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Harvard University Massachusetts Hall. Harvard and Yale University have dismissed several faculty members because of controversy related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. JENNY CHEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Harvard faculty terminations evoke unease, conversation

By Phoebe Miller April 8, 2025
Harvard University dismissed two faculty members of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies in March after the CMES faced accusations of ideological bias and antisemitism regarding teaching on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Fans attend the Boston Red Sox home opener April 4. The sold-out game ended in a 13-9 victory for the Red Sox. PHOTO BY BRENDAN GALVIN

Red Sox open 2025 season, fans celebrate return to Fenway Park

By Jose Rodriguez April 8, 2025
Baseball season has come again in Boston. For Red Sox Nation, it’s a holiday.
Protestors crowd Boston Common for a “Hands Off” rally Saturday. Thousands of people marched from Boston Common to City Hall Plaza while chanting against President Donald Trump’s administration. JOSIE KALBFLEISCH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Thousands of demonstrators protest against President Trump, Elon Musk in Boston’s ‘Hands Off’ rally

By Sara Creato April 7, 2025
Thousands of demonstrators protested against President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk’s involvement in the executive branch at the Boston Common Saturday, as part of a national series of “Hands Off” rallies.
The Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. MCWL is celebrating 50 years of bipartisan advocacy and women’s leadership with a year-long campaign launched March 26. COURTESY OF SELBE ALEMU

Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators marks 50 years of bipartisan progress

By Samantha Genzer, City Co-Editor April 6, 2025
The Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators is celebrating 50 years of bipartisan advocacy and women’s leadership with a year-long campaign launched March 26.
Spectators and runners flee from the scene of the two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line April 15, 2013. Reporters for the Daily Free Press quickly mobilized to cover the bombings and the impact these bombings had on the city. KENSHIN OKUBO/DFP FILE

FreeP writers, attendees reflect on Marathon bombing

By Liam Dunne April 4, 2025
On April 15th, 2013, David Abel, then-reporter for the Boston Globe, stood at the center of the finish line hoping to capture a historic moment: Juli Windsor, a woman with dwarfism, was set to become the first person with her disability to complete the Boston Marathon.
Protestors gather in Somerville March 26 to call for the release of a Tufts PhD student who was arrested by Federal authorities. Legal and academic associations representing university professors sued the Trump administration March 25 for detaining students who have engaged in pro-Palestinian protests or sentiment. PHOTO BY TRUMAN DICKERSON

‘The right to hear’: Professors sue Trump administration for detention of students engaging in pro-Palestininan activities

By Isabelle Zhang April 2, 2025
Legal and academic associations representing university professors sued the Trump administration March 25 for detaining students who have engaged in pro-Palestinian protests or sentiment.
Protestors hold signs in support of the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers Union. Wellesley College’s non-tenure track faculty have been on strike since March 27 because the union and college administration could not agree on a contract. PHOTO BY ELI PEKELNY

‘I’m ashamed to go here’: Wellesley non-tenure faculty strike continues, students voice support

By Samantha Genzer and Eli Pekelny April 1, 2025

As Wellesley College’s non-tenure track faculty strike entered its fifth day Monday, students and faculty gathered near the town’s Central Street, holding signs in support of the Wellesley Organized...

Boston University International Students and Scholars Office. Multiple Boston University students have had their visas terminated. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Local advocacy members, politicians react to rise in ICE arrests, stripped protections for immigrant children

By Liam Dunne March 31, 2025
Federal immigration crackdowns have escalated in Massachusetts, and the Trump administration’s moves to strip protections for unaccompanied children are sparking reactions from immigrant advocacy groups and local politicians.
The fundraiser page for the 5th Annual Charles River Jazz Festival. The Boston Jazz Festival hosted a fundraiser for the upcoming event at Rochambeau March 27. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston Jazz Foundation hosts fundraiser amidst growing Boston jazz scene

By Kai Taylor March 31, 2025
The Boston Jazz Foundation hosted its annual fundraiser March 27 in preparation for the July Charles River Jazz Festival.
Police tape outside of Hong Kong Supermarket in Allston. A man was stabbed outside of the market Monday morning. COURTESY OF OWEN LENNOX

BREAKING: Man stabbed outside Hong Kong Supermarket in Allston, police investigating

By Charlie Johnson March 31, 2025

A man was stabbed in the arm outside of Hong Kong Supermarket at 1 Brighton Ave. in Allston Monday morning. At 11:44 a.m., the Boston Police Department responded to the scene, said BPD Police Officer...

One Silber Way. President Donald Trump issued an executive order March 20 to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, sparking alarm from Massachusetts state leaders, educators and parents about the sweeping implications for public schools and higher education. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Taking away peoples’ dreams:’ Mass. educators reacts to Trump dismantling Department of Education

By Abigail Hassan March 30, 2025
President Donald Trump issued an executive order March 20 to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, sparking alarm about the implications, especially for short-staffed schools, students with disabilities and educators.
Firefighters respond to a house fire on Freeman Street Friday. The fire was extinguished by around 4:30 p.m and the cause is still unknown. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

House fire breaks out on Freeman Street behind Dexter Park, 2 firefighters injured

By Charlie Johnson March 28, 2025
Firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a house fire on Freeman Street.
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