Boston launches first 24/7 public health vending machine providing free supplies
The machine is located in East Boston and included items such as Narcan, safe injection kits, socks and more.

King’s Chapel unveiling first-of-its-kind statue to honor people enslaved by its forebears
The statue of a Black woman releasing birds to freedom will represent the more than 200 enslaved people identified by the church.
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Connecticut official bans masked ICE agents, warrantless arrests in state courts
The chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court said his goal is to keep court buildings safe. -
GBH Daily: Inside the investigation: No new admissions
At Massachusetts facilities for disabled adults. -
Teachers’ union asks school districts not to punish teachers for Charlie Kirk comments
At least five educators in Massachusetts are facing potential discipline for social media posts. -
State gaming revenues surge, but split is evolving
Gambling offerings, taxes getting fresh look as state share of betting revenues clears $1.5 billion per year. -
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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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