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Robert Moses, civil rights activist, remembered in Cambridge ceremony, jazz parade
Mourners gathered Saturday morning to honor the legacy of Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights icon who died last summer following a career that included supporting voter registration efforts in the deep South and improving math education for people of color nationwide.
Man injured after car slams into Brighton auto-repair shop
Police were called to 259 Cambridge St. in Brighton at 3:13 a.m. Saturday for a report of a car that crashed into a building, said Officer Kim Tavares, a Boston police spokeswoman.
Edwin Novas, arrested in the Dominican Republic in 2017 for Worcester killing, convicted of second degree murder
The jury found Edwin Novas guilty in the Christmas Eve 1999 slaying of 26-year-old Danny Nicasio outside a nightclub, the Worcester district attorney's office said in a statement Saturday.
Charles Sellers, historian who upset the postwar consensus, dies at 98
He was best known for his book “The Market Revolution: Jacksonian America, 1815-1846,” in which he argued that the rapid expansion of capital and industry during that period did more than just create a new economy; it altered everything, including the way people worshipped, slept, and even had sex.
Boycott targets college admissions boost given to children of alumni at Harvard, other elite schools
A national group is launching a campaign to end “legacy” preferences, using an alumni donations boycott.
The Neponset River, a hidden jewel of Boston, has become a tarnished gem
The natural splendor of the river remains something of an illusion because of pollution.
Man struck and killed on Route 6 in Harwich
Justin Small, 68, of Brewster, was walking in the eastbound lane shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday when he was struck by a pickup driven by a 22-year-old Connecticut man, State Police said.
Kim Janey endorses Michelle Wu for Boston mayor
In a major development more than a month before Boston’s Nov. 2 general election, Acting Mayor Kim Janey is endorsing her former political rival, City Councilor Michelle Wu, for mayor.
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Live and learn through Duxbury’s senior center study program
This fall, senior center’s LifeLong Learning program is offering 15 courses in subject areas such as history, current events, religion, science, art, and literature.
Classic cars, and classical guitar
Gloucester is hosting the third annual Cape Ann Classic Cars on the Green on Oct. 2 from 9 a.m to 2 p.m.
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From soccer and lacrosse at Framingham High, Melanie Baskind now excels in pediatrics
The 2018 graduate of Harvard Medical School is now a pediatrics chief resident at the University of California San Francisco.
At Globe Summit, Ibram X. Kendi calls for bold action to dismantle racism
It’s not enough for people to say or believe that they’re not racist, Kendi said; they must be loud and radical about it, and actively involved in building a more equitable society.
Newton begins building temporary replacement of destroyed Albemarle Footbridge
Newton officials began rebuilding the Albemarle Footbridge — a popular access point for pedestrians in West Newton — after a car, swept up in Cheesecake Brook flood waters, collided with it and left it in ruins.
‘It’s just really nice to be able to pick up all the garbage’
As summer closes and fall begins, trash remains a constant blemish on the earth. But Newtonians took initiative Saturday to clean up the litter around their city.
‘Completely traumatized’: Local Haitian community members feel betrayed by US treatment of Haitian migrants
Fleeing a country plunged into deep turmoil by a devastating earthquake and the assassination of its president, Haitians are being detained and deported by the Biden administration, which is enforcing a Trump-era order to expel the migrants without allowing them to apply for asylum.
Voters in Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, other cities make decisions in preliminary mayoral races Tuesday
Voters went to the polls in local preliminary mayoral elections in Everett, Lawrence, and other Greater Boston cities on Tuesday to narrow down crowded fields ahead of ballot votes in November.