2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1845+ words) by Hallie Claflin, CommonWealth Beacon March 31, 2026 WHEN MELISSA SANTIAGO lost her apartment and became homeless in 2020, she was a 22-year-old single mom to a five-year-old and a newborn. She and her daughters moved into a shelter in Holyoke where they…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (576+ words) by Hallie Claflin, CommonWealth Beacon March 29, 2026 MAJOR TRANSIT improvements may be on the horizon in Springfield, according to Meredith Slesinger, rail and transit administrator for MassDOT. Slesinger revealed that MassDOT, Amtrack, and rail agencies in Connecticut are discussing plans for…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1317+ words) by Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon March 26, 2026 Just over four and a half years before the first major deadline, T higher-ups concede that the agency is almost certainly in no position to comply in time. What's more, they are ready to…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (703+ words) by Barry Finegold, CommonWealth Beacon March 4, 2026 EVERY CYCLE OF the Winter Olympics brings a familiar but uncomfortable storyline: The United States, with its vast population, enormous resources, and deep sports culture, continues to be outperformed by a nation that is…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (625+ words) You are free to republish the text of this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple guidelines: by Colette A.M. Phillips, CommonWealth Beacon February 7, 2026 The ensuing media coverage and handwringing was predictable. What may be…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (648+ words) FIVE YEARS AFTER its passage, the MBTA Communities Act is beginning to produce "real but modest benefits," according to a new analysis that puts the law's impacts into the context of the region's deep housing shortage. The Boston Indicators report…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1292+ words) You are free to republish the text of this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple guidelines: by Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon January 22, 2026 ON FIRST BLUSH, the latest budget crunch forecast at the MBTA…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (569+ words) You are free to republish the text of this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple guidelines: by Jennifer Smith, CommonWealth Beacon December 26, 2025 The Bay State's housing crunch seemed to reach into all corners…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (655+ words) You are free to republish the text of this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple guidelines: by John Infranca, CommonWealth Beacon January 10, 2026 THIRTY LOW-INCOME seniors recently lost potential housing, but 10 mature trees will…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (231+ words) TRANSIT WORKERS WOULD gain expanded legal protections against assault and battery under a bill the House adopted unanimously Wednesday in response to what Speaker'Ronald Mariano'described as "growing concerns from transit agencies and labor advocates about the rising number of attacks…...