It's a short-week Monday. Nearly a quarter of all Massachusetts residents are expected to go on a road trip this week to visit friends or family for Thanksgiving. That's a lot of extra cars on the road! What's the strategy for ducking the traffic?
Let's start today with a look at the best and worst times to drive:
Turkey traffic:Thanksgiving is the single busiest American travel holiday of the year. Across the country, AAA forecasts that 82 million people will travel over 50 miles for the holiday, topping the estimates for the Fourth of July and Memorial Day by millions, if not tens of millions. In Massachusetts, nearly 2 million people are expected to travel for the holiday, 1.7 million of them by car. That's in addition to all the people already on the roads for their normal commute to work.
So when's the best time to beat the traffic? Today (or this past weekend), said AAA Northeast spokesperson Jillian Young. " Early is the name of the game — both in terms of time of day and time of week," Young told WBUR's Cici Yu.
When's the worst time? Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the most heavily congested days — particularly between around 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. Young says to "hit the road in the morning if you can" if you're traveling on those days.
What about traveling on Thanksgiving? If you're not on the hook to prep the turkey, AAA expects minimal traffic impacts on the holiday itself.
PSA: Before heading out, now is a good time to check your car battery and tire pressure. "AAA responded to nearly 600,000 emergency roadside calls last Thanksgiving period to help drivers with issues like dead batteries, flat tires and empty fuel tanks," Young said.
Students speaking up:Northeastern University's student government association has sent the school's president several proposals it believes would improve students' sense of belonging on campus. WBUR's Suevon Lee reports the action follows a recent campus survey where students expressed some frustration with university policies around protests and other forms of speech.
What are they calling for? One proposal calls for the removal of a requirement that students register at least seven days in advance before holding a demonstration. Another calls for scrapping a rule that bans any message sent over a university server that the school deems "offensive" or "annoying." "The fact that the university gets so much discretion and provides broad definitions in their policy means that students have to second-guess themselves when they want to speak out," said Zi Glucksman, policy director for the Educational Freedom Project, a student group that spearheaded the proposals.
What's next? The students sent the proposals to Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun last week. Representatives for the school declined an interview but said in a statement that its students represent "a diversity of perspectives."
Sign of the season:Boston's Frog Pond reopens for ice skating today. To celebrate the annual opening, they're summoning local Harry Potter fans to join them for a "House Pride Skate Night" from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with cast members from the touring play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." There'll also be a chance to win tickets to the play, which is showing at the Emerson Colonial Theatre through Dec. 20.
Know before you go: Whether you're headed to the Frog Pond for a regular day of skating or tonight's event, admission is free for those under 4-foot-10 and $12 for anyone taller than that. You can rent kids' skates for $12 and adult skates for $18.
Recount results: A full hand recount of more than 26,000 ballots in Worcester has confirmed that incumbent Morris Bergman won the sixth and final at-large seat on the city's council. Fellow at-large candidate Jermoh Kamara requested the recount after election night results showed her in seventh by just 23 votes. As the Telegram & Gazette reports, the four-day recount only widened Bergman's lead to 32.
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Regardless of the source, it would be irresponsible to post any article that ignores the abuse, incompotence and LIES of a candidate such as JOHN DEATON or the failures of the MASS GOP to scrutinize their endorsement.
The costs of the STEWARD HOSPITAL FAILURES continues to impact the BUDGET. At the same time, COMPASS abruptly closed impacted +200,000 patients in SOUTH EAST Massachusetts. The Commonwealth is suffering from massive health care issues that John Deaton could not fully grasp. We need someone dedicated to Massachusetts to address issues, not a CARPET BAGGER who can't even figure out who owns the Cape Cod Bridges & BLABBERS LIES for attention!
MASS GOP ENDORSES CARPETBAGGER CRYPTO SCAMMER & LIAR JOHN DEATON!
"R" VOTERS NEVER SCRUTINIZE CANDIDATES!
HAVE THE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST JOHN DEATON BEEN RESOLVED?
COMMONWEALTH BEACON POSTED AN ARTICLE ANNOUNCING THAT
CARPETBAGGING CRYPTO SCAMMER LIAR JOHN DEATON ANNOUNCED
HIS RUN FOR ELECTION...AGAIN!
BELOW ARE JUST SOME OF THE ITEMS POSTED DURING HIS FAILED
RUN AGAINST SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN! THERE'S MORE!
JOHN DEATON, REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT, VOTED 3 TIMES IN 20 YEARS!
