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Federal Lawsuit Alleges Officers 'Terrorized' Prisoners At State's Max Security Prison

The suit seeks $6 million dollars in damages.

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Sheriff Proposes Involuntarily Committing People Living At Mass And Cass For Treatment

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins has been watching the tents go up around Mass and Cass with dismay, and now he has his own idea for how to address the...

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Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins on Mass and Cass

Plus, we speak with former mayoral candidate, City Councilor Andrea Campbell, in her first public interview since the election.

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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Malden. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Extends School Mask Mandate Through October

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in August authorized Commissioner Jeff Riley to require masks for students age 5 and up and school staff through at least Oct. 1,...

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Johnny Ramone's Guitar Sells For Over $900,000 At Auction

The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar was played by Johnny Ramone on all 15 Ramones albums and at nearly 2,000 live performances.

Sep 27, 2021

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Ombudsman Overseeing Mass. Prisons' COVID Mitigation Efforts Is Fired

Seth Peters was placed on paid administrative leave last week after WBUR asked the Massachusetts Department of Correction if he was the same man involved in a 2012 lawsuit. The...

Sep 27, 2021

A commuter rail train arrives at Back Bay Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

9 Hurt After Escalator Malfunctioned And Flattened Into 'A Slide' At Back Bay Station

The escalator from the platform up to the street-level lobby at the Back Bay Station malfunctioned at about 6 p.m. Sunday, according to a statement from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation...

Sep 27, 2021

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Boston Fed President To Retire Earlier Than Planned

Eric Rosengren was scheduled to retire in June of next year, but said he moved the date up because of a worsening kidney condition.

Sep 27, 2021

Morning Rundown: Ideas For Tackling The Opioid Epidemic; This New Ferry Service Starts Running In Boston Today

This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. Each weekday morning, you'll get in your inbox the top five local and national news stories of the day,...

Sep 27, 2021

Tina Bachmann poses in front of mammoth figures during a photocall of the German Biathlon Woman Team at the Archeopark on March 10, 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Archeopark contains mammoth sculptures made of bronze. (Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Don’t Count On Woolly Mammoths To Save The Planet

A start-up is creating buzz for its plan to bring back the extinct creatures. But the company's disingenuous posturing distracts from the deadly serious issue of climate change, writes Frederick...

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Sep 27, 2021

Bisa Butler, "To God and Truth," 2019. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts Boston)

15 Art Exhibits Worth Exploring This Fall

From a meditative series of geometric paintings inspired by breathing to an exhibit exploring the quilting tradition, visual arts writer Pam Reynolds recommends exhibits worth venturing into public.

Sep 27, 2021

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In this March 3, 2021, file photo, pharmacist Madeline Acquilano draws a syringe of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP File)

Week In Review: COVID, Local Politics, And Mass And Cass

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Mass And Cass And The Businesses At The Intersection

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09:30Sep 23, 2021

Former Boston chief of economic development John Barros answers a question during the Boston Mayoral Debate at WBUR’s CitySpace. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Former Mayoral Candidate John Barros On Boston's Future

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15:20Sep 23, 2021

U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback look on as Haitian migrants sit on the river bank near an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 19. (Paul Ratje/Getty Images)

State Leaders Condemn Biden Administration's Treatment Of Haitian Refugees

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The scene on Atkinson Street of people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders waiting outside of the entrance of the Southampton Street Shelter early on a Monday morning. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Sheriff Proposes Committing People Living At Mass And Cass To A Re-Purposed Detention Center

The state is facing a lawsuit over using correctional facilities to house men who are civilly committed. Those who filed the lawsuit call Tompkins proposal "horrifying."

Sep 26, 2021

Acting Mayor Kim Janey said she’s backing Michelle Wu over Annissa Essaibi George in Boston's upcoming mayoral election. (Photo of Wu by Jesse Costa/WBUR. Photo of Janey by Elise Amendola/AP)

Acting Mayor Janey Endorses Wu Over Essaibi George In Boston Mayoral Final

With 38 days left until Boston's mayoral election, Acting Mayor Kim Janey said she’s backing Michelle Wu over Annissa Essaibi George in the battle for the top job in City...

