Brookline’s political system makes it accessible to young people — and it has fostered an environment with a strong emphasis on civic and youth participation.
Judge Rosemary Connolly partially denied Boston University’s motion to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit from a California woman who said she was “groomed and sexually assaulted” by a Chelsea High School teacher in the late 1980s, when BU managed the school district.
By Liam Dunne, Associate City Editor
• April 25, 2025
The “booker” of a network of brothels operating out of Massachusetts and Virginia was sentenced April 18 to a year in prison and another year of supervised release, as well as fined $200,000 in a Boston federal court.
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam joined more than 400 other college presidents and leaders in co-signing a letter speaking out against “unprecedented government outreach.”
Lynn residents and local workers held a walkout at Lynn Common Wednesday protesting the Trump administration’s threat to cut billions of federal funding to Medicaid.
Gov. Maura Healey announced April 16 that 15 public community colleges across Massachusetts will receive a grant totaling $9.7 million to expand workforce training in critical health care professions.
Boston Police officers are investigating a homicide in the Allston neighborhood and currently have one suspect in custody, said BPD Officer Mark Marron.
Following a pro-Palestine protest organized by the Brandeis Jewish Bund April 4, Brandeis University banned the use of face coverings on campus outside of medical or religious purposes.
