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Gulliver’s Travels: Highway head wanted meaningful stress, and got it
His first management challenge: Produce department, Victory Supermarket. His latest: connecting I-95 and 495 to the Turnpike.
News
- Massachusetts Office of the Veteran Advocate Releases First Five-Year Strategic Plan
Veteran Advocate Robert Notch released his office’s first five-year strategic plan, FY27-FY31.
- East-west rail gets $130M federal boost; Boston passenger service targeted for 2030
Gov. Maura Healey announced a $130M federal CRISI grant for the Springfield track hub of east-west rail and kept a 2030 target for Boston service.
- State Police issue nearly 6,000 citations during three-day traffic operation
Col. Geoffrey Noble’s State Police wrote more than 1,900 citations in a three-day crackdown, with partners adding about 2,000 more.
- A dam in distress: Forge Pond, Granby’s greatest natural attraction, a liability as repairs remain unfunded
DCR and FEMA have ordered Granby to fix the $2.9M Forge Pond dam that EEA passed over for grants; Rep. Mindy Domb’s $1M earmark sits in a stalled conference bill.
- Logan Airport breaks ground on Braintree remote terminal
Massport started construction on a permanent remote terminal at its Braintree Logan Express site where travelers will check bags and clear security before busing to Logan, part of a $500 million project that also adds two garages.
- McKinsey & Co.
Honing Leadership Excellence in the Public Sector
Almanac Book of Facts
- Mass. Government Org Chart
- Cross-State Affordability Calculators
- 2026 Residential and Commercial Tax Rates
- 2025–26 Legislative Pay and Stipends
- The Salary Page: State Employee Salary Resources
- Housing Affordability Ranked by State, 2026
Almanac Features
Names to Numbers: U.S. highway shield came to Mass. 100 years ago
If you think the roads of Massachusetts are chaotic now, you should have seen them before they had numbers. That was the free-wheeling reality of road travel here and in most other states until well into the automobile age.
Latest Vacancies
- Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources
- Director, Fire Safety Division
- Deputy Chief, Environmental Protection Division
Personnel
UMass Boston Names Brooks as Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport
The University of Massachusetts Boston hired SCOTT BROOKS as director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport, which is housed in the College of Education and Human…
- Gomez Appointed to Governor's Special Advisory Commission on Disability Policy
- JERA Adds Director of State and Local Affairs
- Bartlett Moves to Preti Flaherty