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Students at Connecticut College occupied a building on the New London school's campus for days in 2023, demonstrating against the school administration. But student protesters this year have remained relatively quiet as some other schools carried out more boisterous pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
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UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning'Members of the Student Government Association at the University of Massachusetts Amherst voted "with an overwhelming majority" Wednesday evening to express their "no confidence" in Chancellor Javier Reyes.
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Published reports say the owner, Tom Lennon, wants to boost rents from the current $241 a month to nearly $800. He cited improvements, the appraised value of the property and rising costs of doing business as the reasons.
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Members of the UMass Amherst Student Government Association have gathered enough signatures to call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes. They are requesting a meeting him him before a possible the vote.
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Federal drug testing has come into conflict with states that have legalized cannabis.
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A single over-budget bid on repair work on a trolley bridge that houses a water main in Shelburne Falls, Mass, has created the opportunity to re-open the Bridge of Flowers.
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Children who were due to receive survivors benefits or disability payments instead had that money taken by the state to help cover the cost of their own care. The Department of Children and Families estimated that totaled $5.5 million a year covering 600 children.
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The current chief, David Pratt, recently announced his retirement. He has been on the job for the last three years, but a member of the Holyoke police force for more than 30.
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Alcohol oversight has traditionally all been done by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, until the House's spending plan re-assigned oversight at casino restaurants last month.
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Lawyers for Civil Rights from Boston has filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a student victim of racial harassment and a mock slave auction in the Southwick school district.