Brazilian immigrants in Greater Boston are being detained by ICE in large numbers
The largest immigrant community in Massachusetts is also being arrested in larger numbers since President Donald Trump took office. Fear is ricocheting through the community — even among those who once supported Trump during his election.
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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As elections near, prisoners and advocates push for voting rights behind bars
Proponents began a petition drive to expand voting rights behind bars and to ensure ballot access for those who are still entitled. -
Former Boston City Councilor sentenced to one month in prison for corruption charges
The sentencing wraps up a 9-month saga that began when Fernandes Anderson was arrested last December. -
CoastSnap Turns Beachgoers into Citizen Scientists to Track Shoreline Changes
CoastSnap uses fixed camera mounts at beaches for the public to take and submit shoreline photos. The images help scientists monitor coastal changes and are shared online for public and research use. -
Joy Behar, Jackie Hoffman talk love, sex and relationships in ‘My First Ex-Husband’
Joy Behar's new play features a series of monologues based on real stories of women discussing why they got divorced. -
Generational tension is at the heart of Liza Tully’s new murder mystery novel
"The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistance" is a cozy contemporary whodunnit in the style of Agatha Christie.
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
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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