Paul Revere rode up Beacon Street blaring the news of rapidly approaching redcoats while Gov. Maura Healey trumpeted a message of her own, calling for Massachusetts to “show off our state over the next two years” as it prepares for center stage with the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
Healey even jumped briefly atop a horse Tuesday, in a seemingly unscripted moment, after the conclusion of a press conference where she and other officials touted the economic benefits that the Bay State can expect as thousands of tourists flock here for the sestercentennial.
“And part of the launch today is to make sure we get ahead of this, because we are the birthplace,” Healey told a crowd baking in the sun on the Beacon Street sidewalk, in front of what would have been John Hancock’s front doorstep in 1775.
The administration last week announced a total of $1.5 million …