New Middlesex Jail unit aims to improve well-being of older adults in custody
The Middlesex County Sheriff is debuting a new jail unit for those in custody who are 55 and older.
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Five takeaways from Mayor Wu's 2025 State of the City speech
Its rhetorical engine was her recent congressional testimony in Washington. -
Waltham celebrates new community for its older residents
The 68-unit complex is up and running in Waltham — specifically, for people 62 and older who meet income parameters. -
WATCH AT 7:30PM: Mayor Michelle Wu’s State of the City address
Boston’s mayor will address residents from MGM Music Hall on Wednesday. -
Healey’s making her pitch on a national stage
“It is the kind of thing, dare I say, that you can imagine popping up in a campaign speech down the road.” -
Young men have grown up with Donald Trump. How has it impacted their views of masculinity?
Gen Z men were between age 9 and 16 when Trump launched his 2016 presidential campaign. -
Rep. Stephen Lynch says this government shutdown threat feels different
Federal workers in Massachusetts are looking at the possibility of furloughs as a government shutdown looms. -
Mass., Democratic-led states sue to block layoffs at the Education Department
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress. -
Boston braces to consider ranked choice voting in local elections
City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune is leading the charge for an electoral change. -
Healey bemoans federal funding cuts, says loss of up to $16B would be 'devastating'
The state couldn't raise the requisite funds elsewhere, the governor tells GBH News. -
No state plans to offset $12 million federal food aid cut
Massachusetts is losing $12.2 million in federal money that had been earmarked for Bay State schools to buy food from local farms and Gov. Maura Healey indicated that the state has no plans to backstop the funding for more than 200 school systems.
