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Healey weighs in on campus safety, protests
As tensions simmer around college campus protests and university responses, Gov. Maura Healey gave a mostly muted response to the proliferation of pro-Palestinian encampments, saying "there has to be" space for both protest and Jewish student safety alike.
Franklin Park Zoo welcomes three new baby animals (photos)
The Franklin Park Zoo has welcomed three new baby animals to the Boston zoo so far this spring — a Hartmann’s mountain zebra, a yellow-billed stork and a wattled crane, the zoo announced this week. A male Hartmann’s mountain zebra was born April 24 to parents Khumalo, 5,...
Boston's Spring Whimsy: Week of Sunshine, Showers, and Temperature Swings Forecasted
Bostonians can look forward to a mixed bag of weather this week with moments of sunshine interspersed with chances of showers, according to forecasts from National Weather Service and Boston 25 News. A smattering of rain and potential thunderstorms is expected later today, with temperatures peaking at a pleasant 61 degrees before dropping to a cooler 33 degrees by nightfall.
See all homes sold in Middlesex County, April 21 to April 27
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Middlesex County reported from April 21 to April 27. There were 223 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,008-square-foot home on Patten Road in Westford that sold for $725,000. Acton.
Boston police crime lab may not be be able to follow Massachusetts law on rape kits
BOSTON — A top official from the Boston police crime lab admitted Friday that the lab may not be able to follow the state law that requires rape kits to be tested within 30 days. The admission comes as the lab is facing new scrutiny over its lack of...
MIT president calls for shutdown of pro-Palestinian encampments
The president of MIT says the encampment on campus needs to be shut down here after hundreds of students at Northeastern and Emerson were arrested for similar demonstrations. 102 people were arrested on Saturday morning at Northeastern, with police breaking up pro-Palestinian encampments there. The University in their decision citing antisemitic chants to quote “kill the Jews,” something students and faculty deny. Video shows those chants came from counter-protesters holding Israeli flags.
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