As Boston’s NPR station WBUR turns to buyouts amid a challenging financial situation, GBH’s leader says the public station is also looking at cost-cutting measures.
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Homeland Security arrests Ohio man they say raped and murdered in Rwandan genocide
The Rwandan genocide took the lives of about 800,000 Tutsis over 100 days in 1994. Boston-based prosecutors say that Eric Tabaro Nshimiye was one of the many perpetrators of that horror.
‘We must have unity’
SHIRLEY — Select Board Chairman Andree Lourdes Jean Jacques is one of many Haitian-Americans watching with growing concern as the dire situation in Haiti goes from bad to worse. In recent weeks, a renewed wave of violence and lawlessness rocked the capital city of Port-Au-Prince as heavily-armed gangs broke into a prison complex and attacked […]
Lunenburg Water District partners with engineering firm
LUNENBURG — In an ongoing commitment to providing high-quality drinking water to the community, the Lunenburg Water District recently announced the decision to partner with Tighe & Bond, a leader in water engineering services. This collaboration aims to develop a comprehensive Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Water Master Plan to address and mitigate PFAS contamination, […]
Delegation: FEMA excluded costs in disaster review
LEOMINSTER — Members of the state’s Congressional delegation added their voices Wednesday to Gov. Maura Healey’s appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of a major disaster declaration for strong storms that flooded the city and many others throughout the state. “Recognizing that the flooding has strained finances, time, and resources for some of […]
Police say road rage to blame for altercation on I-495
BOLTON — On Monday afternoon, State Troopers responded to a report of an altercation with a weapon involved in the breakdown lane of Route 495 south. A preliminary investigation by State Police from the Leominster Barracks indicated the incident, which resulted in a tractor-trailer driver suffering serious injuries, stemmed from alleged road rage. Evidence suggested […]