BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on July 19, 2024: * * * "As our country faces a culture of pervasive gun violence, Massachusetts is taking enormous strides to protect public health and safety. This nation-leading bill prohibits untraceable ghost guns, bans devices that convert guns into automatic weapons, creates provisions that help keep people in crisis from harming themselves or others, and strengthens requi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news on July 19, 2024: * * * New affordable housing in Brighton, Fenway moves forward * * * The Planning Department this month recommended approval of the transfer of the IDP program to the Mayor's Office of Housing, and five new development projects to the BPDA Board, including the renovation of White Stadium. All were approved. The newly approved development projects represent approximately 45  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: * * * 36 communities with nonprofit rural, call, or volunteer fire departments have been awarded a total of $88,346 in grant funding through the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Program * * * Rutland -- The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced that 36 communities with nonprofit rural, call, or volunteer fire departments ha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: * * * New Speed Feedback Boards Urge Users to Slow Down on Shared-Use Path * * * The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) today announced the piloting of new safety measures on the Southwest Corridor Park (SWCP) shared-use path. The agencies are piloting the new measures, which inc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has advised BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. ("Besi"), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, on its debut offering of Euros350 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2031. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions, and to pay the fees and expenses relating to the offering of the Notes.   more