Massachusetts Gateway Cities include 26 mid-size municipalities that are home to more than a quarter of all Massachusetts residents and about 40% of the state's foreign-born populations. Established by the state Legislature in 2009, these former mill towns were imagined as mid-size economic hubs that provide a stepping stone — or gateway — to the American Dream.
The GBH News Equity & Justice Unit is leading a newsroom initiative focusing on these evolving communities, including reporting and community outreach. This includes hosting "listening sessions" in an effort we are calling, “26 in 26.”
Join GBH News at an upcoming listening session, or email us at equityandjustice@wgbh.org.
Oct. 15 • 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Happii Bellii, 121 Main St. Brockton
Gateway to prosperity: What’s next for Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities?
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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. -
In some Worcester neighborhoods, trees are few and far between
Gateway City programs, local initiatives and city investments are helping expand Worcester's urban tree canopy. Yet some of the neighborhoods that would benefit most remain the hardest places to plant. -
Massachusetts House primary spotlights Lowell's growing Cambodian political influence
State Rep. Tara Hong is challenged by former Lowell Mayor and current Lowell City Councilor Sokhary Chau for the 18th Middlesex District seat. -
Haverhill culinary program cooks up opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities
Organizers say adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are an untapped pool of talent often overlooked in the workplace. -
Haverhill’s shoe-making history now on display in downtown exhibit
Haverhill was once known as “Queen Slipper City.” Now, Historic New England's new exhibit features designs by high school juniors and seniors from the state’s 26 Gateway Cities.
