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 […]
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Rep. Jim Jordan launches investigation into Haitian accused of raping migrant girl in Rockland
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads up the powerful House Judiciary Committee, launched an inquiry Tuesday into a Haitian charged with allegedly raping a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week, according to a letter obtained by the Herald.
‘High volumes of migrant arrivals’: Massachusetts congress members ask for more funding
The push is on for more federal aid to help Massachusetts communities deal with “high volumes of migrant arrivals.”
Mass. Republicans dispute Trump’s unity claim
BOSTON — In South Carolina, former President Donald Trump notched another primary victory Saturday as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination, declaring afterwards that he has never seen Republicans “so unified.” But do Republicans here in Massachusetts feel like they are all completely in sync? While Trump appears likely to win over a majority of […]
