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2024 year in review: Black icons we lost
Hydeia Broadbent Hydeia Broadbent, the HIV/AIDS activist, came to national prominence in the 1990s as a young child for her inspirational talks to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born ...
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A clear look ahead to the new year
It’s a testament to the strength of the nation’s civil society that the country survived one term of a wannabe dictator. That should give us confidence about surviving another. Draw strength from your ...
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2024 year in review: Local and national issues that moved our city
In 2024, national and statewide issues had major implications for Boston neighborhoods like Roxbury and Dorchester, where immigration and proposed construction projects were hot-button issues. The ...
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2024 year in review: City, state pushed for green transition as climate change concerns loomed
Throughout 2024, efforts across the city and state pushed for greater adoption of technology to address the causes and impacts of a changing climate.
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Banner sports: The year in review
Crouser became the first shot putter in Olympic history to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. The world record holder tossed the shot 75 feet, 1 3/4 inches, to win his third. Rai ...
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So many ways to spend New Year’s Eve in Boston
In Boston you can ring in the New Year in pajamas eating pizza at a brewery or dressed to the nines and dancing to a live band. Splurge on a bougie night out or enjoy the free attractions around the ...
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2024 year in review: Boston politics
Yawu Miller is the former senior editor of the Bay State Banner. He has written for the Banner since 1988.... VIEW BIO Mayor Michelle Wu may face a challenger. For much of 2024, nonprofit executive ...
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2024 year in review: health and science
The closure of the Dorchester hospital came despite protests from employees, patients and community members throughout the month of August. PHOTO: AVERY BLEICHFELD/BAY STATE BANNER For residents in ...
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Public Notices
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU21P0924GD Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for ...
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Dancers pop off for a ‘worthy cause’
On Saturday, dancers from all over New England gathered at Boston Dance Studios for the organization’s first-ever Annual Winter Popping Competition, organized to help Boston Dance Studios fundraise ...
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A state agency that issues student loans has sued thousands of borrowers
Laquaysia Anderson-Jenkins visits a Boston Municipal Court in Roxbury in October to deal with a lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority. PHOTO: JENIFER MCKIM/GBH NEWS ...