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October 24, 2018 By JASON PRAMAS

BOSTON FIDDLES WHILE THE WORLD BURNS

City government continues issuing reports while UN calls for immediate action

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September 18, 2018 By JASON PRAMAS

THE MERRIMACK VALLEY DISASTER: IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT OLD PIPES

The magnitude of the disaster is just starting to sink in. About 8,500 homes were affected, and its occupants are being told that it will take months to replace the cast iron gas pipes under city streets and restore service.

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December 5, 2017 By JASON PRAMAS

EVERSOURCE SCREWS MASS CONSUMERS

  With a little help from its friends, the “regulators” at the Department of Public Utilities   December 5, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   It is perhaps understandable that one of the most important Massachusetts news stories of the year was buried in the avalanche of reports coming out of Washington last week. But […]

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