108 arrested during ‘horrific’ police sweep of Emerson College pro-Palestine encampment
Boston police arrested dozens of students who had set up an encampment to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
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Mass. residents support legalizing teacher strikes, new poll finds
A majority of respondents — 50% — favored legalizing teacher strikes, while 34% rejected the idea, a new poll shows. -
Worcester public housing community receives high inspection score, despite complaints
The inspection in early March came as multiple Massachusetts agencies continued to look into complaints of improper living and working conditions at complexes run by the Worcester Housing Authority. -
Cambridge-based vocal group shines a spotlight on a little-performed Renaissance composer
Early music group Blue Heron will soon finish its multiyear project of recording every surviving piece by Johannes Ockeghem. -
A Boston nonprofit is bringing community-owned solar power — and profit — to low-income neighborhoods
The Boston Community Solar Cooperative's next plan is a solar project on the roof of the Dorchester Food Co-op. -
As rat complaints spike, some Boston leaders are calling for a new pest control office
Since the pandemic, rat complaints have dramatically risen in Boston. City councilor Ed Flynn wants to create a new office of pest control. -
This multi-instrumentalist wasn’t fully satisfied with the piano. So he designed a new one.
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol's next performance will debut “the Renaissance 17,” which will help him mix Turkish classical music with Western styles and jazz. -
Making the case to eliminate ‘tipped minimum wage’ in Mass.
The practice's roots are in the Reconstruction Era as a "way to allow restaurants to hire free Black labor after slaves were free," according to Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage.
