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Students participate in a walkout at Marsh Plaza Friday at 9:50 a.m. as part of a national protest. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Latest anti-gun-violence walkout on campus stresses importance of long-term activism

Daniela Rivera April 22, 2018
Boston University students convened at Marsh Plaza as part of a walkout against gun violence Friday morning.
Mayor Martin Walsh has announced a $2 million budget for the police body camera program. The city initially funded a $500,000 pilot program. PHOTO COURTESY PXHERE

Walsh funds permanent police body camera program

Daniela Rivera April 12, 2018
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a 3.8 percent increase to the city police department’s budget on Monday, including $2 million dedicated to a permanent, police-worn body camera program.
A medical marijuana shop. The BPDA is restricting where retail pot shops can go because of concerns about clusters of shops around the city. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Marijuana establishments not allowed to cluster, BPDA says

Daniela Rivera March 21, 2018
The Boston Planning and Development Agency voted that retail marijuana stores should have buffer zones to ensure marijuana dispensaries do not cluster neighborhoods on March 15.

Massachusetts ranked as highest educated state

Sarika Ram February 7, 2018

  Massachusetts was ranked the most educated state in the country, beating out Maryland and Connecticut for the top spot. The report was conducted by WalletHub, a personal finance website,...

BU set to welcome and help transitioning Wheelock students

Daniela Rivera January 23, 2018

Wheelock College students planning to transition to Boston University in the merger between the two schools will attend Wheelock Transition Information Day this Saturday to learn about life at BU and the...

One in 10 Massachusetts residents revived by Naloxone die within a year. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Study shows 1 in 10 Narcan recipients dies within 1 year

Daniela Rivera November 3, 2017

A new study has found that about one in 10 Massachusetts overdose victims revived with Narcan died within one year, according to a presentation on the study given at a medical conference on Monday.  Conducted...

Women Entrepreneurs Boston hosts a networking and panel discussion on investing Thursday evening at Cooley LLP. PHOTO BY ISABELLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

iFundWomen Boston launches to support female entrepreneurs

Daniela Rivera October 20, 2017

A crowdfunding platform for Boston female entrepreneurs, iFundWomen, has come to Boston in partnership with Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Women Entrepreneurs Boston.  Karen Cahn, founder and CEO...

Boston domain names become available for purchase. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City of Boston launches .boston domains

Daniela Rivera October 13, 2017

The City of Boston and Minds + Machines (MMX) announced the launch of .boston domains Tuesday, which allows any Boston resident or business to register a .boston web address. Kyle Austin, managing...

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