Milton starts to chart path forward after residents reject MBTA zoning bill

The Milton Planning Board is considering seeking a reclassification that would lessen the burden on the number of multi-family housing units needed to comply with a state-mandated zoning plan. Residents earlier this month voted against a plan that would have increased the town’s housing stock by more than 2,450 multi-family units, or 25%, near transit … Read more

Milton to face legal repercussions, lose state funding after rejecting MBTA Communities Act

Shortly after Milton residents overturned a state-mandated zoning plan, Attorney General Andrea Campbell took to social media, stating the town will now face legal repercussions. “I’m disappointed that a select group of Milton residents chose to be part of the problem rather than the solution to our housing affordability crisis,” Campbell posted on X late … Read more

Massachusetts secures $3.5M+ settlement with Grubhub for pandemic overcharging

Food delivery service Grubhub will pay more than $3.5 million to Massachusetts restaurants and a $125,000 fine to the commonwealth for illegally charging its regular fee during the pandemic — when it was legally barred in this state from doing so. “Grubhub unlawfully overcharged and took advantage of restaurants during a public health emergency that … Read more

National gun rights group to appeal ruling upholding Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons

A national gun owners advocacy group has vowed to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that Massachusetts’ assault weapons ban is constitutional. Bay State resident Joseph Capen and the National Association for Gun Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group, challenged the law banning the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, arguing that … Read more