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As crowds and drug use return, Boston city councilor says Mass and Cass approach has been a ‘failure’ and needs to be reevaluated

A Boston city councilor is calling for a new plan to deal with the crowding, drug dealing and filth that has returned to the city’s open-air drug market at Mass and Cass, saying that the current approach has been a “failure.”

The heartache along Mass and Cass has returned. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

Two more Massachusetts State Police troopers associated with the Karen Read murder investigation are under internal investigation, with a third’s investigation having concluded with a finding of “not sustained.”

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Karen Read case: 2 more Massachusetts State Police troopers under investigation

The Patriots held their first training camp practice today. From Drake Maye to Matt Judon, here's everything that happened in Foxboro.

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Patriots training camp Day 1: Drake Maye launches long TD, starting wide receiver sits late

GE Vernova is pointing to a “manufacturing deviation” and not an engineering design flaw in the failure of its wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, roiling the summer island community.

GE Vernova blames manufacturing snafu for Vineyard Wind blade failure

The Massachusetts Democratic State Committee voted unanimously to back Kamala Harris as the nominee against former President Donald Trump.

Massachusetts Democratic Committee votes to endorse Kamala Harris for president

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Sports

Red Sox sign manager Alex Cora to three-year contract extension

According to an ESPN report, the Red Sox and manager Alex Cora are building momentum towards a multi-year contract extension.

Opinion Columnists

Editorial: Millions of $$ later, Healey overhauls shelter system

Healey's new plan should come as a relief to cities and towns bracing for "selection" as sites for yet more overflow shelters. The new rules place a five-day cap on how long people can stay in overflow sites.

Millard: Biden builds Trump ‘resistance’ into policy
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Kaissar: Vance’s rise debunks myth of trickle-down economics
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Editorial: Biden enablers betrayed voters

Local News

10 percent of working-age Massachusetts residents lack English proficiency, report finds

Nearly half a million working-age residents of Massachusetts have limited English-language proficiency, representing another challenge for an economy that continues to lose many taxpayers to other states with lower taxes and cost of living.