April 18 Boston mayor denies funding LGBTQ migrant ‘wellness’ perks after program touts up to $500 benefits OUTnewcomers, a queer advocacy group, offers LGBTQ immigrants in Boston up to $500 in wellness allowances for yoga, haircuts and other services.
April 16 Boston to give LGBTQ+ migrants vouchers for yoga, meditation, ‘creative healing’ Boston has partnered with a nonprofit to offer LGBTQ+ migrants wellness vouchers for yoga, massages and more as the city reportedly faces a $48.4M deficit.
April 14 Suspect arrested after housekeeper tied up, attacked in Massachusetts mansion heist A suspect was arrested after two masked men allegedly broke into a Beverly, Massachusetts, mansion and attacked a housekeeper before fleeing with money and valuables.
April 10 Teens suspected of murdering congressional intern linked by DNA on shell casings, prosecutors say DNA evidence allegedly links two teenagers to the fatal shooting of a University of Massachusetts student working as a congressional intern in D.C.
April 9 Biden-appointed judge at center of repeated clashes with Trump administration issues new immigration block Biden-appointed Judge Brian Murphy blocked the deportation of thousands of Ethiopian migrants, finding DHS did not follow proper protocols to cancel their temporary protected status.
April 9 Boston University president apologizes after pride flag removal sparks backlash Boston University President Melissa Gilliam says she is deeply sorry after pride flags were removed from faculty offices, drawing scrutiny and protest.
April 9 Plane door opens in midair moments after takeoff, leaving flight passengers stunned and social media buzzing A Cape Air flight heading to Boston, Massachusetts, turned back to Nantucket after its cabin door partially opened in midair shortly after takeoff from the airport.
April 9 Man sentenced for strangling Massachusetts college student to death with tank top in cold case killing A man convicted of strangling a Massachusetts college student with a tank top in 1986 was sentenced to life in prison after DNA solved the cold case.
April 7 Massachusetts mom offers to admit killing 3 children as prosecutors push back on move that could dodge prison Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy offers to formally admit she killed her three children in a legal move ahead of her upcoming murder trial in July.
April 7 ICE nabs 5 illegal immigrants wanted for murder abroad in New England crackdown ICE says it arrested five illegal immigrants in New England who are wanted for murder and violent crimes in their home countries, including in Brazil.