In the News: PSAT scores, RT 9, not guilty

Franklin puts greater focus placed on PSAT data

by Matt Tota/Daily News staff

High school officials have started poring over PSAT results to learn how to better prepare students for college, a measured shift from working chiefly with MCAS data.

$12M expansion of Rte. 9 part of transportation plan

by Jeff Malachowski/Daily News staff

With Rte. 9 commuters accustomed to backups and bottlenecks near I-495, state Transportation Secretary Richard Davey announced Wednesday the state will spend $12 million to widen a section of Rte. 9.

Ex-chemist pleads not guilty to obstruction in drug lab scandal

by Denise Lavoie/AP Legal Affairs Writer

A former Massachusetts chemist accused of faking test results at a state drug lab pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six counts of obstruction of justice in a scandal that could jeopardize thousands of drug cases.