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Mayor Wu Announces Affordable Housing Milestone with Acquisition and Restriction of 1,000 At Risk Housing Units
The Acquisition Opportunity Program supports missions ...
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What is Massachusetts Ballot Question 5? Increasing minimum wage for tipped workers
By Laura Haefeli October 25, 2024 / ...
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Innovative ‘reverse’ job fair helps blind job seekers in Mass. connect with employers
Meghan Smith October 11, 2024 Owen ...
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New primary care centers in Brockton and Dorchester offer new approach to serving seniors
Trajan Warren October 11, 2024 Gather ...
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The Family Van mobile clinic aims for head-to-toe wellness via its ‘Healthy Roads’ program
Ashley M. Heher September 25th, 2024 ...
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Ellis Early Learning and Little Cocoa Bean Piloting Nutritious and Culturally Inclusive Food Program
By Molly McKinney on October 2, ...
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Worcester nonprofits see ‘blatant racial equity issues’ in some ARPA funding decisions
Sam Turken September 25, 2024 Parlee ...
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School Committee considers gender identity policy in line with Title IX changes
Bryan McGonigle The Biden administration recently ...
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Saugus sued over school enrollment policy apparently impacting migrant families
Sarah Betancourt September 18, 2024 Drivers ...
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Former Massachusetts State Police recruit says he was hazed, harassed at academy
By Cheryl Fiandaca Updated on: September 18, ...
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Higher ed board approves new guidelines for students with disabilities
Apr 15, 2025 | 9:52 am ET By Maya Mitchell THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION unanimously approved new guidelines to help state colleges and universities in Massachusetts run programs for students with disabilities. …
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Berklee group gives musicians with disabilities space to grow
April 11, 2025 Amanda Beland Julia LaGrand was in high school when an orchestra played in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Among the musicians was violinist Adrian Anantawan. Anantawan…
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‘Teacher started crying’: Students in Mass. town hold walkout in protest of staffing cuts
By Ryan Breslin March 24, 2025 at 10:43 am EDT NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Students in a Massachusetts town walked out of class on Monday in protest of “brutal” job cuts…
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‘Have voices heard that are often not heard’: Berklee professor creates first-of-its-kind class
By Kelly Sullivan March 24, 2025 at 7:10 am EDT BOSTON — Berklee College of Music in Boston is one of the top music schools in the world and has produced…
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$2 billion in federal funding for Massachusetts could be at risk due to cuts
By Laura Haefeli March 12, 2025 / 6:31 PM EDT President Trump’s plan to dismantle the Department of Education may have large impacts across Massachusetts, leaving educators worried about what’s to come. The…
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Healey Visits Boston Children’s Hospital, Highlights Harm Caused by Cuts to NIH Funding, Medicaid
by Beacon Hill Times Staff • March 19, 2025 On March 17, Governor Maura Healey and First Lady Joanna Lydgate visited Boston Children’s Hospital, a world leader in pediatric health care, to highlight…
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All employees at Education Department’s Boston regional office to be laid off
Officials said the department is also terminating leases on buildings in cities, including in Boston By Alysha Palumbo • Published March 12, 2025 The entire staff at Boston’s Department of Education building is…
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Disability advocates rally against proposed cap on in-home aides
Meghan Smith March 12, 2025 Hundreds of disability advocates gathered at the State House in Boston Wednesday for a rally to support the state program that provides caregivers to help…
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Mayor Wu and BPHC Release Health Equity Report, Seek Partners to Close Life Expectancy Gap Across Neighborhoods
First funding round calls for proposals for $5 million of total $10 million investment to improve health outcomes in Boston by bolstering economic mobility and financial security BOSTON – Thursday, February…
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Hundreds march in Boston to support democracy and protest policies of Trump, Musk
The peaceful rally in freezing conditions was supported by 100 civil rights, environmental and progressive groups from Massachusetts. By MICHAEL CASEY February 14, 2025 BOSTON (AP) — Chanting “Stop the…
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