Trump wants to eliminate home energy assistance program used by 6 million households
125,000 Massachusetts households got help with heating bills this winter from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
MA legislators promise greater transparency. This group of Cambridge voters is holding them to it.
Cambridge Committee for Transparency and Accountability is pushing for a legislative audit and other reforms.
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Worcester leaders, community activists denounce Thursday's ICE arrest and police response
The YWCA of Central Massachusetts hosted a press conference addressing the ICE raid in Worcester on Thursday, May 8, 2025. -
What does it mean to be a ‘good mom’ in 2025?
Kind and nurturing. Endlessly patient. Doting, attentive, protective — and thrilled to do it all. -
New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s. -
GBH to cut jobs, shift programming at WORLD Channel
CEO Susan Goldberg says the shifts aren’t a consequence of the current battle over public media funding. -
Rümeysa Öztürk released from ICE detention after order from Vermont judge
The Tufts University PhD student from Turkey was detained six weeks ago in Somerville by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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