Boston Hunters pitcher balances passion for baseball with drive to fight Canadian wildfires
Alli Schroder started as a wildland firefighter in Canada at just 17 years of age. She considers it her full-time job, while baseball is her “hobby.”
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Before it was known as ‘Old Ironsides,’ it sailed to buoy the Haitian revolution
When the United States was still deeply entrenched in the slave trade, the USS Constitution led a squadron that worked closely with formerly enslaved Black revolutionaries — illustrating that, in a democracy, foreign policy is only as permanent as the next election. -
Top Mass. health official: Gender-affirming care for minors remains ‘legal’ and ‘available’
Massachusetts Commissioner for the Department of Public Health Dr. Robbie Goldstein addresses the state's protections for gender affirming care and weighs in on the Trump Administration's latest vaccine order. -
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Classroom to the Streets: Local teens add art to Lynn's outdoor museum
New youth program adds to the dozens of outdoor murals seen on the streets of Lynn, a North Shore city known as a premier destination for public art in Massachusetts. -
BSO musicians vote to authorize strike; contract extended through Tuesday
The authorization vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place. -
Trial of former Suffolk County sheriff charged with extortion slated to start Monday
Steve Tompkins is accused of two counts of extortion in a case that mixes politics and the cannabis industry. -
Boston health officials say to avoid contact with Charles River water, citing cyanobacteria
The city's Public Health Commission issued a health alert Friday saying an algae bloom was discovered by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which found cyanobacteria that exceeds DPH guidelines for recreational waterbodies in the state. -
12 green card holders become US citizens after earlier effort by Trump administration to block them
Twelve of the 14 plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit through Project Citizenship earlier this year after being denied the ability to naturalize have now become US citizens.