JOHN DEATON SEEMS TO BE JUST A LOUD MOUTHED TROUBLE MAKER, INCAPABLE OF WORKING WITH OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, NEVER HELD PUBLIC OFFICE
RI lawyer John Deaton moves to Mass. to challenge Sen. Warren
excerpt:
State records show Deaton was on the Rhode Island voter rolls as an independent before his registration was cancelled Feb. 14 due to his change of residency. He is listed as having voted only three times since registering in Rhode Island two decades ago, casting ballots in the 2020, 2008 and 2004 general elections.
THERE IS A FOLLOWUP ARTICLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE:
In 2017, the retailer Claire’s was forced to pull some children’s makeup off its shelves after Target 12 reported that tests ordered by Deaton’s law firm discovered asbestos in the products. He later raised concerns about the FDA’s lack of authority over cosmetics.
Separately, Deaton had a yearslong fight with Barrington officials over his 2017 arrest during an altercation with his girlfriend’s ex-husband. He has since sued the town in federal court, alleging police acted unlawfully. That suit remains in active in both state court and federal appeals court, according to Barrington Town Manager Philip Hervey.
CRYPTO SCAMMER DEATON blabbered about ECONOMICS for which he has NO EXPERTISE.
Let's remember that MAGA MORON have opposed FUNDING CHILD TAX CREDITS that reduced POVERTY!
(LOOK IT UP!)
MAGA MORONS IN THE HOUSE WANT TO SLASH IRS FUNDINGS TO STOP AUDITS OF THE WEALTHY....but it's even more complicated than this.
IRS AGENTS WERE INCREASED TO AUDIT WEALTHY TAX CHEATS!
IRS ramps up new initiatives using Inflation Reduction Act funding to ensure complex partnerships, large corporations pay taxes owed, continues to close millionaire tax debt cases
COMMENT: Deaton's whole campaign is to say we need a change from Warren, but change for the sake of change is something politically ignorant people cry for. Warren is an upstanding person with a civil service background. She deserves our vote. Falsely claiming she doesn't help the middle class isn't going to get Deaton more votes. Warren has sponsored and co-sponsored thousands of pieces of legislation that I bet anyone who votes for this guy hasn't even read. She's proven to be a competent leader. She is also much more intelligent and substantive than Deaton.
Thank you!
CARPETBAGGER John Deaton stood before the CAPE COD BRIDGES that gridlock traffic in the entire region & blamed SENATOR WARREN which is a LIE!
SENATOR WARREN is responsible for the creation of the CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU that MAGA MORONS have challenged repeatedly to destroy. It's the ONLY agency that protects CONSUMERS - YOU!
SENATOR WARREN has done a great deal to protect Americans, the BANKING SYSTEM & much else that the SUPERFICIAL CLOWN wouldn't begin to comprehend.
WARREN BUFFETT called CRYPTO: 'RAT POISON SQUARED.'
John Deaton is a CRYPTO SCAMMER!
A 2nd FDIC INSURED BANK has failed due to CRYPTO - that means TAX PAYPAYERS will bail out this SCAM!
CARPETBAGGER JOHN DEATON & STEWARD
STEWARD IS IN BANKRUPTCY COURT....apparently BLOVIATOR JOHN DEATON is unfamiliar with how BANKRUPTCY works.
The Commonwealth attempted to thwart the HOSPITAL CLOSURES & were denied....
Once again, the CARPETBAGGER is a LIAR!
HOMELESSNESS PRE-DATED ASYLUM SEEKERS!
BE IMPRESSED THAT JOHN DEATON ACTUALLY ATTENDED A MEETING!
BUT HE LACKS THE FACTS!
JOHN DEATON WROTE:
Assuming those were divided equally, the cost of keeping Nashoba Valley and Carney open for an additional year would cost $25 million.
JOHN DEATON, SHOOT FROM THE LIP BLABBER DOESN'T HAVE FACTS!
CHUCKLES went to a single meeting...that makes him informed?
THE CARPETBAGGER LIVES IN BOLTON?
Were those "lease contracts" for the LAND? Chuckles ignores that STEWARD is in bankruptcy that limits the states' options.
Before declaring bankruptcy, Steward was committed to lease contracts for its eight hospitals that cost a total of $100 million annually. Assuming those were divided equally, the cost of keeping Nashoba Valley and Carney open for an additional year would cost $25 million.
Jon, You were too lazy to look up that CRYPTO SCAMMER JOHN DEATON voted 3 times in 20 years.
JOHN DEATON:
JOHN DEATON, SURROUNDED BY BRAIN DEAD REPUBLICANS BLAMED ELIZABETH WARREN FOR THE FUNDING FAILURE OF THE CAPE COD BRIDGES ...
