Immigrants here under DACA and TPS face tougher travel restrictions under new federal rule
Some Massachusetts immigrants could risk losing their green card if they leave the country for a short time, often for family emergencies, under a new rule governing how immigration officials view “advance parole.”
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Judge sends deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury home again
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial sent the judge a note Thursday on the sixth day of deliberations complaining that one person on their panel wasn’t following the court’s instructions regarding reasonable doubt. -
Mass. expands child care financial assistance to income-eligible families
The expansion comes after Gov. Maura Healey invested an additional $31.2 million of state money through the Fair Share Supplemental Budget, allowing the state to expand vouchers and contracted seats. -
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Suffolk Sheriff Tompkins acquitted of extorting cannabis company
Steven Tompkins was indicted last year on charges of extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company. -
Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial tells judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict
The judge on Wednesday told the jury again to keep trying. -
Proposed settlement between Mass. debt collector and state could help thousands of debtors
In a move that could provide millions of dollars in relief to debtors in the state, Andrew Metcalf has agreed to surrender his debt collection license and forgive debts allegedly owed by thousands of Massachusetts residents, according to court documents filed this week. -
A new beginning for the former Croft School in Boston’s South End
The school will reopen on Sept. 8 with a new name: The South End Village Academy. It will also have a new financial structure as a nonprofit, independent school. -
Where have all the soft-shell clams gone? Scientists and shellfishers seek answers.
A scientific-commercial partnership has sparked research to better understand the life and death of a North Shore export.
