Construction employment on Long Island saw another year-over-year drop in September, the seventh straight month of declines, according to a new report from the Associated General Contractors of America. …
Read more Long Island loses construction jobs for seventh straight month | Long Island Business NewsIn Brief: As the federal government shutdown stretches on, New York’s construction sector is bracing for significant disruption. Approximately $18 billion in federal infrastructure funding is now frozen,…
Read more Federal government disrupts major NY infrastructure projects: What contractors should know | Long Island Business NewsThe crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other day. Two workers were loading equipment onto trucks…
Read more Commentary: The immigration raids are crushing L.A.’s fire recovery and California’s economyROCKPORT — Advocates for affordable housing on Cape Ann and statewide are sending out a clarion call to lawmakers, urging them to back the state’s Affordable Homes Act,…
Read more Housing forum with Tarr, Ferrante slated for June 4It’s easy to overlook the importance of good lighting design. Sure, a few bulbs can give you the light you need to see by, but light is more…
Read more Ask Angi: How can I improve my home’s lighting?BEVERLY — Mayor Mike Cahill used his annual State of the City address this week to highlight accomplishments and to reiterate that the city is in a strong…
Read more Cahill touts financial strength in State of City addressIn news taken from the logs of Cape Ann’s police and fire departments: GLOUCESTER Sunday, May 5 10:02 p.m.: A crash with property damage only was reported on…
Read more Police/FireDERRY — A man was seriously injured in a fiery explosion at a Chases Grove Road home Sunday night. The unidentified man, who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries, was pulled…
Read more Man seriously injured in Derry explosionANDOVER — Voters approved a zoning district on Tuesday that allows for the potential construction of up to 2,121 multifamily housing units. Only a day after more than…
Read more Andover voters approve MBTA zoningAnyone who knows me knows that I’m the keepsake queen! Since high school I’ve kept scrapbooks, albums, and bins with everything from photos and notes to lucky coins,…
Read more Supermom In Training: What do I do with all the keepsakes?BOSTON — Nearly 100 cities and towns are sharing more than $11.8 million in state funding aimed at helping them reduce their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions…
Read more State grant money to pay for green projectsBOSTON — Nearly 100 cities and towns are sharing more than $11.8 million in state funding aimed at helping them reduce their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions…
Read more State grant money to fund green projectsROCKPORT — Alan Battistelli and his fellow Zoning Board of Appeals members said the Planning Board’s effort to create an MBTA housing district in town may have missed…
Read more Rockport ZBA: Affordable housing missing from MBTA measuresMANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Considering 21 articles on the warrant was no easy task but annual Town Meeting wrapped it up in about three hours. Town Moderator Alan Wilson banged…
Read more Manchester-by-the Sea Town Meeting backs senior center plan. lauinch serviceThe inability of the city of Gloucester and its schools to fully close a $6.1 million shortfall between the cost of a level-service budget and increased funding provided…
Read more Schools face loss of 41 positions due to $3.1M budget gapMANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — To residents Gretchen Wood and Lisa Bonneville, the town’s library is a dream. But Wood and Bonneville want that dream to be accessible for all who…
Read more Article would move library renovation plans aheadPEABODY — Popsicle sticks launching into the air. Barbies bungee-jumping off balconies. The STEM competition at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School made experimenting as fun as it is…
Read more Peabody STEM NHS students team up for science funBEVERLY — For most people, their last image of James Carver is from a black-and-white photo from 1989, the year he was convicted of setting a fire that…
Read more 40 years later, Carver still seeking new trial in deadly Elliott Chambers firePEABODY — Boy Scout Aiden Walsh has wanted to see a footbridge over a muddy path near his house since he was a little kid struggling to get…
Read more Peabody Boy Scout’s bridge project to begin constructionLOS ANGELES — and jabbed his fork into a chunk of glistening cashew chicken. He closed his eyes for a moment, considering the texture of the dish, a…
Read more Meet the man who has tasted everything on the Cheesecake Factory’s ridiculously long menu
