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Ripple effects continue 10 years after Boston's Long Island Bridge and shelter, treatment programs closed
Somerville · Somerville

Ripple effects continue 10 years after Boston's Long Island Bridge and shelter, treatment programs closed

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Boston shut down the Long Island Bridge and programs on October 8, 2014. The move put pressure on other shelter and treatment programs in the city. Local leaders are now moving to rebuild the bridge and open a new recovery campus on the island.Read Article
U.S. wants to deport FBI informant who was set to testify in gang case in Mass.
Politics · El Salvador

U.S. wants to deport FBI informant who was set to testify in gang case in Mass.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
The FBI brought a man from El Salvador to the U.S. to testify in a Massachusetts case against members of the notorious gang MS-13. The informant says he was promised refuge in the U.S. — but his identity was exposed, and now he faces deportation.Read Article
Could AI give Boston school buses more green lights? The city will test it
Boston, Massachusetts · Boston

Could AI give Boston school buses more green lights? The city will test it

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Boston is getting $50,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies to explore whether traffic light sensors to give school buses priority could help improve on-time performance.Read Article

Bank of America bungled mortgage records – and sued Mass. homeowners to fix them

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Bank of America discharged over 16,000 old mortgages after a merger with Fleet. Then it discovered more than hundreds of the loans had never been paid off after all. The bank has sued over 100 of homeowners in Massachusetts to reinstate the mortgages.Boston, Massachusetts · BostonRead Article

Mass. Legislature Sends Healey Bill Spending $1.3 Billion From Taxes on Wealthy

Coverage: 2 sources
If Gov. Maura Healey puts her signature on the bill the Legislature sent her Wednesday, Massachusetts will inject more than $1.3 billion into transportation and education causes thanks to a revenue source that's been called into question over the last week.Massachusetts · MassachusettsSee the Story

Trump Directs ICE to Expand Deportation Efforts in Democratic-Run Cities

50% Left coverage: 36 sources
United States President Donald Trump has directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities, doubling down on a politicised...Campaign · TexasSee the Story

Mayor Wu asks for greater transparency from ICE, touts court win for fed funding

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
At the press conference Tuesday, Wu again said ICE has used "secret police tactics" across the country during immigration enforcement.Boston, Massachusetts · BostonRead Article

Mass. clean cement company loses $87 million federal award

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
U.S. Energy Secretary Christopher Wright on May 30 announced the termination of 24 federal awards for clean energy, including cutting $87 million to Massachusetts-based Sublime Systems.Massachusetts · MassachusettsRead Article

Local Congress Members Inspect ICE Holding Facility in Lower Manhattan

67% Center coverage: 3 sources
State Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez say they waited in the lobby for an hour and then were denied access to the 10th floor of the immigration courthouse.See the Story

Mass. to auction 7 state-owned properties in hopes of housing production

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Officials on Monday published an inventory of surplus state-owned land, highlighting more than 450 acres of space they say could become more than 3,500 new housing units.Boston, Massachusetts · BostonRead Article

Walden Pond beach to close for the summer due to construction

Coverage: 2 sources
An accessible bathhouse is being built at the popular swimming spot, slated to finish by fall.Massachusetts · MassachusettsSee the Story

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