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![Gov. Maura Healey's administration said it planned to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after months of sliding revenues. Gov. Maura Healey's administration said it planned to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after months of sliding revenues.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aleynl002.jpg?w=124)
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Gov. Healey tightening hiring procedures for state jobs after months-long revenue slide
Gov. Maura Healey's administration said it planned to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after...
![Mayor Michelle Wu signed off on an ordinance Wednesday reinstating a planning department run by the city for the first time in 70 years in a ceremony in the West End on Tuesday, a big step for her plans to reshape development in the city. Mayor Michelle Wu signed off on an ordinance Wednesday reinstating a planning department run by the city for the first time in 70 years in a ceremony in the West End on Tuesday, a big step for her plans to reshape development in the city.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nl001.jpg?w=130)
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Mayor Wu signs ordinance creating first city-run planning department in 70 years
Mayor Michelle Wu signed off on an ordinance Wednesday reinstating a planning department run by...
![A 34-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center. A 34-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2017/05/12/051217emergencync17.jpg?w=135)
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Massachusetts man accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center, reportedly made racist remarks
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center.
![A potential soccer stadium in Everett backed by Robert Kraft could bring congestion and heavy foot traffic to areas of Boston directly across the Mystic River from the proposed site, a Boston councilor and a city planner told lawmakers on Beacon Hill Tuesday afternoon. A potential soccer stadium in Everett backed by Robert Kraft could bring congestion and heavy foot traffic to areas of Boston directly across the Mystic River from the proposed site, a Boston councilor and a city planner told lawmakers on Beacon Hill Tuesday afternoon.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EVERETTsc003.jpg?w=132)
Soccer stadium in Everett could bring foot traffic, congestion to Boston, officials say
A potential soccer stadium in Everett backed by Robert Kraft could bring congestion and heavy...
![Sharks scavenge carcass of yet another North Atlantic right whale found dead off the East Coast Sharks scavenge carcass of yet another North Atlantic right whale found dead off the East Coast](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/whale.jpg?w=132)
Sharks scavenge carcass of another North Atlantic right whale found dead off East Coast
Sharks scavenge carcass of yet another North Atlantic right whale found dead off the East...
![Nor'easter to blast Massachusetts with snow, rain, strong winds, coastal flooding: 'Power outages are possible' Nor'easter to blast Massachusetts with snow, rain, strong winds, coastal flooding: 'Power outages are possible'](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/weather.jpg?w=117)
Nor’easter to blast Massachusetts with snow, rain, strong winds, coastal flooding: ‘Power outages are possible’
Nor'easter to blast Massachusetts with snow, rain, strong winds, coastal flooding: 'Power outages are possible'
![OBF: A legendary run for Larry Lucchino OBF: A legendary run for Larry Lucchino](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2012/08/25/082512soxjw01.jpg?w=135)
OBF: A legendary run for Larry Lucchino
Larry Lucchino died Tuesday. And with him, so did an integral part of Red Sox...
![Some of the other colleges with sticker prices of more than $90,000 this year include the University of Southern California at $95,000, Harvey Mudd College in California at $93,000, the University of Pennsylvania at $92,000, Brown University in Rhode Island at $92,000, Dartmouth College in New Hampshire at $91,000, and Boston University at $90,000. Some of the other colleges with sticker prices of more than $90,000 this year include the University of Southern California at $95,000, Harvey Mudd College in California at $93,000, the University of Pennsylvania at $92,000, Brown University in Rhode Island at $92,000, Dartmouth College in New Hampshire at $91,000, and Boston University at $90,000.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CORRECTION_College_Costs_03144.jpg?w=132)
Sticker Shock: College will cost up to $95,000 this fall
Some of the other colleges with sticker prices of more than $90,000 this year include...
![An estimated $1.09 billion prize is now on the line for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, which can be paid out in an annuity over 30 years or as a $527.3 million cash payment. An estimated $1.09 billion prize is now on the line for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, which can be paid out in an annuity over 30 years or as a $527.3 million cash payment.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tterynl001.jpg?w=133)
Powerball jackpot hits $1B, ninth largest in lottery history
An estimated $1.09 billion prize is now on the line for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, which...
![A 56-year-old woman was returning home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot and killed by a man she was in a relationship who subsequently turned the gun on himself, authorities allege. A 56-year-old woman was returning home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot and killed by a man she was in a relationship who subsequently turned the gun on himself, authorities allege.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-813644562-1-1.jpg?w=116)
Brockton murder suicide: Woman shot, killed before man turns gun on himself, Plymouth DA says
A 56-year-old woman was returning home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot...