1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (641+ words) LOWELL — Jeff Markley has been building data centers since 1991. Some 35 years later, he still is, but is concerned that opposition to the technology is challenging the commonwealth’s ability to remain competitive and relevant into the 21st century. “If Massachusetts wants to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (719+ words) The Massachusetts ballot initiative process has come under intense scrutiny lately, and understandably so. Following a chaotic ballot-question cycle marked by legal challenges and judicial intervention, the state Legislature has proposed a sweeping, fundamental overhaul of the system. While appreciating…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (845+ words) The Trump administration released more details on Monday night, days after Trump announced what he described as the biggest oil deal in history. The sweeping agreement has been met with skepticism from analysts who say it will take years to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (497+ words) The jury has passed a note to the judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial that they are deadlocked and can’t agree on a verdict. As the Herald has posted in an online poll, the options before them are numerous. They…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (983+ words) TYNGSBORO — A former student of Innovation Academy Charter School alleges that the school should have known that a former teacher on staff had a “history of inappropriate student interactions,” but took no action to protect students from him. Jane Jones…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (167+ words) CHELMSFORD — The Chelmsford Police Department welcomed a new animal control officer to its ranks after the previous ACO departed for another community. Melissa Glidden, a 25-year resident of Chelmsford, was named the first-ever woman to serve in the ACO role…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) Three U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office. The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention. Daniel Tirado Pantoja was one of three passengers riding in a work van…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (652+ words) The prosecution’s final witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Tuesday attempted to cast doubt on claims that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and that a voice ordered her to kill her three young children. Clancy’s mental health is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (409+ words) Tim Lauer, a spokesperson for Pirro’s Washington-based office, noted that it’s a grand jury’s job — not prosecutors’ — to decide whether to hand up an indictment. “Attempting to weaponize the disciplinary process against prosecutors for doing their jobs amounts to nothing…...