It's not just great whites. Sand tiger sharks are rebounding in New England.
Researchers from New England Aquarium are tagging sand tiger sharks in Boston Harbor to better understand the species as its population slowly rebounds.
Mass. immigrants who had legal status lose work in home and health care
Immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela living in Massachusetts have lost their legal status — and their work permits.
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Guaranteed income helps families fill short term gaps, new analysis shows
Researchers looked at programs in Massachusetts, Texas and Illinois. -
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Days after the Gabriel House fire, Fall River says it will increase firefighter staffing
The Fall River firefighters union had sharply criticized years of understaffing at fire stations in the city and said if they'd had more staff they could have saved more lives in the blaze that killed nine. -
Mass. House votes to expand safeguards for abortion, gender-affirming care
Building on a 2022 state law, the new bill would protect patient data from out-of-state actors. -
T will replace major sections of decades-old cable that prompted Blue Line evacuation
More than 450 passengers had to evacuate a Blue Line train in a tunnel under Boston Harbor Tuesday.
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