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Barry Richard

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
173
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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Barry Richard

    Massachusetts Spending Millions to Silence Student Cell Phones (opens the original)

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    Massachusetts is providing grants to local school districts to help them transition to cell phone-free classrooms. Springfield's WWLP-TV 22 reported, "The grant program is funded as part of a $4.5 million state initiative for Student Support and Wellbeing Systems focused on creating safe learning environments." The Commonwealth has opened applications for $1 million in competitive Cell Phone-Free Schools grants to "help Massachusetts schools limit student mobile device use during the school day.

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Barry Richard

    Massachusetts Spending Millions to Silence Student Cell Phones (opens the original)

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    Massachusetts is providing grants to local school districts to help them transition to cell phone-free classrooms. Springfield's WWLP-TV 22 reported, "The grant program is funded as part of a $4.5 million state initiative for Student Support and Wellbeing Systems focused on creating safe learning environments." The Commonwealth has opened applications for $1 million in competitive Cell Phone-Free Schools grants to "help Massachusetts schools limit student mobile device use during the school day.

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Barry Richard

    Massachusetts Misses the Top 10 in Best State Rankings (opens the original)

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    Massachusetts is not among U.S. News & World Report's top 10 Overall Best States rankings, although two other New England states made the list. Those states are New Hampshire at No. 6 and Vermont at No. 10. Massachusetts didn't finish too far out of the running, at No. 11. For individual categories, New Hampshire ranked first for crime and corrections, 12th for education, ninth for healthcare, third for natural environment, 32nd for economy, 36th for fiscal stability, 18th for infrastructure, an

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Barry Richard

    Massachusetts Misses the Top 10 in Best State Rankings (opens the original)

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    Massachusetts is not among U.S. News & World Report's top 10 Overall Best States rankings, although two other New England states made the list. Those states are New Hampshire at No. 6 and Vermont at No. 10. Massachusetts didn't finish too far out of the running, at No. 11. For individual categories, New Hampshire ranked first for crime and corrections, 12th for education, ninth for healthcare, third for natural environment, 32nd for economy, 36th for fiscal stability, 18th for infrastructure, an

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Barry Richard

    Massachusetts Voters Weigh In on Lindsay Clancy's Guilt or Innocence (opens the original)

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    Geez, Massachusetts hasn't had a riveting murder trial to sink its teeth into since Karen Read was acquitted of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, in June 2025. That is, until the Lindsay Clancy trial came along. Clancy continues to be charged with the strangulation deaths of her three young kids in January 2023, even though, like Read, her first trial ended in a mistrial. Read was tried again and cleared of the most serious charges that could have resulted in her spendin

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