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One ex-immigration judge in Mass. recounts her firing
Nina Froes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, served alongside 19 judges at the immigration court in Chelmsford. That court now has just five permanent and two temporary judges.
Sole-mates: The sneakers helping runners tackle the Boston Marathon
Over the last few years, shoe technology has advanced tremendously. And it’s changing the sport of running for everyone from the elite athletes breaking the tape in Copley Square to...
Local college grads are about to enter a difficult job market
While new grads always find the market daunting, added pressures on the employment landscape mean the current crop have their work cut out for them. And college seniors in Massachusetts...
A musical project sheds light on Boston's Black labor history
An album and podcast from the Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens was inspired by the Black and immigrant labor that built America’s railroads. In Boston, Black sleeping car porters unionized...
Mass. is increasingly unaffordable. But not for the GOP hopefuls for governor
All three Republican gubernatorial candidates have blasted Gov. Maura Healey over the cost of living in Massachusetts. Public records show each owns at least one multi-million-dollar home and additional high-end...
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Immigrants in Mass. can get free legal help. Beacon Hill is debating the program's future
The program, known as the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative, provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income immigrants facing removal.
'Very fed up': Boston parents fume over chronically late school buses
Boston parents have long complained about delayed or no-show buses, but some say the problem has never been worse than it is now. And according to data provided to WBUR...
As LGBTQ rights come under attack, high school art club works to create safe space
The Art Love Club supports LGBTQ students and their allies at a time when the country is divisive and hate is on the rise. This year, the group designed two...
Federal headwinds threaten the emerging Mass. climate tech industry
Under the Trump administration, many entrepreneurs working on climate tech, renewable energy or environmental justice have found their grants delayed, threatened or rescinded. The federal headwinds threaten to slow Gov....
Why Mass. is betting on a boom in climate tech
Gov. Maura Healey wants to make Massachusetts the climate tech hub for the world. She says the emerging sector could bring tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars...
Ubers, club dues and restaurants: How Boston city councilors spend campaign donations
City councilors tend to spend most of their campaign funds on things donors expect: consultants, advertising, office costs. They also spend thousands of dollars getting around town, hobnobbing at dinners...
In Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe
Burlington, Massachusetts, residents are sharply divided over immigration enforcement — with some now calling out local companies they say profit from ICE operations.
Preserving the Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar in New England
"It’s not just passing the technical knowledge, it's passing that relationship," said Leah Hopkins, a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe who showed community members how maple sugaring works.
Health workers lobby for law change as they face increasing violence on the job
Rising concerns about violence in hospitals and emergency departments has led doctors and nurses to demand stronger legal protections for health care workers — and tougher penalties for those who...
For women's sports fans in Boston, energetic Legacy home opener was a long time coming
The Boston Legacy lost their home opener against defending league champions Gotham FC on Saturday, 1-0. Despite the loss, more than 30,000 fans brought the energy to Gillette Stadium for...
Old-school celluloid attracts new film fans at indie cinemas
With a little help from Oscar-nominated Hollywood movies like "Sinners" and "One Battle After Another" new fans are flocking to theaters with reel-to-reel projectors.
A N.H. Democrat proposed an income tax. The state's Libertarian Party issued a death threat
A proposal by Democratic activists in New Hampshire to lower property taxes by imposing a state income tax has prompted death threats on social media by the state's Libertarian Party....
14-year-old girl detained by federal agents is released on judge's orders
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the release of a 14-year-old girl detained by federal agents on Tuesday. The girl was transported through the night to a juvenile facility...
Children often face deportation hearings alone — with little public scrutiny
As the Trump administration carries out its aggressive deportation agenda, children here and across the country are subject to court proceedings similar to those adults face. The core of these...
After R.I. releases clergy abuse investigation, survivors in Mass. call for accountability
A report on the Boston Archdiocese was made public in 2003, but the investigation into the dioceses of Worcester, Springfield and Fall River has never been released.