Marblehead parents filed a lawsuit protesting the suspension of extracurriculars during an ongoing teachers strike, as picket lines set up outside schools in three North Shore towns and tensions escalated Tuesday.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says ‘reform needed at border’ despite deportation opposition
Gov. Maura Healey is doubling down on her stance that she lacks immigration enforcement authority, calling for President-elect Trump to make good on his border-related promises. “We need reform at the border,” she said.
Demolition delay expires on historic Prescott House in Groton
GROTON — A group of residents are speaking out to try to prevent the demolition of a more than 200-year-old house on Old Ayer Road behind the Groton Hill Music Center.
Massachusetts military secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty in March to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act. He was looking at a maximum of more than 16 years for his crimes, according to the plea agreement.
State report suggests Mass. cut shelter system costs but some are left wanting more specifics
A state commission tasked with studying the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts housing local families and migrants proposed cutting back costs in the face of a $1 billion tab this fiscal year, including by reducing the use of expensive hotels and motels.
Winning bid earns lunch with the mayor
LEOMINSTER — City resident Jim Hohman won lunch with the mayor for the second year in a row at the annual Arc of Opportunity charity gala. The fundraiser held on Oct. 11 at Great Wolf Lodge in Fitchburg drew a large crowd of people who bid on various items and bought raffle tickets for the […]