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Massachusetts Landlords And Tenants Are At Odds — But Agree On Need For Massive Infusion Of Cash For Rent
Carolina lives in East Boston with her husband and four kids — her newest child was born at the start of the pandemic in March. The couple lost their cleaning jobs shortly after their baby’s birth, and the family has almost no income. Because Carolina and her husband are undocumented immigrants, the family can’t get…
Read MoreAfter the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protests that followed calling for racial justice, many companies around the world put out statements that were intended to show support for racial equity. Many of those messages were criticized for being vague. But there’s one company that’s earned praise for its response: Vermont’s own Ben…
Read MoreHospitals Can’t Get Enough COVID-19 Tests
Matt Rabus stood at the laboratory hood at Holyoke Medical Center and got ready to run a COVID-19 test. He prepared a sample from a nasal swab and then squirted it into a specialized test cartridge that contains a liquid reagent made up of enzymes and other things that will help determine if the RNA…
Read MoreWhen news of George Floyd’s death broke in May, New Bedford High School English teacher Takeru Nagayoshi wasn’t sure how he could help his students process their anger and grief. School closures were making it hard for them to connect. So he created a virtual space. In a series of optional Zoom meetings, Nagayoshi invited the…
Read MoreSince early May, health worker Lisa Vasquez has spent most of her Thursday afternoons in the parking lot of St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Church in Nashua — which, at 3 p.m. on those days, transforms into a COVID-19 testing site. Like other public testing sites for coronavirus in Nashua and elsewhere, this one has Vasquez…
Read More‘I Don’t Look Like The People That Are In That Sphere’ – Maine Muralists Pay Tribute To George Floyd
During the first wave of protests in Portland over the death of George Floyd, three local artists painted a memorial mural for Floyd and other victims of police violence on the brick wall of a downtown building. In his own words, muralist Ryan Adams talks about what he hopes the image will convey, and about…
Read MoreThe YouTube video shows Brian Danza chronicling his victory trip to Boston in April, as he pilots a single-engine aircraft to Logan Airport. He flew in to see the arrival of nearly 1 million medical masks he helped procure for the state from China, delivered on a now-famous flight of the New England Patriots’ jet.…
Read MoreTwo separate incidents of racial harassment in recent months have revealed disparities in the way law enforcement agencies deal with “bias incidents,” according to the president of the Vermont chapter of the NAACP. Last month, Gov. Phil Scott publicly apologized to an African American Vermonter who was harassed while driving a vehicle with New York…
Read MoreA few familiar faces joined the thousands of protesters who marched from Roxbury to the State House in Boston last week to speak out against racism and police brutality after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minneapolis. “We’ve got Marcus Smart and we’ve got Vincent Poirier right there, here to…
Read MorePresident Donald Trump signed a proclamation in Bangor on Friday that he says will undo most of the fishing restrictions President Barack Obama ordered for a 5,000-square-mile swath of submerged canyons and mountains off the Atlantic coast that’s prized for its biological diversity. A legal battle is expected. Obama established the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts…
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