Drivers who work independently for ride-hailing services held a 24-hour strike Wednesday as part of a multi-city effort that was likely “the largest-ever gig worker protest to date.”
The strike was organized nationally by Rideshare Drivers United and locally by the Boston...
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After 11 days on strike and more than three months of negotiations, over 30,000 Stop & Shop employees reached a tentative agreement with the company on Sunday that met their demands for better pay and health care coverage.
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18-year-old Cherie Jimenez was in a rush to get married, but not completely by choice: There was a baby on the way. By the time she was 19 — her child only months old — her husband had become abusive.
At 21, gathering her courage and belongings, Jimenez decided to leave....
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker introduced a bill Jan. 23 that targets people driving under the influence of marijuana. The legislation would allow police officers to ask suspected marijuana-impaired drivers to perform biological drug tests. If the suspect refuses to comply,...
Wentworth Institute of Technology student Max Carbone was found dead around 8 a.m. on April 7 in Roxbury.
Carbone, a sophomore from Nahant, was last seen between 1-2 a.m. on April 6 at a party near Allegheny Street wearing a green Heineken T-shirt and khakis. Police found...
At 6 a.m. Friday, Stop & Shop employees at the Mission Hill location went on strike for better wages, pension and health care benefits. This event continues the 31,000-employee walkout across New England that began on Thursday. Workers hope this will improve their chances...
Thousands of Stop & Shop employees may go on strike as tensions continue to build between workers and the company. Employee contracts expired at the end of February and contract negotiations are ongoing. Many employees currently oppose the original proposed agreement, citing...
The Massachusetts State Senate passed legislation (H.140) on March 28 that will ban state-licensed health care providers from practicing conversion therapy on minors within the LGBTQ+ community. Conversion therapy, which attempts to change a person’s gender identity or sexual...
When she was in high school, Tammy Monteiro was picking out her wedding dress instead of her prom dress. At 16, Monteiro was legally married to a 25-year-old man at a New Bedford courthouse.
“In one day we walked into that courthouse and in one day he walked out with complete...
Hoping to improve college retention and graduation rates among former Boston Public Schools students, City Councilor Michael Flaherty has proposed instituting an optional 13th year of school.
“As we know, we live in a competitive global economy that requires our students...
The non-profit King Boston announced on March 4 the official design for a memorial dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King to be installed on Boston Common.
Artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group created the chosen design, titled “The Embrace,”...
The first recreational marijuana dispensary in the greater Boston area opened last weekend, bringing large crowds to its doors.
New England Treatment Access, or NETA, opened its doors to recreational users Saturday at 9 a.m. in Brookline. The shop has been used since 2016...
