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What’s next for former Carney Hospital site?
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What’s next for former Carney Hospital site?
In the wake of the closure of Carney Hospital, behavioral health, access to emergency medical services and social elements that support health are among the key recommendations for how to best support health in the community the hospital previously served.
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GBH Amplifies Ron Mitchell: How Our History Informs Our Future
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For some, the pandemic never ended
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New app uses smartphone to spot stroke symptoms
WALTHAM, Mass. — The early symptoms of a stroke may seem minor at first.
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Ready Set Dance Summer Program
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Ready Set Dance Summer Program
June 30, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Trump’s first 100 days of carnage
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Trump’s first 100 days of carnage
As we mark President Trump’s first 100 days in office, it’s hard to decide where to begin to assess the damage he has done to the nation.
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Thousands march through Boston for 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Freedom Rally
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Thousands march through Boston for 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Freedom Rally
On a rainy day in late April 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the Boston Common bandstand and addressed a crowd of 20,000 people who had marched with him from Roxbury. Sixty years later — on a similarly rainy day — thousands gathered at Trinity Church in the Back Bay and marched to Boston Common in commemoration of that monumental event.
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Spring break boot camp prepares Roxbury high schoolers for nursing certification
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Spring break boot camp prepares Roxbury high schoolers for nursing certification
For juniors at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy of Health Careers, spring break offered more than just a chance to relax from their academics.
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Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville
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Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville
Success is self-reinforcing at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge. Principal Sherley Bretous said, “If I knew what the secret sauce was” then “I would give it to the whole world for free.
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Journalism program for Boston teens celebrates 20 years
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Journalism program for Boston teens celebrates 20 years
When Carla Gualdron was a sophomore in high school, she sometimes felt like she was spinning her wheels in English class.
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CommonwealthChorale concert
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CommonwealthChorale concert "Community and Connection"
May 18, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
West Roxbury
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Got climate questions? We want to hear them
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Got climate questions? We want to hear them
In recognition of Earth Day next week, April 22, the Banner is looking to start new conversations about climate change and the environment by launching Encyclopedia Climatica, a new effort featuring the burning questions our readers have about the climate and environment.
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Roxbury’s Privé Parking secures first diversity contract with White Stadium
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Roxbury’s Privé Parking secures first diversity contract with White Stadium
After getting a job as a financial analyst at a Seaport law firm, Ricardo Louis realized that working in corporate America was not for him. However, a meeting with a former customer at a restaurant he worked with as a valet parking attendant in college helped him to return to his true passion — working in the valet parking industry. 
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Boston International Lions Baseball stays strong
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Boston International Lions Baseball stays strong
One of the best high school baseball teams in the Boston area resides at 100 Maxwell St. in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston International Lions.
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Ghanaian American poet and  educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah is Boston’s new poet laureate
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Ghanaian American poet and educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah is Boston’s new poet laureate
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah still remembers hearing the first poem that moved him.
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Sun-Music.net Presents Charles Langford
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Sun-Music.net Presents Charles Langford
July 10, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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National Football League college draft
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National Football League college draft
The 2025 National Football League draft of college players produced its share of high and low moments.
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