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Courtesy/Robert JeffersonOne year ago Saturday, 22-year-old Miguel Estrella was shot and killed by a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, police officer. The department has since added mental health co-responders to their staff and are investing in body cameras, which they didn't wear at the time of the shooting. -
Julianne Varacchi/Connecticut PublicCT's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus has identified “four key pillars” and various members are sponsoring bills supporting these objectives.
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Elizabeth Román/NEPMThe Springfield City Council on Tuesday Night held another meeting related to policing. For about an hour, it received updates on how the city’s police department is working to abide by a consent decree with federal authorities. It also heard from the chair of the police commission, who said the panel needs more resources.
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Submitted/Katie TalbotHolyoke, Massachusetts, Mayor Joshua Garcia said he would explore creating an Office of Tenant Protections two months ago. Now he says he can longer do so.
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Polina Makarenko, 17, is settling into life on the Seacoast with help from the tennis community after she fled the Russian invasion of her native country. -
Groups that signed the letter, organized by Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, urged lawmakers to keep the policy in place until July 31, 2024.
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With the official start of spring on Monday, a review of Connecticut’s winter shows that many towns and cities had virtually untouched snow budgets, according to the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
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Bradford Ferrick was charged with possessing child pornography and using a hidden camera to film child patients. The hospital is directing concerns to the U.S. Attorney's office.
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Smith College professor Matt Donovan's new collection of poems is called "The Dug-Up Gun Museum."
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A new bill is generating support from Hartford’s North End advocates who are seeking systemic changes after what they’ve described as years of sewage and flooding problems in their community.
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The provision allowing governmental bodies to meet using remote meeting technology has not been renewed yet. It, along with other pandemic-related measures are set to expire on March 31 and April 1, if the Legislature doesn't get a measure through conference committee and to the Governor in time.
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The International Association of Fire Fighters is suing the Quincy-based group that sets national standards for firefighter’s protective gear, saying it colluded with industry and set standards that require toxic PFAS chemicals are used in turnout gear.
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A federal anti-abortion case being heard by a Texas judge has the potential to impact states where abortion is legal. A federal judge in Texas appointed by Donald Trump is expected to rule soon whether to take an abortion pill, long ago approved by the FDA, off the market.
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An official in Windsor, Massachusetts, said the town got three and a half feet of snow in some places.
