Residents across Greater Lowell and beyond are expected to participate in the nationwide Hands Off! protests on Saturday, joining roughly 1,000 demonstrations across the country in opposing policies from President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk that organizers say threaten essential services, civil rights, and democratic institutions.
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‘Hands Off’ rally against Trump, Musk actions scheduled in Boston on Saturday, joining nationwide protests
Bostonians are expected to join hundreds of protests across the nation against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Saturday in the Boston Common, in what organizers say will be the “largest mobilization since the president took office.”
Local school officials discuss impact of dismantling US Dept. of Ed
FITCHBURG — The feedback provided at the roundtable discussion held at Monty Tech on Friday morning was clear — dismantling the U.S. Department of Education would wreak havoc on schools and students in North Central Mass. in many tangible ways. And the discussion couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time — not even 24 […]
JFK Library ‘critical’ federal employees rehired after Boston site suddenly closed due to Trump layoffs
The five JFK Library federal employees who were abruptly let go by the Trump administration last week, leading to a sudden shutdown of the Dorchester site, have reportedly been rehired.
Boston man who oversaw VA information security swept up in DOGE cuts: ‘Veteran privacy at risk’
A Boston man who oversaw information security for the federal Veterans Affairs website and endorsed Kamala Harris for president says he has been fired as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to downsize the federal workforce.
‘We cannot play nice anymore’
BILLERICA — As Americans and the rest of the world grapple with a steady drumbeat of controversial actions in the first weeks of the new Trump administration, some attendees of a town hall hosted by Democratic U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan expressed deep fears over the direction of the country.