AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMBTA Bird Control: The MBTA is exploring using trained raptors like falcons and hawks to scare off pigeons and other “nuisance birds” at stations, after years of netting and spikes failing to fully solve the droppings and sanitation problem. Local Politics: In Ipswich, candidates for the 2nd Essex House seat, incumbent Rep. Kristin Kassner and challenger Dan Kelly, faced off on downtown revitalization, housing affordability, and infrastructure at a forum. Courts & Public Safety: Jury selection has begun in Boston for the trial of former Stoughton police detective Matthew Farwell, accused of killing Sandra Birchmore, with a multi-week schedule expected to run into November. Health Policy: A federal bill co-authored by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern would expand Medicare coverage for medically tailored, home-delivered meals after hospital care, building on Massachusetts programs. Housing & Development: Boston’s Dorchester Bay City team is pursuing a roughly $400 million federal loan to kick-start the first phase of more than 700 homes at Columbia Point. Science & Pride: Boston native Karl Deisseroth shared Nobel Prize news with his children in a viral video from Stanford.
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