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9+ hour, 53+ min ago   (418+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Black and Hispanic families in Massachusetts have accumulated only a fraction of the wealth of White families, according to a long-awaited Federal Reserve Bank of Boston study that shows a vast racial divide persists more than a decade after…...

52+ min ago   (114+ words) Almost two years after announcing his diagnosis, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno says his cancer is in “complete full remission.” In an announcement Tuesday, the city’s longest-serving mayor detailed how, at a recent appointment, a doctor at Dana Farber informed him…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (409+ words) Jason Arday resigned from his post as a Cambridge professor last week The University of Cambridge will carry out an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Jason Arday's appointment and his time at the university, its vice-chancellor has confirmed. The…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (39+ words) New Bedford Police Chief Jason Thody said Tuesday the department is temporarily suspending its Flock camera system after an audit resulted in “internal investigations” and an officer being placed on paid administrative leave. Read more: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/new-bedford-pauses-use-of-flock-cameras-puts-officer-on-leave/...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (103+ words) Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler hits a two-run homer in the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Sutter Health Park. Lawrence Butler crushes two-run homer to get Athletics on the board against Rays originally appeared on NBC…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (249+ words) As Worcester County public school students return to classrooms for the 2026-2027 school year, they'll see plenty of familiar faces and, of course, some new ones to. In fact, Worcester County Public Schools has hired 65 teachers for the upcoming school year....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (227+ words) A screening of the silent film "Down to the Sea in Ships," accompanied by a live piano score, will raise funds for Thacher Hall and the Cape Cod Beach Sprints Regatta when it comes to Yarmouth Port on Aug. 14. Row…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (88+ words) MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines The Washington Post’s explosive new report that Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military jet in Turkey amid an Iranian assassination threat, while the White House publicly said he was…...

22+ hour, 51+ min ago   (503+ words) BRAINTREE, Mass. (OSV News) — The “elimination of any legal restraint on late-term abortion” is “a radical measure which is gravely immoral,” the Catholic bishops of Massachusetts said. The bishops made the comments in a July 29 statement issued in response to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (455+ words) Dubai student Aria Pareek has been awarded The Pathos Prize for Best Writing in the Junior Division of the Cambridge Re:Think Essay Competition 2026, placing in the top 0.25% of over 15,000... Aria Pareek Wins The Pathos Prize for Best Writing at…...