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With White Stadium demolition underway, plan opponents and city await court ruling
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With White Stadium demolition underway, plan opponents and city await court ruling
Members of Franklin Park Defenders, a group led by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and residents from the neighborhoods around Franklin Park, contend that the city’s plan to lease White Stadium to Boston Unity Soccer Partners for use by a professional women’s soccer team amounts to privatization of public park land.
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Massachusetts DPU slaps National Grid over 'severe billing errors'
BOSTON — National Grid -- the state's largest gas utility -- is being hit with millions of dollars in penalties from Massachusetts for "systemic" and "inexcusable" customer service failures.
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Trump’s assault on the ‘Blacksonian’ is an affront to freedom
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Trump’s assault on the ‘Blacksonian’ is an affront to freedom
The authoritarian impulse to rewrite and even erase history to create a self-serving narrative is an assault on truth itself.
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Legislation takes aim at indoor, outdoor air pollution
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Legislation takes aim at indoor, outdoor air pollution
Two bills at the State House would take steps to monitor and improve air quality in the areas most affected by pollution.
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BPS shuts alternative education programs
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BPS shuts alternative education programs
In a data-driven pursuit of “high quality seats,” the Boston School Committee voted on March 20 to close or uproot six schools. Two have alternative education programs. It takes effect June 2026.
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Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville
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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.
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State approves Dana-Farber plan to build freestanding cancer hospital
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State approves Dana-Farber plan to build freestanding cancer hospital
Approval from the state for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to build a freestanding hospital in Longwood Medical Area means progress for the cancer institute’s plan, as well as potential expansion of efforts to increase equitable access to care, supporters said.
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Susie's Stories: Rockport bookstore born of couple's entrepreneurial spirit and love of community
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Susie's Stories: Rockport bookstore born of couple's entrepreneurial spirit and love of community
After visiting the area during the summertime, Susan and Doug Rich fell in love with the town of Rockport, Massachusetts.
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Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center turns 30
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Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center turns 30
The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center will turn 30 this year. Many events are in the works for the celebration year, including one this Saturday, April 5, at 8 a.m., with the day of registration opening at 7 a.m.
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Family dynamics and  Puerto Rican culture take the stage in ‘Don’t Eat the Mangos’
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Family dynamics and Puerto Rican culture take the stage in ‘Don’t Eat the Mangos’
Family — the good, the bad and the ugly — is at the heart of “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” a familial drama infused with magical realism by Ricardo Pérez González that takes the stage at The Huntington this month.
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AAMARP exhibition ‘Out of The Fire’ shines a light on African American art world
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AAMARP exhibition ‘Out of The Fire’ shines a light on African American art world
While many might suggest that the world is on fire and that times are ironically dark, it must be remembered that fire not only has the power to destroy but also to cleanse.
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State funding will support energy efficiency at two Roxbury schools
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State funding will support energy efficiency at two Roxbury schools
Two Roxbury schools will get improved solar panels using state funding aimed at improving energy efficiency in municipal buildings.
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