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Benjamin Healthcare sues former administrator for alleged theft, embezzlement

Benjamin Healthcare sues former administrator for alleged theft, embezzlement

Leadership at the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center filed a civil suit against its former administrator, alleging he took millions of dollars from the center, putting it at risk of closure.

March 12th, 2025 >

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Gov. Healey launches 'energy affordability agenda' with $50 electric bill credits

LOWELL, Mass. — Massachusetts and the state's electric utilities will be returning $125 million to residential ratepayers next month as Gov. Maura Healey launches promised actions to slash energy bills over the coming years.

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Toward new high school graduation requirements

Toward new high school graduation requirements

Following voters’ rejection last November of MCAS as a requirement for high school graduation, the state is proposing new standards requiring the successful completion of a designated slate of courses.

March 12th, 2025 >

U.S. 250th anniversary campaign aims to capture diverse voices

U.S. 250th anniversary campaign aims to capture diverse voices

As Boston and the nation look forward to celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States next year, a campaign organized by a coalition of groups focused on arts, culture and the humanities is looking to center more than just colonial voices.

March 12th, 2025 >

City contract for civilian flagger management awarded to former BPD commissioner

City contract for civilian flagger management awarded to former BPD commissioner

It was a years-long effort to persuade city officials and police unions to allow civilians to take on the paid construction details that have long been the exclusive domain of police officers. When the administration of Mayor Michelle Wu in 2023 inked a contract with the patrolmen’s union that allowed civilians to work details, many activists were encouraged.

March 12th, 2025 >

Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville

Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville

Success is self-reinforcing at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge. Principal Sherley Bretous said, “If I knew what the secret sauce was” then “I would give it to the whole world for free.

December 4th, 2024 >

Franklin Park: Boston's urban oasis for generations

Franklin Park: Boston's urban oasis for generations

When Boston was young, after our revolutionary era, the Shawmut Peninsula looked onto a forested hillscape. Nearly everywhere in sight was Roxbury. The hills held a secluded sylvan valley nearby: Franklin Park. Then, as now, Bostonians escaped to nature there.

March 12th, 2025 >

Holland Tech boys last BPS school in state tourney

Holland Tech boys last BPS school in state tourney

Five Boston high schools entered the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association young men’s basketball playoff competition; one remains. The one remaining is the Bulldogs of Dr. Albert D. Holland High School of Technology.

March 12th, 2025 >

John Coltrane, orchestrated

John Coltrane, orchestrated

The music of saxophonist, bandleader and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967) gains an orchestral reimagining in “Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra,” to be performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with trumpeter Terence Blanchard.

March 12th, 2025 >

Former Reebok executive creates her own clothing line

Former Reebok executive creates her own clothing line

After fighting for a diverse and inclusive culture in the athletic apparel and footwear industry, Portia Blunt, a former Reebok executive, decided to bet on herself and tell the untold stories of Black American culture by creating her clothing line, Bee Blunt.

March 12th, 2025 >

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THE INTERSECTION with Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins

THE INTERSECTION with Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins

“The revolution is about to be televised / you picked the right time but the wrong guy.” Fresh off his five-time Grammy win at the 2025 Grammy Awards, these were the words rap legend Kendrick Lamar sent ringing through the stands of a captive audience — which included President Donald Trump — at the LIX Super Bowl.

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Boston strikes deal to stop gentrification of housing complex in Mattapan

Boston strikes deal to stop gentrification of housing complex in Mattapan

In late February, two days before she had to vacate her apartment, 73-year-old Margaret Nichols got a knock on her door. She’d been rushing to fill moving boxes and pack up her apartment of more than 20 years. After years of paying her climbing rent at the recently rebranded “SoMa at the T” complex in Mattapan, she’d spent nearly all her savings and had to give up.

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