Diana Fernandez Bibeau will be the Boston's next parks and recreations commissioner, as well as the city's first deputy chief of open spaces. She will oversee a staff of 300 people and over 2,200 acres of open space as commissioner. As deputy chief of open spaces, she will be the point of contact for open space planning for city departments.
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Mike Minogue, the GOP-endorsed candidate for Massachusetts governor this fall, says he is Catholic and "pro-life." The campaign of his primary rival, Brian Shortsleeve, says 'You cannot beat an incumbent...
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WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain the stakes of the race.
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In a detailed behavioral assessment released Wednesday, the FBI said Neves Valente, a Portuguese national, spent years planning the attack in isolation before killing two students and wounding nine others...
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The three lawsuits, filed Thursday in Providence Superior Court, allege that the school had multiple opportunities to prevent the shooting on Dec. 13 that left two students dead and nine...
Local author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul talks about the successful rebounds of local birds, like piping plovers and oystercatchers, and the challenges that remain.
Boston is hoping that more trees and a change in how we cook can help reduce climate-warming carbon emissions — and keep people cool. Mayor Michelle Wu laid out her...
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The Democrat joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the mark she wants to leave in her final months on Capitol Hill.
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