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The Daily Free Press

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The City of Boston has hired Black-owned communications companies Proverb and Colette Phillips Communications for a racially inclusive tourism campaign aimed at welcoming people of color to the City. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bostonians skeptical about City’s upcoming campaign to promote tourist diversity

Rin Velasco November 9, 2020
The campaign will feature minority-owned businesses and organizations, as well as advertise Boston’s arts and entertainment sectors to help the local economy recover from the pandemic. 
On Wednesday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced the state would provide free COVID-19 testing sites in eight cities seeing higher numbers of positive cases, as part of efforts to help control the spread of the virus. COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY STAFF SGT. MARY JUNELL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Baker provides free testing in eight cities

Kyla Denisevich July 11, 2020
Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough and New Bedford will have free testing sites from July 10 to August 14.
Nathan Phillips is a professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professor Nathan Phillips lends aid to homeowners affected by Merrimack Valley gas leak

Martha Merrow November 15, 2018
When the Merrimack Valley suffered a massive gas explosion in September, Boston University professor Nathan Phillips didn’t hesitate to step in and help.
Campaign volunteers canvas outside WBZ Studios in Allston Tuesday evening during the first Massachusetts gubernatorial debate between incumbent Charlie Baker, a Republican, and challenger Jay Gonzalez, a Democrat. ZOE ADES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Gonzalez challenges Baker on corruption, transit issues in first gubernatorial debate

Mia Cathell October 10, 2018
Incumbent Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker debated Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez Tuesday night at CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV station, touching on the issues of green energy, transportation and corruption in the state police department.
Boston emergency departments send aid to Lawrence, Andover after gas explosions

Boston emergency departments send aid to Lawrence, Andover after gas explosions

Zoe Allen September 17, 2018
Thousands of residents were yanked from their homes in Andover, North Andover and Lawrence Thursday after a gas leak set off dozens of house fires.

EDITORIAL: Concerns over immigration status should not intervene in city grants

Editors January 28, 2018

From campaign promises about building a “wall” (and asking Mexico to help pay for it) to constantly offending immigrants and other minority groups, we’ve reached a point where it comes as no surprise...

EDITORIAL: Children used in images associated with crisis encourage change

EDITORIAL: Children used in images associated with crisis encourage change

Editors October 7, 2016

A child’s tears have the power to move the world. This is not an over-exaggeration or hyperbolic statement. Crises time and time again have proven this very fact, as change is necessitated by a youth’s...

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