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Max Carbone, who was found dead on April 7, was a student at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Wentworth community remembers 19-year-old Max Carbone

Riana Buchman, news correspondent April 14, 2019

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...

Employees at the Mission Hill Stop & Shop Friday morning joined the 31,000 employee walkout across New England that began the day before.

Stop & Shop workers begin strike at Mission Hill location

Laura Rodriguez, news staff April 14, 2019

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...

A Stop & Shop in Saugus, Massachusetts. Unionized workers are currently negotiating their contracts in Massachusetts.

Stop & Shop strike looms as unions reject proposed contract

Kenneal Patterson, news correspondent April 3, 2019

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...

Democratic Rep. Kay Khan of Newton testifies before the Financial Services Committee last year.

After years of debate, the Massachusetts legislature bans conversion therapy

Laura Rodriguez, news staff April 3, 2019

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...

Rep. Kay Khan, Tammy Monteiro, Alex Boyer-Coffey, Amanda Parker and Fraidy Reiss sing in front of Gov. Charlie Baker’s office.

Unchained at Last hosts protest against child marriage at State House

Samantha Barry, news staff April 3, 2019

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.

City councilor proposes program that would allow for an optional extra year of high school

George Barker, news correspondent April 2, 2019

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...

Titled "The Embrace," the future Boston Common memorial is designed by Hank Willis Thomas and the MASS Design Group.

Boston is closer to having a major MLK memorial

Avery Bleichfeld, news staff March 27, 2019

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,”...

NETA employees stand outside the company's Brookline location, which opened its doors to recreational users Saturday.

Brookline celebrates opening of its first recreational marijuana dispensary

Jordan Baron, news staff March 27, 2019

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...

Boston's city council is seeking equity for business owners in the city's blooming pot industry.

City councilors grapple with lack of diversity in burgeoning pot industry

Laura Rodriguez, news staff March 20, 2019

The Boston City Council is considering legislation that would ensure minority equity in the state’s budding cannabis industry. The American Civil Liberties Union, or the ACLU, cites that for decades, people of color have been arrested and tried for drug-related crimes at...

In Massachusetts, residents face strict drinking laws that have been decades in the making.

In Massachusetts, strict drinking laws are decades in the making

Sully Barrett, news staff March 20, 2019

Happy hour, drinking games, free beer: what do they have in common? They are all banned under Massachusetts law. Most of the state’s current legislation stems from past alcohol-related incidents. In 1984, then-governor Michael Dukakis signed a bill to outlaw happy hour...

Cooperative food markets have had an unsuccessful run in Boston. Most residents fulfill their grocery needs by shopping at major grocery stores like Stop & Shop, Whole Foods and Target.

Co-op food markets have no home in Boston

Alex Knueppel, news correspondent March 13, 2019

After months of declining revenues and increasing debt, Harvest Co-op Markets has closed both of its Boston locations, bringing an end to nearly 50 years of business. Following Harvest’s closure, there are no longer any cooperative style food markets in the city of Boston....

Boston Calling is marking its tenth iteration this year. The music festival has significantly grown in size since its inauguration in 2013.

Boston Calling may be losing local roots as it keeps growing

Riana Buchman, news correspondent March 13, 2019

To the joy of some and dismay of others, the 10th Boston Calling Music Festival, which will be held from May 24 to May 26, boasts Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala and Travis Scott as its headliners. The festival, which started as a showcase of local artists, will also feature smaller...