California ports launch clean energy efforts that could be a model for Mass.
San Pedro Bay–area ports have been ramping up clean energy efforts, pushed by years of activism from community members worried about air pollution. Environmental activists say Massport should follow suit.
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Women in Biotech: Challenges for women CEOs
According to the 2024 MassBio industry snapshot, biopharma accounted for nearly 17% of job growth in the state last year. We're hearing from women in leadership about the industry and their vision for the future.
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Suffolk DA drops effort to retry a nearly 30-year-old murder case
Joseph Bennett maintained his innocence throughout decades in prison and had been granted a new trial in the 1997 shooting at a Mattapan nightclub. -
Boston Fleet make proper home debut in 2-1 loss to Minnesota Frost
Team played its first season under the name PWHL Boston. -
Massachusetts prison and jail calls doubled in first year of free calls
Legislators and advocates say that the results have been overwhelmingly positive, although there were some logistical hiccups in the launch. -
Rep. Pressley and Sen. Whitehouse weigh in on President Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse criticized Biden’s reasoning for pardoning his son, while Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley defended Biden's right to pardon his son but urged the president to use his executive powers to address sentencing disparities. -
South Boston's Luisa Sparrow named 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
“There is so much room to work on academics with students and also work on their living skills,” she said.
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