MASSACHUSETTS has a CRYPTO CARPET BAGGER with no ties to MASSACHUSETTS, running against Senator Elizabeth Warren who is blaming her for the failure to replace the BRIDGES...PHOTO OP in front of one of the BRIDGES. DIM WIT JOHN DEATON was joined by other MASS GOP DIM WITS. In other words, THEY LIED!
Neither REPUBLICANS nor MASS GOP spoke out for funding!
"R" VOTERS ARE LAZY - LOOK IT UP!
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE MASS GOP DIN WITS WHO DID NOTHING TO FIGHT
FOR FUNDING...JOHNNY COME LATELY: WHINE & BLAME OTHERS FOR THEIR FAILURES:
State Representative Steven Xiarhos (R-Barnstable) State Representative Matt Muratore (R-Plymouth) Christopher Lauzon, candidate for the Cape and Islands State Senate district Susanne Conley, candidate for the Second Barnstable State Representative district Whack-A-Ding KARI MACRAE
NOTE: PLYMOUTH VOTERS HAD THE SENSE TO DEFEAT
MATT MURATORE who regurgitated LIES, MISINFORMATION & was UNINFORMED! (Since he was defeated, I'll spare you
from enduring numerous posts about his public comments.
WHERE WERE YOU DING BAT? LIVING IN RHODE ISLAND!
YOU CLOWNS NEVER WENT TO THE HEARINGS, HAVE NO IDEA OF THE
SURROUNDING ISSUES.....MASS GOP LIARS!
THIS WAS JOHN DEATON'S STUPID COMMENT:
excerpt:
“In 2021, the US Army Corps of Engineers said the bridges were obsolete,” Deaton said. “Gov. Baker tried to get federal money. Where was Sen. Warren? We need someone who doesn’t put party above country.”
JOHN DEATON LIED & IGNORED THAT GOV. BAKER'S APPLICATION WAS REJECTED....IT'S PUBLIC RECORD!
CRYPTO SCAMMER DEATON blabbered about ECONOMICS for which he has NO EXPERTISE.
Let's remember that MAGA MORON have opposed FUNDING CHILD TAX CREDITS that reduced POVERTY!
(LOOK IT UP!)
MAGA MORONS IN THE HOUSE WANT TO SLASH IRS FUNDINGS TO STOP AUDITS OF THE WEALTHY....but it's even more complicated than this.
IRS AGENTS WERE INCREASED TO AUDIT WEALTHY TAX CHEATS!
IRS ramps up new initiatives using Inflation Reduction Act funding to ensure complex partnerships, large corporations pay taxes owed, continues to close millionaire tax debt cases
COMMENT: Deaton's whole campaign is to say we need a change from Warren, but change for the sake of change is something politically ignorant people cry for. Warren is an upstanding person with a civil service background. She deserves our vote. Falsely claiming she doesn't help the middle class isn't going to get Deaton more votes. Warren has sponsored and co-sponsored thousands of pieces of legislation that I bet anyone who votes for this guy hasn't even read. She's proven to be a competent leader. She is also much more intelligent and substantive than Deaton.
Thank you!
CARPETBAGGER John Deaton stood before the CAPE COD BRIDGES that gridlock traffic in the entire region & blamed SENATOR WARREN which is a LIE!
SENATOR WARREN is responsible for the creation of the CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU that MAGA MORONS have challenged repeatedly to destroy. It's the ONLY agency that protects CONSUMERS - YOU!
SENATOR WARREN has done a great deal to protect Americans, the BANKING SYSTEM & much else that the SUPERFICIAL CLOWN wouldn't begin to comprehend.
WARREN BUFFETT called CRYPTO: 'RAT POISON SQUARED.'
John Deaton is a CRYPTO SCAMMER!
A 2nd FDIC INSURED BANK has failed due to CRYPTO - that means TAX PAYPAYERS will bail out this SCAM!
CARPETBAGGER JOHN DEATON & STEWARD
STEWARD IS IN BANKRUPTCY COURT....apparently BLOVIATOR JOHN DEATON is unfamiliar with how BANKRUPTCY works.
The Commonwealth attempted to thwart the HOSPITAL CLOSURES & were denied....
Once again, the CARPETBAGGER is a LIAR!
HOMELESSNESS PRE-DATED ASYLUM SEEKERS!
BE IMPRESSED THAT JOHN DEATON ACTUALLY ATTENDED A MEETING!
BUT HE LACKS THE FACTS!
JOHN DEATON WROTE:
Assuming those were divided equally, the cost of keeping Nashoba Valley and Carney open for an additional year would cost $25 million.
