2025 in review: The biggest stories from Boston and around Massachusetts
As we wrap up 2025, the journalists at GBH News have been reflecting on the headlines that defined the year.
Meet three authors who wrote some of the most banned books in America
Jodi Picoult, Maia Kobabe and Sandra Cisneros have each written books that have been challenged and banned throughout the country.
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Pet debt is on the rise. It’s landing more people in court.
The MSPCA-Angell has sued hundreds of pet owners over the last several years to collect unpaid debts as costs for care rises and the economy tightens. Some say the practice is “aggressive.” -
The rental market is cooling in Worcester, but not for everyone
The slowdown follows the construction of new apartment buildings around the city's downtown. -
Mass. Convention Center Authority CEO departs, authority mired in corruption investigation
Marcel Vernon Sr. became CEO of the authority in October 2024. -
Markey, legal advocates ‘shine a spotlight’ on oath ceremony cancellations
Legal advocates could file litigation related to local immigrants being denied citizenship after extensive vetting. -
Boston asks state officials for more notice when pharmacies close
Boston’s request would widen the state’s minimum notice window from 14 days to 120 days.
GBH News podcasts
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Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
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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