The Twin Cities were among the hardest hit by the cuts that President Donald Trump made to the Department of Education last Friday, with over $6.5 million in federal education funds chopped from Fitchburg and over $1 million from Leominster. The cuts to Fitchburg’s and Leominster’s public schools are part of $106 million in K-12 […]
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Massachusetts defendant arrested by ICE reportedly had drug trafficking charges tossed due to Annie Dookhan lab scandal
Massachusetts defendant arrested by ICE reportedly had drug trafficking charges tossed due to Annie Dookhan lab scandal