JOHN DEATON, SHOOT FROM THE LIP BLABBER DOESN'T HAVE FACTS!
CHUCKLES went to a single meeting...that makes him informed?
THE CARPETBAGGER LIVES IN BOLTON?
Were those "lease contracts" for the LAND? Chuckles ignores that STEWARD is in bankruptcy that limits the states' options.
Before declaring bankruptcy, Steward was committed to lease contracts for its eight hospitals that cost a total of $100 million annually. Assuming those were divided equally, the cost of keeping Nashoba Valley and Carney open for an additional year would cost $25 million.
Jon, You were too lazy to look up that CRYPTO SCAMMER JOHN DEATON voted 3 times in 20 years.
JOHN DEATON:
JOHN DEATON, SURROUNDED BY BRAIN DEAD REPUBLICANS BLAMED ELIZABETH WARREN FOR THE FUNDING FAILURE OF THE CAPE COD BRIDGES ...
MASSACHUSETTS has a CRYPTO CARPET BAGGER with no ties to MASSACHUSETTS, running against Senator Elizabeth Warren who is blaming her for the failure to replace the BRIDGES...PHOTO OP in front of one of the BRIDGES. DIM WIT JOHN DEATON was joined by other MASS GOP DIM WITS. In other words, THEY LIED!
Neither REPUBLICANS nor MASS GOP spoke out for funding!
"R" VOTERS ARE LAZY - LOOK IT UP!
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE MASS GOP DIN WITS WHO DID NOTHING TO FIGHT
FOR FUNDING...JOHNNY COME LATELY: WHINE & BLAME OTHERS FOR THEIR FAILURES:
State Representative Steven Xiarhos (R-Barnstable) State Representative Matt Muratore (R-Plymouth) Christopher Lauzon, candidate for the Cape and Islands State Senate district Susanne Conley, candidate for the Second Barnstable State Representative district Whack-A-Ding KARI MACRAE
WHERE WERE YOU DING BAT? LIVING IN RHODE ISLAND!
YOU CLOWNS NEVER WENT TO THE HEARINGS, HAVE NO IDEA OF THE
SURROUNDING ISSUES.....MASS GOP LIARS!
THIS WAS JOHN DEATON'S STUPID COMMENT:
excerpt:
“In 2021, the US Army Corps of Engineers said the bridges were obsolete,” Deaton said. “Gov. Baker tried to get federal money. Where was Sen. Warren? We need someone who doesn’t put party above country.”
JOHN DEATON LIED & IGNORED THAT GOV. BAKER'S APPLICATION WAS REJECTED....IT'S PUBLIC RECORD!
Sep 26, 2024$0 in federal income tax, $0 to charity: What GOP Senate candidate JohnDeaton's tax returns reveal ... Deaton still owns his home in RhodeIsland, though he has put it on the market. His law ...BOSTON GLOBE
Steward Health Sues Ex-CEO Over ‘Greed’ That Led to Collapse (2)
July 16, 2025, 2:15 PM EDT; Updated: July 16, 2025, 5:43 PM EDT
excerpt:
Bankrupt Steward Health Care System LLC hit former insiders, including ex-CEO Ralph de la Torre, with a nearly $1.4 billion lawsuit alleging they “pilfered” the health-care network’s assets for their own gain.
The former executives “through greed and bad faith misconduct” enriched themselves at the expense of Steward Health and creditors via a series of transactions in 2021 and 2022, Steward Health said in a suit filed Tuesday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
“These insiders pilfered Steward’s assets for their own material gain, while leaving the Company and its hospitals perpetually undercapitalized and insolvent,” the suit said. “Their misconduct ultimately led to Steward’s collapse and the filing of these chapter 11 cases.”
Steward, once the largest privatized health-care network in the country, filed for bankruptcy last year. Its collapse attracted scrutiny from lawmakers and prompted calls to launch a criminal probe targeting de la Torre.
Steward’s liquidation plan was approved by a Houston bankruptcy judge Wednesday.
The company’s suit seeks to recover nearly $1.4 billion from a broad range of insiders and related entities, including about $251 million from de la Torre and companies Steward said served as his alter egos. Steward also seeks to avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in transfers.
“Dr. de la Torre disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and will vigorously defend himself against them,” a spokeswoman for the former CEO said in an emailed statement Wednesday.
Steward also alleged damages for breaches of fiduciary duty, interference with contracts, and conspiracy and aiding and abetting fraudulent transfers. The suit accuses several former Steward board members in helping facilitate the deals.
The attorney and cryptocurrency advocate secured a key endorsement from the state Republican Party, giving him an edge over potential primary rivals. Read more.
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