15 Mar, 2025

Landmarks Commission recommends protections for City Hall

Local News Boston City Hall, the brutalist behemoth that continues to divide residents, could soon gain an official designation that would preserve its character. Boston City Hall could soon be officially designated as a landmark by the city government. Ted Shaffrey/AP More than 50 years after being completed, the divisive Boston City Hall could soon […]

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Treasurer releases (some) details about cannabis commission suspension as lawsuit filed

Local News After being suspended, Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien is alleging state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg violated the law. Shannon O’Brien, the former gubernatorial candidate and state treasurer who was suspended as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission last month, is suing Treasurer Deborah Goldberg over the matter. Deborah Goldberg. Goldberg, whose office is […]

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Cannabis Control Commission chair suspended

Local News Shannon O’Brien, Massachusetts’s top cannabis regulator, was suspended only a year after being appointed to the position. Shannon O’Brien. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe Shannon O’Brien, chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, has been removed from her post as the top cannabis regulator in Massachusetts.  State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended O’Brien on Thursday, a […]

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