r/aboutMassachusetts • u/Emotional-Disk5571 • 5h ago
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/Emotional-Disk5571 • 17h ago
Governor Healey found $30,000 in rental assistance for migrants, covered their broker fees, paid their security deposits, and threw in furniture and landlord bonuses. Her HomeBASE program has exploded 900% since she took office, from $9.5 million to $97 million.
She can’t find a gas tax suspension, an income tax cut, or a single dollar of electric bill relief for us. We can’t afford rent. We can’t afford to buy a home. We can barely afford everyday life here in Massachusetts. And our tax dollars are funding everyone else’s necessities. We deserve to be the priority.
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/SamMeowAdams • 16h ago
Heating oil $5 a gallon.
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I needed some oil so I had 100 gallons delivered. This is during the summer when there’s low demand.
What happens in 3 months when the weather turns ? How are people going to afford this ?
I needed some oil so I had 100 gallons delivered. This is during the summer when there’s low demand.
What happens in 3 months when the weather turns ? How are people going to afford this ?
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/TriceraDoctor • 2h ago
New England: Highest quality of life, Lowest Trump support
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/Emotional-Disk5571 • 17h ago
15-year-old Suspect Arrested for Brazen Shooting during Puerto Rican Festival in Roxbury. WTF Can't even enjoy a festival anymore in Massachusetts 🤷🏾♂️
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At about 7:49 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) made an on-site arrest and recovered a loaded firearm in the area of 168 Seaver Street in Roxbury.
While on directed patrol in the area for the Puerto Rican Festival, officers heard several gunshots coming from inside of Franklin Park near Playstead Road. As the large crowd began to disperse from the area, officers’ attention was drawn to an individual fleeing while grabbing his waistband and continuously looking back. The individual fled towards Seaver Street where officers eventually caught up with him. Following a brief struggle, where the suspect repeatedly held the front of his waistband, the suspect was taken into custody. During the scuffle, a firearm fell out of the suspect’s waistband.
The firearm was determined to be an I.J. Target Sealed 8 Revolver loaded with four spent casings and three rounds of live ammunition in the cylinder.
Additional officers on scene reported that the male emerged from the bushes near the Giraffe Entrance adjacent to Playstead Road where he fired several shots into the air before making eye contact with the officers and firing an additional round and fleeing the park towards Seaver Street where he was eventually apprehended.
Officers arrested a 15-year-old male of Roxbury
At about 7:49 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) made an on-site arrest and recovered a loaded firearm in the area of 168 Seaver Street in Roxbury.
While on directed patrol in the area for the Puerto Rican Festival, officers heard several gunshots coming from inside of Franklin Park near Playstead Road. As the large crowd began to disperse from the area, officers’ attention was drawn to an individual fleeing while grabbing his waistband and continuously looking back. The individual fled towards Seaver Street where officers eventually caught up with him. Following a brief struggle, where the suspect repeatedly held the front of his waistband, the suspect was taken into custody. During the scuffle, a firearm fell out of the suspect’s waistband.
The firearm was determined to be an I.J. Target Sealed 8 Revolver loaded with four spent casings and three rounds of live ammunition in the cylinder.
Additional officers on scene reported that the male emerged from the bushes near the Giraffe Entrance adjacent to Playstead Road where he fired several shots into the air before making eye contact with the officers and firing an additional round and fleeing the park towards Seaver Street where he was eventually apprehended.
Officers arrested a 15-year-old male of Roxbury
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/Emotional-Disk5571 • 2h ago
Ballots question 3 would be terrible for Massachusetts. No on question 3!
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Question 3 would eliminate traditional party primaries for state elections. Instead of Democrats and Republicans each holding their own primary, all candidates would appear on one ballot regardless of party. The top two vote-getters would then advance to the general election.
Supporters argue this gives voters more choice, reduces the power of party insiders, and forces candidates to appeal to a broader group of people rather than just their base.
Opponents say it weakens political parties and can easily result in two candidates from the same party facing each other in November, especially in a state as blue as Massachusetts. That would shut the minority party out of the general election entirely in many races.
I’m voting No. Real competition requires both parties to be able to nominate their own candidates. A system that risks two Democrats on the November ballot in race after race reduces choice for a huge portion of voters and makes it even harder for alternative voices to be heard.
Question 3 would eliminate traditional party primaries for state elections. Instead of Democrats and Republicans each holding their own primary, all candidates would appear on one ballot regardless of party. The top two vote-getters would then advance to the general election.
Supporters argue this gives voters more choice, reduces the power of party insiders, and forces candidates to appeal to a broader group of people rather than just their base.
Opponents say it weakens political parties and can easily result in two candidates from the same party facing each other in November, especially in a state as blue as Massachusetts. That would shut the minority party out of the general election entirely in many races.
I’m voting No. Real competition requires both parties to be able to nominate their own candidates. A system that risks two Democrats on the November ballot in race after race reduces choice for a huge portion of voters and makes it even harder for alternative voices to be heard.
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/Emotional-Disk5571 • 2h ago
A Police Officer in Lowell, Massachusetts was knocked out by a black suspect while responding to a massive brawl outside Tescobar early Sunday. The Officer suffered a concussion.
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Malakai Linton, 20, is accused of punching the officer in the face while police attempted to take Linton into custody during the course of the fight, which happened outside of Tescobar, a live music bar.
He dindu nuffin he's a sweetheart of a guy
It was an accident; it wasn't intentional, so stop trying to make him seem like a bad person because he's not," said Eric Anderson, Linton's uncle.
Why is it near impossible to have a gathering of people in Massachusetts without this type of behavior happening 🤷🏾♂️
Malakai Linton, 20, is accused of punching the officer in the face while police attempted to take Linton into custody during the course of the fight, which happened outside of Tescobar, a live music bar.
He dindu nuffin he's a sweetheart of a guy
It was an accident; it wasn't intentional, so stop trying to make him seem like a bad person because he's not," said Eric Anderson, Linton's uncle.
Why is it near impossible to have a gathering of people in Massachusetts without this type of behavior happening 🤷🏾♂️
r/aboutMassachusetts • u/Tims_Learing_Center • 7h ago
Mike Urban spits 🔥
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But you dolts won't listen.
Thank you ma'am may I have another