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Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
Matthew Farwell, 40, was found guilty of strangling Birchmore 12 days after a tipster called the suburban Boston police department where he worked and reported that they’d had an improper relationship.
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The Golden Thread sheds light on little known East Boston history — and its present
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Public housing complex in Hyde Park to get $16M in upgrades
The funding would go toward accessibility improvements, cooling systems and community gardens. -
Longtime civic leader Lee Pelton reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis in personal essay
Pelton’s essay comes more than one month after he officially stepped down as president and CEO of The Boston Foundation. -
GBH Daily: Debating for the second-highest office
Lieutenant governor candidates square off. -
PFAS chemicals are in most Mass. rivers and waterways tested in new report
The so-called "forever chemicals," which have been linked to a number of negative health impacts, were detected in 87% of the 108 locations tested between 2022 and 2024. -
In LG debate, nominees spar over Trump, immigration
On abortion rights, GOP nominee Shawn Oliver stands apart from his running mate Mike Minogue.
GBH News podcasts
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Catching The Codfather
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. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
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.’