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Reporter for the Boston Globe. Consumer of coffee.
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Chris Serres
10 days ago
Most of the six inmates in Massachusetts prisons who died by suicide last year had been in or just left segregated units the Department of Correction had created to replace the discredited practice of solitary confinement.
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âYou expect your child to come home and not in a body bagâ: Report finds most DOC suicides were in segregated units - The Boston Globe
Four of the men had previously tried to kill themselves, though clinicians had not developed safety plans aimed at preventing future attempts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/metro/mass-doc-prison-suicides
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The latest allegations of fraud at the troubled school come as hundreds of families mount a desperate effort to raise enough money to keep Croftâs doors open and continue paying its staff.
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Parent who bought $160,000 in Croft School bonds sues founder, accuses him of running Ponzi scheme - The Boston Globe
The complaint alleges that Croft was so in debt it was unable to pay parents the interest it owed them for the school bonds. To cover those costs, the school sold a second round of bonds, according to...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/23/metro/croft-school-bonds-ponzi-scheme/
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Boston Globe Spotlight Team
15 days ago
A Middlesex County grand jury indicted Dr. Derrick Todd on charges that he sexually assaulted 11 patients. This comes months after a Spotlight story detailing how hundreds of patients said they were abused by the renowned doctor.
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The leader of the troubled Croft School needed money. What came next led to the financial unraveling of the private, for-profit school.
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Croft School officials say founder allegedly forged $500,000 letter of credit. Then the tuition deadline moved. - The Boston Globe
A Boston police spokesperson confirmed Friday that the department has an open investigation on the school's alleged financial mismanagement but would not comment further.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/20/metro/croft-school-tuition-loan-document/
15 days ago
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The Society of Professional Journalists has named the State of Massachusetts recipient of its 2026 Black Hole Award, an annual dishonor recognizing government entities that demonstrate a troubling lack of transparency and disregard for the publicâs right to know.
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SPJ names State of Massachusetts recipient of 2026 Black Hole Award
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
https://www.spj.org/spj-names-state-of-massachusetts-recipient-of-2026-black-hole-award/
15 days ago
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18 days ago
âApparently Iâm an idiot.â Woman at Pennsylvania gas station who voted for Trump rips into him, calls him âa worthless pile of sh*tâ.
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The founder of the private Croft School misled families and staff about the institutionâs financial condition for years, its directors told families Tuesday, by, for example, hiding $13 million in debt, overspending its budget, and keeping two sets of records.
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Croft School board tells families it needs $5 million to keep doors open after founder allegedly lied about finances - The Boston Globe
The board said that the school's leader, who has been suspended, lied for years about its financial health and hid $13 million in debt.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/metro/croft-school-board-letter-parents/
18 days ago
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Universal Hub
20 days ago
South Boston smorgasborg
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The Croft School has launched an independent investigation and suspended its executive director after the schoolâs board announced Friday there were âserious irregularitiesâ with its finances.
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Founder of Croft School suspended, officials launch investigation into âserious irregularitiesâ of finances - The Boston Globe
The schoolâs executive director, Scott Given, had been suspended by the board on March 7th.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/14/metro/croft-school-suspends-executive-director/
21 days ago
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A federal judge Wednesday ordered US immigration authorities to free a 14-year-old girl and return her from New York to Massachusetts after she was detained
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Judge orders release of 14-year-old girl detained by federal immigration agents in Marlborough and transferred to New York - The Boston Globe
The Department of Homeland Security claimed later Wednesday that agents took the girl into custody to protect her from suspected gang members she was in a car with.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/11/metro/ice-marlborough-teenager-apprehended/
24 days ago
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Aidan Ryan
24 days ago
NEW: GBH and WBUR have long insisted that thereâs room for two public media giants in Boston. In an era without federal funding, could that come to an end? âIt would make a lot of sense to merge,â GBH CEO Susan Goldberg told me.
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GBH is open to examining merger with WBUR as public media adjusts to life without federal funding - The Boston Globe
Public broadcasters across the country have so far weathered $1.1 billion in federal cuts. But public media executives fear the relief is temporary.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/12/business/gbh-wbur-merger-defunding/
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Eight Cabinet members have departed Healeyâs administration since she took office in 2023, including seven in the last year alone, in an unusually busy exodus ahead of a governorâs reelection bid.
