Gintautas Dumcius

6 days ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Gintautas Dumcius

DIANNE WILKERSON, the former state senator who now works at a financially struggling Boston nursing home, defended her salary after a Superior Court judge raised concerns. A year ago, after the Benjamin Healthcare Center was placed into receivership to avoid closing the long-term care facility, the court-appointed receiver hired Wilkerson as his executive assistant. But her role at the facility, located in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, has come under scrutiny over the last several months.

1 week ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Gintautas Dumcius

A DOZEN PEOPLE have expressed interest in taking on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as she runs for a second term. An attorney who works for her is among them. John F. Houton, who lives in the city’s South End and often walks to work, has been employed as an attorney for Boston City Hall for nearly 20 years.

1 week ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Gintautas Dumcius

RENTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS can now petition the courts to seal their eviction records online after a waiting period. The waiting period depends on the type of case and its outcome. Sealing the records means consumer reporting agencies cannot use the records in tenant background checks, allowing a fresh start. The record-sealing ability is the result of a law that was included as part of the Affordable Homes Act, signed last August by Gov.

1 week ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Gintautas Dumcius

MBTA OFFICIALS have been weighing how to approach the next contract for the operations and maintenance of the commuter rail while also modernizing the system, which serves 550,000 passengers every week. They plan to roll out the details of their decision to companies potentially interested in bidding on the contract at a meeting inside the state transportation building in downtown Boston later this month.

1 week ago | newsfromthestates.com | Gintautas Dumcius

MBTA OFFICIALS have been weighing how to approach the next contract for the operations and maintenance of the commuter rail while also modernizing the system, which serves 550,000 passengers every week. They plan to roll out the details of their decision to companies potentially interested in bidding on the contract at a meeting inside the state transportation building in downtown Boston later this month.