Tag: Boston
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Beyond Flock: Oversight questions remain over license plate surveillance in Boston
A Flock Safety ALPR (automated license plate reader). These cameras face a nationwide backlash over mass surveillance, privacy violations, police misconduct and high error rates. PHOTO: MIRACLEMILES Boston put an end to its pilot with Flock, an automated license plate…
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The dazzling legacy of Boston fashion icon Yolanda Cellucci
A local fashion icon, businesswoman and supporter of the arts, Yolanda Cellucci continues to inspire those in Boston’s fashion scene even after her recent death. “She was loved throughout the city, and beyond that she was just an amazing woman,”…
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Cabral wins 18th term in state House; Hendricks wins 5th term
Longtime state Rep. Antonio Cabral won an 18th term to represent the 13th Bristol district Tuesday, while Rep. Christopher Hendricks won a fifth term in the 11th Bristol district. Cabral and Hendricks both ran uncontested. They both received about 97%…
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Rep. Rogers looks at the issues that make him want to keep working on Beacon Hill
One of the few area elected state officials who holds monthly office hours in his district, Rep. David M. Rogers of Cambridge, made his case for another term on Beacon Hill, pointing to his work on health care, the environment,…
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‘One for the ages’: National worries and ballot questions bring Brookline voters to the polls
With warm weather and clear skies, Brookline voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes on Election Day. As of Friday, more than 10,000 Brookline voters had already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterms, according to Town…
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B-2 survey: Residents mainly worry about drugs, homelessness, and pedestrian safety
Roxbury and Dorchester residents who live in the B-2 police district are concerned about open drug use, the homeless, traffic and pedestrian safety, and enforcement of scooter and moped laws. That’s according to a recent public safety survey conducted by the Boston Police Department’s B-2…
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Massachusetts lawmakers face impending deadline on landmark data privacy bill
A landmark data privacy bill restricting how companies collect and sell sensitive personal information continues to be debated by Senate and House legislators as a deadline to reconcile their versions approaches in January. The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act would limit…