Another Boston public pool is reopening this summer after years of closures
The pool at the Hennigan School in Jamaica Plain is the latest to reopen as the city works through a backlog of repairs.
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Cape Verdeans at Dorchester Day Parade pumped for another celebration: A first-ever World Cup run
Boston’s annual celebration is a draw for Cape Verdeans all over Eastern Massachusetts, and the international soccer tournament set to begin this week was on everyone’s minds.
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She gave her mom a kidney. Now, she’s taking on the Boston Marathon.
Kortney Hixson donated a kidney to her mom, saving her life. She spoke on GBH's All Things Considered about that journey and the impact of organ donation. -
Tablet learning is booming in Mass. prisons
The tablets’ content offer basic education, vocational courses, resume building, job training and reentry preparation. -
Mass. House proposes state spending boost, warns of economic uncertainty
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‘It’s changed everything:’ Boston Marathon bombing victims honored 13 years later
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey marked the 13th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing by joining the families of the victims at a wreath-laying ceremony on Boylston Street on Wednesday. -
Pure Oasis owner blames state’s ‘bureaucratic insanity’ for abrupt dispensary closure
Evans says the state Department of Revenue froze his cannabis company's bank account for owing back taxes despite an approved grant — also from the state — that would have paid it down substantially.
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