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For the archivist and fabulist alike, historical records are seedbeds of wonder and fascination, and Vermont is absolutely fecund with weird history. In the Green. ....
POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Updated Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Soak up some sunshine! THE NUMBERS ARE IN Burn rates are rising among Boston’s mayoral candidates, but cash flow is falling. Five of the six major candidates City Councilors Andrea Campbell, Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu, state Rep. Jon Santiago and former Boston economic development director John Barros brought in less cash in April than March. ....
CONCORD In 2015, a tattoo artist named Raymond Stevens pleaded guilty to criminal mischief after defacing the homes of refugees in Concord with racist graffiti. The hateful words scrawled on the siding were literal and clear: You are not welcome here. Under the state s Civil Rights Act, prosecutors applied a hate crime enhancement to Stevens sentence, resulting in a year of imprisonment in a county jail. Hate crimes are often referred to as message crimes those that target and intimidate an entire group as well as the direct victim. In a 2012 study published in the International Review of Victimology, researchers found that people who were aware of hate-based violence against someone in their community experienced similar symptoms to victims of vicarious trauma, reporting feelings of shock, anger, fear and inferiority. ....
With the launch of Boston s new Community Choice Electricity program this month, nearly half of all Massachusetts municipalities are now buying electricity on behalf of their residents in an effort to provide cheaper, greener power. As of January, the state had approved 168 municipal aggregation programs, which allow local governments to procure and provide electricity at competitive rates. Advocates say the initiatives give cities and towns more control over their power sources, and often offer lower rates than utilities for consumers. Communities that have enacted such programs see them as a way to save money for residents while making progress toward carbon reduction goals - and they expect that the number of aggregation programs in Massachusetts will continue to grow. ....