1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (611+ words) Massachusetts is among dozens of states that don’t require 9/11 to be taught in schools, leaving students without knowledge about “perhaps the most transformative day in the country’s history.” That’s according to Pat Bavis, the chairman of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund’s education…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (352+ words) Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. WBUR's Andrea Shea reports that ceremonies honoring the 2,977 victims are planned today at the State House and beyond. A moment of silence will be held at 8:46 a.m., the time the first hijacked plane out…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (265+ words) According to a U.S. Congress hearing record, ICE's December 2006 Operation Wagon Train involved more than 1,000 agents and about 1,300 arrests at six worksite locations. ICE Health Service Corps provides medical services to detained people. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (422+ words) Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll framed the shift as a direct economic boost for the region. “Cleaner water is creating more opportunity for people who depend on shellfishing,” she said, adding that shellfishing supports families, small businesses and working waterfronts across…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (88+ words) For now, the split-screen is stark — a Dallas arena built around six-figure fundraising packages and presidential star power, and two Massachusetts nominees betting that door-knocking and local messaging will matter more to unenrolled voters than a night on stage with…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (352+ words) ICE Boston says Jermaine O'Neil Thompson, a Jamaican national, faces seven child-rape-related counts after his Springfield arrest. A Jamaican national facing seven child-rape-related counts is now sitting in federal immigration custody after ICE agents arrested him in Springfield, part of…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (901+ words) During this year’s fall move-in period, multiple students using the United Parcel Service Pack, Store or Ship Program at BU experienced various complications with their boxes held in storage over the summer. Students recalled facing inconsistent communication from UPS, with…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Daily Free Press has been notably starved of restaurant criticism, a surprising gap in a coastal food haven like Boston. Cut and Dry Martini aims to fill it: a column dedicated to candid, honest reviews that go beyond the…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (437+ words) Two affordable housing developments in Cambridge were among 29 projects awarded a share of $278 million in state and federal financing and tax credits announced by Gov. Maura T. Healey ’92 last week. The funding, announced Sept. 3, was awarded through the Executive Office of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (652+ words) From Puerto Rican families rooted in the state for generations to newer arrivals from across Latin America, Massachusetts is home to a growing number of residents with Latino or Hispanic origins — nearly 1 in 7 residents in 2024, just over 1 million people. That…...