Cautious relief in Mass as judges order Trump administration to continue funding SNAP
The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to SNAP due to the shutdown.
Massachusetts elections 2025: Everything you need to know to vote
Boston, Worcester, Cambridge and Everett will have elections this fall. Read up on what’s on your ballot.
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Local authorities debate: How much sewage in Boston-area rivers is too much?
Environmental advocates want that number to get down to zero. But the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority says it’s more responsible to allow limited “combined sewer overflows” and save money for ratepayers in infrastructure upgrades. -
Lawrence braces for November as federal SNAP program runs out of money
41% of city residents rely on federal food assistance, among the highest rates in the state. -
Wicked Strange: Easton's Satanic Sawmill
Folklore author and host of the New England Legends podcast Jeff Belanger shares the story of the Selee Mill, an 18th century sawmill that was rumored to be run by imps from Hell. -
GBH Daily: Would you eat 200-year-old candy?
GBH News’ video team stopped by Ye Olde Pepper Companie in Salem to sample centuries-old treats. -
New funding in Worcester reserved for small nonprofits that often lose out on grant money
The city and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation are setting aside the money for at least a dozen grassroots organizations with budgets of no more than $500,000.
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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 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.’
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