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In one year, Healey has lost more than half of her Cabinet, outpacing the departures under her predecessors - The Boston Globe
Eight Cabinet members have departed Governor Maura Healeyâs administration since she took office in 2023.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/09/metro/healey-cabinet-departures-massachusetts/
26 days ago
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Chris Serres
27 days ago
America must not learn to live with 72,000 overdose deaths a year
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America must not learn to live with 72,000 overdose deaths a year
With the drop in overdose deaths, âwe're celebrating: a death toll that exceeds total American combat fatalities in Vietnam, every single year,â writes addiction researcher Wayne Kepner.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/09/drug-overdose-deaths-opioids-decline-plateau/
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Victoria McGrane
27 days ago
"The voters said one thing. They wanted an audit of the Massachusetts legislature. You would think that people whose salaries are paid by taxpayers would oblige to their wishes. You would be wrong."
#mapoli
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Whose money is it? - The Boston Globe
Beacon Hill has resisted an audit of the legislatureâs use of tax dollars despite votersâ support. What gives?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/09/newsletters/starting-point/
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Columbia Journalism Review
29 days ago
Estefany RodrĂguez, a reporter for a Spanish-language outlet in Nashville, was covering immigration raids. The next day, ICE agents arrested her without a warrant. Read Carolina Abbott GalvĂŁo.
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A Reporter in Nashville, Detained by ICE
Estefany RodrĂguez, a journalist for a Spanish-language outlet, was covering immigration raids. The next day, agents arrested her without a warrant.
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/estefany-rodriguez-reporter-in-nashville-detained-by-ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-arrest.php
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Dan Kennedy
about 1 month ago
New at Media Nation: The Massachusetts public records law needs some teeth. Will 2026 be the year that it finally happens?
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The Mass. public records law needs some teeth. Will 2026 be the year that it happens?
Massachusetts has long been notorious for being one of the least progressive states with regard to government transparency. The stateâs public records law is alone in exempting the governor&#âŠ
https://dankennedy.net/2026/03/05/the-mass-public-records-law-needs-some-teeth-will-2026-be-the-year-that-it-happens/
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Radley Balko
about 1 month ago
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. Sheâs married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. Theyâve already sent her to Louisiana.
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrĂguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner
Reporter Estefany RodrĂguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.
https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/journalist-estefanty-rodriguez-ice-detention-colombia/
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Charles Ornstein
about 1 month ago
This is as good as it gets!!
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...And then we wrote a song about it
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Edward Fitzpatrick
about 1 month ago
Important story by
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-- âThey donât even pretend to complyâ: Mass. agencies, cities, and towns openly flout open record law
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âThey donât even pretend to complyâ: Mass. agencies, cities, and towns openly flout open record law - The Boston Globe
When requests are fought or ignored by agencies, enforcement of Massachusetts' public records law often falls to those who requested the documents.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/metro/massachusetts-public-records-law/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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In Massachusetts, the state lawâs deadlines for fulfilling records requests can be ignored, workers can conspire to overestimate costs, elected officials can spend years fighting requests in court, or not bother releasing records at all.
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âThey donât even pretend to complyâ: Mass. agencies, cities, and towns openly flout open record law - The Boston Globe
When requests are fought or ignored by agencies, enforcement of Massachusetts' public records law often falls to those who requested the documents.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/metro/massachusetts-public-records-law/
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The Boston Globe
about 1 month ago
Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Milford teen who was arrested by ICE last May, went to the State of the Union as a guest of Representative Seth Moulton. He left early after a Department of Homeland Security tweet singled him out by name.
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The Boston Globe
about 1 month ago
Today's Starting Point dives into a college dorm's attempt to "catch a predator" and the consequences that are still being felt.
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A college dormâs attempt to âcatch a predatorâ was disastrous. The fallout has changed lives â and isnât over. - The Boston Globe
A dorm room sting at Assumption University started as a bad idea among students and quickly spiraled into consequences that are still being felt.
https://trib.al/pqB6t47
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Boston Globe Spotlight Team
about 1 month ago
The Epstein files mention Harvard University more than 12,000 times. A new Boston Globe Spotlight Team report found that Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the countryâs most revered academic institution ran deeper than previously known.
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Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epsteinâs ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe
Some of Epsteinâs ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/metro/jeffrey-epstein-harvard-spotlight-report/
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Alexa Gagosz
about 1 month ago
NEW: French food was once considered bygone, too Euro, and boring. Now? Everyone wants a piece of it. So, is French cuisine âhotâ again? My latest in my newsletter, the Food Club, via
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Is French food hot again? - The Boston Globe
French food was once considered bygone, too Euro, and boring. Now? Everyone wants a piece of it.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/26/metro/french-cuisine-revival-restaurants-new-england-ri/
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The Boston Globe
about 1 month ago
The federal workforce shrunk by nearly 220,000 people last year, close to 10 percent, according to a Globe analysis of federal data.
