Compass Rail gets $1M in federal funding to update rail technology
The plan is called 'Compass Rail', and residents will see the earliest project materialize around 2030, with the so-called Inland Route — or what officials are calling the first phase of West -East Rail — connecting Springfield to Worcester and Boston.
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36 hours later, 160K Mass. residents still without power Wednesday
As of Wednesday morning, most of the Massachusetts towns where more than half the residents still don't have power are on Cape Cod. -
The $7.8 million question: Who’s paying for World Cup security in Foxborough?
The first World Cup match in Foxborough is less than four months away. -
Ayotte: ICE to ditch plan for detention facility in Merrimack
Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will not move forward with a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack. -
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Blizzard prompts Boston Globe to call off printing paper for first time in 153 years
Snow and winds prevented staff from safely getting to the Globe printing plant to print Tuesday's paper, the newspaper said in an article on its website. -
'They ain’t gonna leave:' Four years after Russian invasion, local Ukrainians support their troops
Russia launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 -
250,000 Mass. residents still without power Tuesday morning as travel ban hits three counties
Strong winds and heavy snow from the Nor’easter created blizzard conditions that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. -
In Roxbury, preserving Black history one conversation at a time
An intergenerational storytelling initiative brings young people together with Black elders to document personal stories in 'Telling Lives, Living Histories.' Project director Karen Craddock shares more on GBH's All Things Considered.
