Category: WBUR
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Going long: How these Boston institutions made it past 75 years in business
WBUR turned 75 over the weekend, but we’re far from the oldest organization in town. Boston has a rich history of charitable organizations and family businesses older than us, each of which tells a chapter of the city’s story. So…
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Canceled meetings and confusion: NIH grant funding in limbo despite court injunction
By Anna Rubenstein Researchers awaiting National Institutes of Health funding say their grant meetings are being canceled, despite a court order blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funds. Study sessions and council meetings are where review groups decide whether…
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Seeking to capitalize on November wins, MassGOP trains local candidates for office
Nearly every county in Massachusetts showed gains in Republican support last November. State party leaders say they’re now seizing on what they call a “turning point.” To take advantage of the red undercurrent this past election cycle, the Massachusetts Republican…
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Plan for new Mattapan complex aims to foster connection among children and senior adults
February 06, 2025 Affordable child care and senior housing are coming to Mattapan in the very same building. The Shattuck Child Care Center, an affordable child care center established in 1969, will have a new home on the ground floor…