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We now know the full scale of Trumpâs federal workforce cuts - The Boston Globe
Amid Trumpâs bureaucracy-slashing directives, the federal workforce shrunk by about 220,000 people in 2025.
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The Boston Globe
about 1 month ago
In Everett, a web of projects â including an extended Silver Line route, a new pedestrian and cycling bridge connecting Everett to Somerville, and a possible commuter rail stop â could make it easier to ride a bike, bus, or train in and out of some parts of the city.
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New transit links could transform Everettâs access to Boston - The Boston Globe
Existing transit connections between Boston and Everett are lackluster, despite their proximity, residents and politicians say.
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Tal Kopan
about 1 month ago
As ICE seeks to build out mass detention centers around the country, they're meeting a wall of local resistance -- even in solid Trump country. My story:
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âItâs just un-Americanâ: ICEâs mass detention centers run into resistance â including from Republicans - The Boston Globe
This week New Hampshire Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte successfully lobbied the government to keep a new detention center out of her state.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/26/nation/ice-detention-center-nimby-backlash/
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Only In Boston
about 1 month ago
What an incredible sunset over Boston tonight... â€ïž đč: @Theonlyesti_
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Gomes, who was arrested by ICE last May while on the way to volleyball practice, attended the event as a guest of Representative Seth Moulton.
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Milford teen Marcelo Gomes leaves State of the Union after targeted DHS tweet - The Boston Globe
This week, Gomes met with members of Congress and talked about his experience in detention before attending President Trumpâs speech as Representative Seth Moulton's guest.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/metro/marcelo-gomes-state-union/
about 1 month ago
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In Massachusetts and beyond, politicians have increasingly turned to people with armies of followers, but that shift has raised questions about how transparent politicians and the influencers they work with should be as they knit their social feeds together.
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âGRWMâ to meet the governor: How Mass. politicians are turning to friendly influencers to spread their messages - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts politicians are increasingly embracing online creators to expand their reach beyond traditional press, including offering them one-on-one interviews or inviting them to events.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/22/metro/massachusetts-politicians-influencers-healey-michelle-wu/
about 1 month ago
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A retired Massachusetts juvenile court judge is seeking a federal investigation into the Department of Children and Families, saying she fears a pattern of discrimination against children with disabilities.
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Retired judge: Feds must investigate DCF over treatment of disabled children - The Boston Globe
The judge, Carol Erskine, highlighted the deaths of three children with disabilities, including Harmony Montgomery.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/metro/massachusetts-dcf-disabilities-children-discriminate-ada-judge-erskine/
about 1 month ago
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The White Stadium project's total cost now dwarfs that of similar soccer stadium projects around the country by tens of millions of dollars, if not more.
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The overhaul of White Stadium is set to cost $325 million. How does the price compare to other soccer venues? - The Boston Globe
In Boston, costs have jumped more than 60 percent from an initial projection of $200 million.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/metro/boston-white-stadium-project-cost-comparison/
about 1 month ago
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Aidan Ryan
about 1 month ago
Some local media news:
@politico.com
is ending Mass Playbook as
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Rev Laura Everett
about 2 months ago
When you have Sam Altman co signing maybe rethink it? âThe National Association of Government Employees told WBUR it was unhappy with the announcement and said Healeyâs administration is ârushingâ the introduction of AI.â
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Tal Kopan
about 2 months ago
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts. The results were stark:
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Boston built a global biotech empire. Now the talent is quietly drifting away. - The Boston Globe
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/metro/massachusetts-nih-cuts-biotech-scientists/
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Chris Serres
about 2 months ago
Asked how the federal research cuts have affected science, one Boston Childrenâs Hospital researcher said, âThis is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals?â
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They came to Massachusetts to cure disease. Now theyâre packing up their labs. - The Boston Globe
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/metro/massachusetts-nih-cuts-biotech-scientists
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An aide to Governor Maura Healey, who is an immigrant from Venezuela currently on a work visa, is suing the Trump administration, arguing she could lose her job in state government unless federal immigration officials quickly approve her work authorization. via
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An aide to Governor Healey is set to lose her work authorization. Sheâs suing Trump to keep it. - The Boston Globe
Valentina Amaro Bowser, an immigrant from Venezuela, is in limbo after the federal government paused certain visa applications.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/metro/healey-venezuelan-staffer-trump-visa/
about 2 months ago
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Nearly two months after a deadly shooting at Brown University killed two students and injured nine others, released body-worn camera footage of a responding officer. via
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Video: Police release body camera footage from Brown University shooting - The Boston Globe
The heavily redacted video begins at 4:16 p.m. on Dec. 13, about 10 minutes after the first call came in. The 20 minutes that follow show police rushing to clear the building and get victims out.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/metro/brown-university-shooting-police-video/
about 2 months ago
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The Boston Globe
about 2 months ago
The city's project to overhaul White Stadium will cost taxpayers $135 million, up from the most recent $90 million estimate â an increase Mayor Michelle Wu has attributed to inflation and the rising costs of materials and labor.
