After more than a century, an old Massachusetts cranberry farm gets new life as a wetland
Century Bog was sold to the state by its last owner, the A.D. Makepeace Company, in 2010, to become part of the Red Brook Wildlife Management Area. Now it’s being restored to the natural wetland that was once there.
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Prosecutors drop 1997 Boston murder case against Rickey ‘FuQuan’ McGee
He was released last month after decades in prison. -
Citing lost federal funding, GBH cuts 15 more jobs
The layoffs follow Congress’s clawback and the demise of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -
Surge of suicides in state prisons raises accountability questions
In September, there were two deaths in a week. -
Logan Airport could see thousands of passengers stranded starting Friday
Massport confirms that Boston is among the 40 major hubs to see flight reductions due to the government shutdown. -
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State says partial SNAP benefits to be released next week
Officials caution that some recipients may receive a sharply reduced benefit. -
Athens and Boston have historic connections. Soon, they'll be sister cities.
Greek Consul General Symeon Tegos discusses how Greek culture has influenced Massachusetts, and what these cities have in common. -
ICE detains 9 at Allston-Brighton car wash in what could be neighborhood’s largest raid of the year
The local city councilor said, as far as she knows, all of the people detained had some form of legal immigration status.
