Government shutdown hitting National Park Service sites in Massachusetts
Visitors are finding national park facilities closed as rangers stay home without pay.
New report finds language access remains barrier across MA courthouses
A new report says many Massachusetts residents who come to court each year still face barriers in navigating the court system, particularly if English isn’t their first language or if they are part of the deaf or hard of hearing community.
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What’s leading Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket parents to bypass vaccines?
Health experts say vaccine skepticism has long been a feature of both islands, setting the stage for highly contagious diseases like measles to potentially find a foothold. -
These Massachusetts parents sought religious exemptions to vaccines. We asked them why.
The reasons are deeply nuanced and varied, meaning the exemption covers a wide variety of circumstances. -
Newly published Cabo Verdean Creole dictionary formalizes the ‘people’s language’
A local retired teacher has published the first English to Cabo Verdean Creole dictionary -
New felony charges for protesters spark concern for 1st Amendment advocates
The elevated charges come as Boston and other cities run by Democratic mayors face threats from the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to combat crime and curb protests. -
Trump attack on offshore wind puts future of Salem port project in question
For years, building up wind turbines meant betting on the future of energy. Salem took that bet.
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What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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