CommonWealth revisits Billerica and four more stories
The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, reporter Chris Lisinski travels to the Billerica, Mass., neighborhood of Heritage Heights, which was profiled in the first ever issue of CommonWealth Beacon's predecessor, CommonWealth magazine. In this special feature commemorating our newsroom's 30th anniversary, Chris does a deep dive into what has (and hasn't) changed about middle class life in the Bay State. Plus: some environmental advocates push back on Gov. Maura Healey's shifting tone on climate change, a handful of Boston suburbs are shutting down their DEI offices , small businesses provide both opportunity and uncertainty in Gateway Cities like Holyoke, and a poll shows Healey's approval ratings slumping ahead of November's election. Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for...