The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion by the federal government to delay or block the Tufts University doctoral student's transfer to Vermont for a bail hearing.
Three communities in Massachusetts have a lot to lose if the Trump administration succeeds in halting all offshore wind.
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Northampton Attorney Jeffrey Trapani and Westfield District Court Judge Charles Groce each received unanimous votes from the Governor's Council Wednesday. They were nominated late last month by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey.
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The local immigrant farmworker organization Migrant Justice said that the federal government sent 28-year-old Luis Enrique Gomez-Aguilar to Mexico on Monday, and then sent 32-year-old Urillas Sargento and 22-year-old Dani Alvarez-Perez there today.
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Tunnel construction began in 2016. The project was initially expected to come online in 2023 at a cost of $279 million. Costs have grown to $335 million and the tunnel is not anticipated to be operational until fall 2026.
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Commercial fishing interests sued the federal agencies involved in approving the wind farm, which is under construction 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
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A state report recommending greater protections for homeschooled children is facing pushback from advocates and state Republican leaders.
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Bajo el nuevo acuerdo con la administración de Trump, los oficiales de la policía estatal están entrenando para aplicar leyes federales de migración, incluyendo arrestar a personas indocumentadas sin órdenes judiciales. Algunos activistas dicen que las políticas podrían afectar a comunidades minoritarias.
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At least 27 percent of staff who worked at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center when Trump took office are no longer with the agency. The Woods Hole lab is at the center of the regional fisheries operations.
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ICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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