Sure, Barney Frank could be ‘really acerbic’ to reporters. But he was never anti-media.
The former Congressman from Massachusetts had a reputation for pushing back on reporters' questions. But he was also among the most accessible politicians to the media.
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Worcester vs. Worcester: Massachusetts and England's forgotten soccer matches, 100 years ago
In the 1920s, soccer players from Worcester and its namesake in England faced off in a series of matches.
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Two shot on Memorial Drive in Cambridge have ‘life-threatening’ injuries; gunman apprehended
The gunman was shot by a Massachusetts State Police officer and a former Marine, and was in a Boston hospital on Monday evening. -
Supreme Court temporarily preserves access to a widely used abortion pill
Access to the drug, mifepristone, will remain untouched until at least Thursday while the Supreme Court justices consider whether to allow restrictions to take effect. -
Mass. reentry programs poised to lose state funding under next year’s budget
A $15 million amendment to the state budget that’s up for debate in the Massachusetts Senate would maintain the CERG program, first approved in 2020. -
The T is running overnight trains for the World Cup. But it’ll be a one-time thing.
Due to a late start for Boston’s first World Cup match next month, the transit agency will run trains as late as 4 a.m. -
Parents keep fighting to keep Croft School open even after board announces closure
A parent-led nonprofit formed to address the school’s financial crisis says it has a contractual option to purchase the assets of The Croft School in the South End and obtain the school’s South End locations.
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