13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (223+ words) The grants include support for school reconstruction, according to The Boston Globe. Food relief is among the fund's priorities, while another $25,000 will fund mental health support for residents of Caracas and La Guaira, two of the regions hit hardest by…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago   (438+ words) Thirty-four years after Susan Taraskiewicz was beaten and stabbed to death, her killer has never been named, charged or caught. The Northwest Airlines ramp supervisor vanished during a break from her overnight shift at Logan Airport, and her family and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (733+ words) LOWELL — Jeff Markley has been building data centers since 1991. Some 35 years later, he still is, but is concerned that opposition to the technology is challenging the commonwealth’s ability to remain competitive and relevant into the 21st century. “If Massachusetts wants to…...

1+ day, 8+ 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…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1298+ words) As Lawrence High School’s girls flag football team built a commanding lead in the first game of the season, junior Lucy Godfrey kept glancing at the scoreboard. “This is the first time in history this is happening,” Godfrey said she…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (153+ words) An artificial intelligence startup that automates background checks for banks, law firms, and universities is moving its top brass to Boston after pulling in $56 million in new funding. Xapien announced the investment round this week, saying the money will fund…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (415+ words) NORTH ANDOVER — Veterans, officials and community members gathered for the Late 20th Century Conflicts and the Global War on Terror Memorial’s dedication at Patriots Memorial Park on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Friday. Master of Ceremonies and retired…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (159+ words) A patron identified only as John walked into Concord Public Library with a magazine that was 48,220 days overdue — a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine that had been sitting in his house for decades. Under the library's theoretical…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (213+ words) Public frustration hasn't stayed purely bureaucratic. A Facebook post sought to identify a suspect and seek a charge in a Flock-camera incident, according to Facebook. The incident underscored how contentious the cameras had become locally. Still, Waltham's retreat has unfolded…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (406+ words) A capped landfill off Kendall Pond Road near Route 93 is now producing electricity for the Town of Derry. Officials held a ribbon-cutting on September 1 for the 2.25-megawatt Derry Landfill Solar array, which will supply electricity for municipal needs, including waste…...