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Mayor Wu says White Stadium overhaulâs cost to taxpayers rising to $135 million - The Boston Globe
Boston Legacy FC, the new professional womenâs soccer team that is partnering with the city for the project, will put in more than $190 million for its portion of the redevelopment.
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Chris Serres
about 2 months ago
An estimated 10,000 lives have been lost at sea in Gloucesterâs long history. The industryâs fatality rate is 28 times greater than the national average for all occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In Gloucester, remembrance and resilience after a familiar tragedy - The Boston Globe
âYou see more fishermen with one arm or one hand than in any other job,â said Tom Scola, a Gloucester lobsterman, as he talked with a friend in the predawn dark on the State Fish Pier.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/metro/gloucester-fishing-community-mourns-after-lily-jean-tragedy/
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The Boston Globe
about 2 months ago
Today's Starting Point explores a (faint) silver lining for bummed-out Patriots fans after a tough Super Bowl loss.
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The one thing that should make Patriots fans feel a little better after a brutal Super Bowl defeat - The Boston Globe
Few expected New England to make it so far this season. Each unexpected win was a gift, a collective dopamine drip, a happy surprise in a year full of so many unpleasant ones.
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Cold weather alone doesnât guarantee safe conditions for pond hockey, ice fishing, and other activities. So how do you test the ice? And what should you do if you fall in? A pro explains via
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Is the ice safe for winter fun? A pro shares how to check. - The Boston Globe
Cold weather alone doesn't guarantee that a pond or lake is safe for winter recreation.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/08/science/massachusetts-winter-ice-safety/
about 2 months ago
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Samantha Gross
2 months ago
NEW: Gov. Healey's plan to counter ICE in Massachusetts drew a standing ovation from supporters and derision from conservative critics. Itâs since elicited something else: Demands for more.
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After months of escalation, Healey took action to counter ICE. Fellow Democrats ask: Is it enough? - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's proposal to block ICE agents from arresting people in courthouses, churches, or schools, hasnât stopped calls from within her own party for the state to go furthe...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/03/metro/maura-healey-ice-legislation-executive-order/
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The Boston Globe
2 months ago
Several Boston-area immigrant-advocacy organizations sued the federal government, seeking to halt immigration-enforcement authoritiesâ new stated practice of forcibly entering homes without a judicial warrant.
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Local groups sue ICE over policy on warrantless home entries - The Boston Globe
Advocates say an ICE policy on home entry collides with constitutional protections against search and seizure.
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Bill Grueskin
2 months ago
Tuesday morning: New CBS boss promises âhuge emphasis on scoops.â Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
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âCBS Evening Newsâ: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
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Marty Walz
2 months ago
Every leader should study what happened. The importance of listening to dissent is a key lesson every leader should learn. This is essential reading.
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A Plymouth company that makes iris-scanning software has joined the ranks of technology firms helping federal immigration authorities assemble a vast surveillance apparatus to identify targets for arrest.
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ICE ups investment in surveillance technology with $4.5 million contract with Mass. tech firm - The Boston Globe
New technologies would help federal immigration officers identify people faster and more easily.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/metro/ice-surveillance-data/
2 months ago
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George Takei
2 months ago
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Warning from many of Maine's religious leaders come as the country were roiled by the Trump administrationâs immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where two US citizens were shot by federal agents.
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On a Sunday, Maine pastor says parishioners fear attending Mass due to immigration status, race - The Boston Globe
Dozens of religious leaders in Maine signed an open letter denouncing the immigration crackdown that was launched this week.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/25/metro/maine-pastor-immigration-enforcement/?p1=StaffPage
2 months ago
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