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Situated on Beacon Street in front of the Old South Church of Boston is a voting sign, indicating the location of the Copley polls for voters in Ward 4 and 5. The statewide midterm elections on Tuesday will determine the next governor as well as lieutenant governor and attorney general, and other state and local positions.

Voters push women’s rights, abortion access, ballot questions

Isabel Baron, Jacob Bentzinger, Elisabeth Hadjis, Sophia Paffenroth, and Mehr Singh
November 8, 2022
The front cover of Boston-based architect Weston Wright’s new book, published in April 2022 and now available for purchase on Amazon.

Beyond walls: a new solution to sea level rise and the Boston architect behind it

Sophia Paffenroth, Assistant Editor
November 7, 2022
A look at Healey-endorsed AG candidate Andrea Campbells compelling grassroots campaign

A look at Healey-endorsed AG candidate Andrea Campbell’s compelling grassroots campaign

Emily Niedermeyer and Sangya Gupta
November 3, 2022
Source: Green Rainbow Party Twitter

Green-Rainbow Party’s Juan Sanchez challenges democrat Bill Galvin for Secretary of State seat

Kate Armanini
November 2, 2022
Attorney General Maura Healey in 2015. Source: Maura Healey

Maura Healey, attorney general and “the people’s lawyer”, maintains a strong lead in the gubernatorial race. Here is her stance on critical issues.

Isabel Baron, Reporter
November 2, 2022
Students at the relaunching of a new vending machine at Boston University organized by Students for Reproductive Freedom got access to various types of sexual health resources. Credits: Melissa Clavijo

Boston campus contraception vending machines promise contraceptive access but pose unexpected challenges, reproductive justice advocates say

Melissa Clavijo , Reporter
October 24, 2022
Bad Blood and Big Banks: Climate Activists Protest Chase Bank’s Continued Funding of Fossil Fuel with an Animal Die-In

Bad Blood and Big Banks: Climate Activists Protest Chase Bank’s Continued Funding of Fossil Fuel with an “Animal Die-In”

ZhaoZhou Dai , Reporter
October 19, 2022
Artist-organizer Sam Lê Shave’s Mekong River installation. Credits: AARW

Dorchester Reckons With Deportation, Displacement at #WhoBelongsHereWhoDoesnt Exhibition

Mehr Singh, Editor
October 4, 2022
Image credit: The Greater Boston Food Bank

Massachusetts is Losing a Quiet Battle Against Food Insecurity. Experts Offer Solutions During Hunger Action Month

Emily Niedermeyer, Reporter
September 30, 2022
Inside Matthews Arena polling location

The Massachusetts Primary Election is Today. Here’s What’s Your Need to Know.

Mehr Singh, Editor
September 6, 2022
A woman steps out of a train at the Forest Hills stop

As Green, Orange Line Service Halts, Local Business Stalls

Mehr Singh and Melissa Clavijo
August 22, 2022
Two lions and a masked figure dance in the streets of Boston’s Chinatown during the lion dance parade. This year’s Lunar New Year rang in the Year of the Tiger on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022.

Lunar New Year celebrations return to Boston’s Chinatown

Lex Weaver and Xiaoxi Ma
February 14, 2022
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