Mass. watchdog calls public defense system ‘broken’
Jeffrey Shapiro, state Inspector General says Massachusetts' public defense agency is failing to meet caseload requirements and needs reform. The agency overseeing public defenders disputes the report's claim that the system is broken.
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‘His greatest legacy may be the courage he showed’: Barney Frank lauded at memorial service
Speakers included Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Gov. Maura Healey and Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. -
Mass. opioid overdose deaths fall to lowest level since since 2013
Overdose deaths, which claimed more 2,000 lives annually between 2016 and 2023, reached a record high of 2,364 in 2022. -
Cape Verdeans at Dorchester Day Parade pumped for another celebration: A first-ever World Cup run
Boston’s annual celebration is a draw for Cape Verdeans all over Eastern Massachusetts, and the international soccer tournament set to begin this week was on everyone’s minds. -
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‘We feel it in our pores’: Latinos around East Boston are hyped for the World Cup
Local immigrants from Peru, Colombia and across Latin America are excited about the joy the FIFA World Cup will bring after a tough year of immigration enforcement. -
Pressure mounts on state to beef up responses to school bullying
Attorney General Andrea Campbell allies with parents who say the state needs to bolster its efforts to protect school children from bullying – especially after the federal government gutted civil rights protections for schoolchildren. -
Politics and celebration converge at Boston's Pride parade
Thousands of people celebrated Pride at the annual parade in Downtown Boston on June 6. -
National Park Service intends to remove selected quotes from Bunker Hill Monument
The National Park Service has ordered that three signs with six quotes that address slavery, immigration and equality, among other topics, be removed from the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.
