Christian Wade

5 days ago | salemnews.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — Renters who have been previously kicked out of a property can apply to have their eviction records sealed under a new law that went into effect this week. The law, tucked into a housing bill signed by Gov. Maura Healey in August, allows people to petition the court to seal their eviction records — publicly-accessible court filings that landlords can use to deny housing to prospective tenants. Lt. Gov.

5 days ago | eagletribune.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — A Beacon Hill panel wants help from the public to come up with new designs for a state flag and motto, replacing  centuries-old imagery that critics say symbolizes the brutal suppression of the region's indigenous people at the hands of colonial governments.

6 days ago | gloucestertimes.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — The Coast Guard’s plan to remove hundreds of navigation buoys along the northeast coastline is raising concerns among commercial fishermen and other mariners who depend on the markers to avoid rocks, fog and other dangers on the water. The plan calls for removing 350 of the 4,700 navigational buoys in waters from New York to the Canadian border, including dozens off Cape Ann and the North Shore. Over the next five years, up to 1,000 buoys could be removed from the water, the agency said.

6 days ago | tribstar.com | Christian Wade

When the Trump administration put the brakes on New York City’s congestion pricing program in February, city officials and environmental groups sued to block the move, arguing the new tolling program has reduced traffic congestion and tailpipe pollution in Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods.

6 days ago | eagletribune.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — The Coast Guard's is planning to remove hundreds of navigation buoys along the northeast coastline, which is raising concerns among commercial fisherman and other mariners who depend on the markers to avoid rocks, fog and other dangers on the water. The plan calls for removing 350 of the 4,700 navigational buoys located in waters from New York to the Canadian border, including dozens off Cape Ann and the North Shore.