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Work Halted at Boston Project Despite Loophole in Shutdown Order

March 26, 2020

Work had continued at Boston's Oro Seaport project despite the Boston ban on all construction because it was located on state-controlled land.

Boston Extends COVID-19 Construction Ban

Mayor says work could be halted 'indefinitely' to combat coronavirus spread

Scott Van Voorhis

March 25, 2020

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Boston extended its construction moratorium indefinitely on March 25 due to continuing COVID-19 outbreak issues.

Coronovirus Pandemic

Cambridge, Mass., Enacts Construction Ban to Combat COVID-19

Indefinite measure follows similar action in neighboring Boston

Justin Rice

March 19, 2020

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Two days after Boston announced it would shut down construction sites to slow virus spread, its neighbor across the Charles River has followed suit.

New England City Scoop: Construction Starts in Portland

March 17, 2020

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Dodge data on projected 2020 construction starts in Portland, Maine

Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus

City to revisit construction ban in 14 days

Scott Van Voorhis

March 16, 2020

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Gilbane, Suffolk, Consigli among companies agreeing to shut down sites after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh halted all construction in Boston for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Massachusetts Utility Pleads Guilty to 2018 Gas Explosion

Columbia Gas to sell natural gas assets for $1.1 billion

Justin Rice

March 9, 2020

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Columbia Gas plea follows an agreement to pay a $53 million federal fine for blasts and fires north of Boston that killed one man.

Delayed Fed OK of Big US Offshore Wind Farm Puts Power Start Date at Risk

Mary B. Powers

February 16, 2020

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Massachusetts politicians cite Trump interference in late award of project EIS, even as power costs are shown to drop further.

GE, Massachusetts Towns Agree to More Housatonic River Cleanup

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 13, 2020

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New $63M funding pact, built on a 2016 agreement, will remove more toxic PCBs.

Boston Professor Goes on Hunger Strike over Construction of Compressor Station

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 7, 2020

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Enbridge company Algonquin Gas says they are complying with state requirements.

Construction Disputes

Solution Over Modular Project Problems Leads to Surety Lawsuit

A Boston apartment project ends up in litigation

Scott Van Voorhis

February 5, 2020

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The problem involves a Boston apartment project constructed by a subsidiary of Tocci Building Corp.

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Work Halted at Boston Project Despite Loophole in Shutdown Order

Boston Extends COVID-19 Construction Ban

Cambridge, Mass., Enacts Construction Ban to Combat COVID-19

New England City Scoop: Construction Starts in Portland

Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus

Massachusetts Utility Pleads Guilty to 2018 Gas Explosion

Delayed Fed OK of Big US Offshore Wind Farm Puts Power Start Date at Risk

GE, Massachusetts Towns Agree to More Housatonic River Cleanup

Boston Professor Goes on Hunger Strike over Construction of Compressor Station

Solution Over Modular Project Problems Leads to Surety Lawsuit

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