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New from Mark Herz @gbhnews wgbh.org/news/health/20…

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One year after the ordinance sweep at Mass and Cass, residents say they feel unsafe as homelessness has become more visible in other parts of the city. People experiencing homelessness say the ongoing crackdown has made it harder to survive. wgbh.org/news/local/202… GBH News

I went to see how MassHealth's new doula program is working. What I found is momentum to grow this workforce -- especially by recruiting Black women and people of color to become doulas GBH News wgbh.org/news/health/20…

"Every vote — even though people don’t think it matters — every vote literally matters because it can come down to just a couple of thousand like it did last time," said Liz Benecchi, a Harvard student from Georgia. wgbh.org/news/local/202…

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Having a doula had one very practical impact for Cecilia Milligan: she could understand her medical care better. She’s Deaf, and in the chaos of the delivery unit, sometimes couldn’t understand what the doctors and nurses wanted her to do. wgbh.org/news/health/20…

Last year, there were at least 3,886 strikes on deer in Massachusetts. Overall, drivers in the commonwealth have a 1 in 85 chance of submitting an insurance claim due to a collision with an animal, ranking 16th nationally, according to State Farm. wgbh.org/news/local/202…

One could argue that going all out for Halloween is actually a public service…Had lots of fun writing about it for Gothamist 🕸️👻

One year after reforming police details, Boston inching toward hiring civilian flaggers wgbh.org/news/local/202…

The Patriots have fired head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season as head coach. Here's what we know GBH News wgbh.org/news/local/202…

Wondering why we can't seem to build more housing to meet demand and stabilize prices? Well here's the answer. GBH News wgbh.org/news/housing/2…

There are dirt roads across Worcester. People who've always called it home still can't believe New England's second largest city has so many unpaved roads. "We’re not some little country town down the street where you have little roads." GBH News wgbh.org/news/local/202…

The Celtics are being sold for a record $6.1 billion. Here's what we know so far from GBH News wgbh.org/news/local/202…

Hannah Reale. Associate Digital Editor with GBH News. Boston, Mass. Hannah Reale GBH News #NPRmageddon #PodcastsLikeNightVale: bit.ly/3DsQmPU

A Tufts University graduate student has been detained by ICE “The university had no pre-knowledge of this incident,” Tufts president Sunil Kumar wrote, “and did not share any information with federal authorities prior to the event.” wgbh.org/news/local/202… GBH News

It's a new day for Boston Legacy FC, which has officially changed names to Boston Legacy Football Club. Here's the story from GBH News wgbh.org/news/local/202…

"Now that the city has awarded the contract to a firm to manage civilian flaggers, as those who work details are referred to, some say the process was rigged.” flipsidenews.net/city-awards-fl… from Yawu Miller

AUDITOR DIZOGLIO VS AGO: For what it's worth, I've had a public records request in with Diana DiZoglio's office since March 10 seeking all official communications that pertained to the legislative audit between the two offices since Jan. 2023. #mapoli