2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1232+ words) That’s a stark contrast to 2024, when no members of Massachusetts’ all-Democratic House delegation had to weather primary contests. Yet none of these races has received the same level of attention the Markey-Moulton contest has, for a few reasons. For starters,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (684+ words) Every winter, literary legend Herman Melville’s legacy becomes palpable in New Bedford. “You start to see people dressed and looking like Melville with pipes and beards, and you just sort of get swept away with it,” said Amanda McMullen, president…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (695+ words) Somerville election officials approved signatures for a controversial advisory ballot question Monday, clearing the way for residents to symbolically weigh in on whether the city should stop doing business with companies tied to Israel as that nation prepares to enter…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (755+ words) At a bar in Worcester last week, scores of people from Ghana cheered, jumped onto bar stools and danced when their national team scored a dramatic last-minute goal to win its opening game in the World Cup. Many more are…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (596+ words) Cambridge police officers are pushing back on the City Council’s vote to stop using the gunfire detection technology known as ShotSpotter. The Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association, representing about 200 police, criticized last week’s decision to abandon a technology that listens…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (600+ words) A new lawsuit against the state of Massachusetts alleges that Massachusetts is violating its own constitution by denying Black and Latino students equal educational opportunities. The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Superior Court Wednesday, alleges that state policies have led…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (858+ words) Fellsway Plaza in Medford looks like any other suburban strip mall, with a nail salon, gym and restaurants. But as some people walk back to their cars with freshly painted nails or carrying bags of takeout, others have gauze tape…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts hosted its inaugural Vanguard Awards Ceremony on Tuesday. The council formed in 2015 to help address the region’s racial wealth gap. The inaugural awards recognized innovators, advocates and leaders that are shaping the commonwealth’s business…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (881+ words) At the Catholic Charities Yawkey Center Food Pantry in Dorchester one recent day, people lined up to receive a bag of groceries. Mary, who preferred not to share her last name, said she’s been coming to the pantry for the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (906+ words) At St. Peter School in Cambridge, generosity moves, literally, down the hallway. Students formed a human chain, passing parcels from one set of hands to the next. Inside those parcels is food, clothing and other essentials for neighbors in need....