Maren Halpin

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jonathan Saltzman |Maren Halpin

The chief executive of Western Massachusetts’ biggest health system formally apologized for repeatedly using passages from other writers’ work in the weekly blog he produces for Baystate Health. Peter Banko e-mailed employees a lengthy apology on Friday evening, the day after the Globe reported that its review of his internal blog found more than 20 posts containing passages identical or nearly identical to those in articles that appeared elsewhere.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jonathan Saltzman |Maren Halpin

Soon after becoming chief executive of Western Massachusetts’ biggest health system last June, Peter Banko began writing a weekly blog that delivers inspirational messages to Baystate Health’s 13,000 employees. Called “Connect,” the blog appears in the company’s internal network and offers observations on figures as diverse as Martin Luther King Jr., baseball great Pete Rose, and the late General Electric chief executive Jack Welch.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Jonathan Saltzman |Maren Halpin

Health care workers and activists on Tuesday demanded that the head of defense contractor Lockheed Martin be removed from Mass General Brigham’s board of directors, saying Israel’s use of his company’s weapons in Gaza flies in the face of what a health system stands for.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Hiawatha Bray |Maren Halpin

The massive tariffs announced by President Donald Trump has hammered global stock markets and spawned talk of a worldwide recession. But it’s not all bad news. New car dealers are doing great — for now — as US consumers rush to buy before the 25 percent tariff on imported cars and car parts result in higher prices.

Feb 19, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Nick Stoico |Maren Halpin

Hundreds gathered in front of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston on Wednesday to protest efforts by President Trump’s administration to slash federal funding that covers overhead payments for research at universities and institutions across the country. The rally organized by several local unions representing teachers and university student workers is calling for the Trump administration to halt the cuts and save jobs that are funded by federal research grants.