Trump admin threatens to withhold MBTA funds over crime concerns
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy demanded the head of the T share information on the agency's plans reduce crime within two weeks or face funding cuts.
The Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race showcases art, creativity and joy — on wheels
Each year, artists, engineers and tinkerers from across New England bring their wacky, human-powered machines to Lowell.
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Unlicensed and injecting: Alleged fake Botox case shows health risks in local med spas
Many people don’t realize cosmetic injections carry serious risks. Some doctors call the booming med spa industry “the wild west” and say Massachusetts needs to tighten regulations. -
In Boston mayoral prelim, it's Wu in a landslide
Two months of campaigning remain, but the incumbent seems headed for a second term. -
Mass. public defender agency hires 22 new attorneys in rapid expansion
The Committee for Public Counsel Services has reached out to 50 law schools and hired 22 new attorneys over a 17-day span in August as it moves forward with "the largest staffing expansion in the agency's history." -
Massachusetts wants to supercharge housing construction by speeding up state reviews
A streamlined process could cut an environmental review for new developments from a year or more down to 30 days. -
How Lowell schools are trying to support students amid instability, ICE operations
"When ICE vehicles are spotted in the city, our tension goes up and it does among our community members," Lowell Public Schools Superintendent Liam Skinner said.
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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
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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