Sep 25, 2021

Tom and Ray Magliozzi inside WBUR's studios. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

'Car Talk' Ends Its Radio Run. Here's What Ray Magliozzi Hopes You'll Remember

"Car Talk" launched as a local show on WBUR in 1977, with brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi behind the microphones. Now, the show will be released twice a week as...

06:58Sep 25, 2021

Jean Alfred Sandaire waves a Haitian national flag and a Black Lives Matter flag during the Solidarity with Haiti demonstration at John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Downtown Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

PHOTOS: Hundreds Of Bostonians Protest In Solidarity With Haiti

Demonstrators gathered Friday outside the JFK Federal Building in Boston to denounce the Biden Administration's policy of sending some Haitian migrants back to the island nation.

Sep 24, 2021

Boston Teachers Union president Jessica Tang speaks to the hundreds of members of the Massachusetts Teachers Union who attended the rally at the State House demanding Governor Charlie Baker to safely reopen schools. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Teachers Union 'Very Happy' With CDC Move Letting Educators Get COVID-19 Boosters

Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang tells WBUR the union will start administering COVID-19 booster shots to educators at clinics Friday and Saturday.

Sep 24, 2021

Some of the 240 new Massachusetts State Police troopers as they marched out of Gillette Stadium after Gov. Charlie Baker swore them in at a graduation ceremony. (Pool photo/Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe)

Judges Denies State Police Bid For Injunction On Vaccine Mandate

The decision leaves unvaccinated troopers with just days to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine or face potential disciplinary action, including the loss of their job, when they...

Sep 24, 2021

Morning Rundown: Judge Rejects State Troopers' Union Appeal To Delay Baker's Vaccine Mandate; T Crash Charges

This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. Each weekday morning, you'll get in your inbox the top five local and national news stories of the day,...

Sep 24, 2021

Healey Joins Calls To Investigate Border Agents' Actions Against Haitians As Images Prompt Outcry

The calls from Healey and the other attorneys general echoed those made by immigration advocates in Boston who have asked the U.S. to end its large-scale deportations of Haitian migrants....

Sep 24, 2021

This Green Line car is significantly damaged after striking another trolley along Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. (Courtesy NTSB)

MBTA Operator Faces 2 Charges Of Gross Negligence For Role In Green Line Crash

Trolley operator Owen Turner faces two charges of gross negligence for his role in the July 30 Green Line crash that injured 27 people.

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Federal Lawsuit Alleges Officers 'Terrorized' Prisoners At State's Max Security Prison

Sheriff Proposes Involuntarily Committing People Living At Mass And Cass For Treatment

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins on Mass and Cass

Mass. Extends School Mask Mandate Through October

Johnny Ramone's Guitar Sells For Over $900,000 At Auction

Ombudsman Overseeing Mass. Prisons' COVID Mitigation Efforts Is Fired

9 Hurt After Escalator Malfunctioned And Flattened Into 'A Slide' At Back Bay Station

Boston Fed President To Retire Earlier Than Planned

Morning Rundown: Ideas For Tackling The Opioid Epidemic; This New Ferry Service Starts Running In Boston Today

Don’t Count On Woolly Mammoths To Save The Planet

15 Art Exhibits Worth Exploring This Fall

Week In Review: COVID, Local Politics, And Mass And Cass

Mass And Cass And The Businesses At The Intersection

Former Mayoral Candidate John Barros On Boston's Future

State Leaders Condemn Biden Administration's Treatment Of Haitian Refugees

Sheriff Proposes Committing People Living At Mass And Cass To A Re-Purposed Detention Center

Acting Mayor Janey Endorses Wu Over Essaibi George In Boston Mayoral Final

'Car Talk' Ends Its Radio Run. Here's What Ray Magliozzi Hopes You'll Remember

PHOTOS: Hundreds Of Bostonians Protest In Solidarity With Haiti

Boston Teachers Union 'Very Happy' With CDC Move Letting Educators Get COVID-19 Boosters

Judges Denies State Police Bid For Injunction On Vaccine Mandate

Morning Rundown: Judge Rejects State Troopers' Union Appeal To Delay Baker's Vaccine Mandate; T Crash Charges

Healey Joins Calls To Investigate Border Agents' Actions Against Haitians As Images Prompt Outcry

MBTA Operator Faces 2 Charges Of Gross Negligence For Role In Green Line Crash