes $550 million in Colorado clean energy grants, Democrats call it revenge
Colorado is losing $550 million in federal clean energy grants as Trump administration officials slash awards to primarily Democratic-controlled states during the budget shutdown, including a highly-touted $326 million block to Colorado State...
Owner: The Colorado Sun (Non-profit)
Trump administration cuts funding for dozens of clean energy projects across Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington condemned the Department of Energy's cuts across the board, specifically for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub.
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KGW 8 - Oregon
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Oregon and Washington condemned the Department of Energy's cuts across the board, specifically for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. OREGON, USA — The Trump administration is yanking $7.6 billion in grants supporting over 200 clean energy...
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
Energy Department cancels $7.5 billion for hundreds of energy projects, mostly in blue states
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department said Wednesday night that it would cancel more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era awards for hundreds of energy projects, with the vast majority located in states led by Democrats. The move underscored how the Trump...
Owner: Walter E Hussman Jr.
Three keys to victory against Boston College
There was a lot to talk about when Pitt started 7-0 last season. Redshirt first-year quarterback Eli Holstein was leading incredible comebacks and couldn’t lose a game, junior running back Desmond Reid was taking the nation by storm as one of the...
Owner: The University of Pittsburgh
Boston Scientific aims for market leadership in electrophysiology
Boston Scientific aims to become the market leader in the electrophysiology category as the device maker looks to pulsed field ablation to drive growth. “Our new vision is not just to be a leader in pulsed field ablation, but to be a leader in...
Owner: Informa PLC