Chief Justice of the Trial Court Heidi Brieger described for lawmakers the more informal relationships that she said she and Court Administrator Thomas Ambrosino have had “at a very deep level” with various leaders of ICE in New England.
Public safety
Posted inOpinion
Don’t make COVID even tougher on firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE to be on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic every single day. As full-time, career, union firefighters, we are regularly exposed to the coronavirus while responding to emergency […]
Posted inPolitics
Tougher seatbelt law remains longshot
STATE HOUSE NEWS FOR AT LEAST THE SEVENTH consecutive legislative session, lawmakers and driving safety advocates on Tuesday morning asked legislators to give police the ability to pull over and […]
Posted inTransportation
Campbell: Blue Hill Ave. conversation needed
ADD BOSTON CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Andrea Campbell to the list of officials talking about creating a dedicated bus lane along busy Blue Hill Avenue. In a wide-ranging interview on the […]
Posted inGuns
Does attention to shooting miss the mark?
YESTERDAY’S DAYTIME FATAL SHOOTING of a taxi driver near the Prudential Center in Boston was the top story among local media outlets throughout the day and it’s the lead front-page […]
Posted inThe Download
Does attention to shooting miss the mark?
Yesterday’s daytime fatal shooting of a taxi driver near the Prudential Center in Boston was the top story among local media outlets throughout the day and it’s the lead front-page […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Securing houses of worship is collective responsibility
A SIKH TEMPLE in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. A Methodist church in Charleston, South Carolina. A Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh. The attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which claimed […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service, The Download, Transportation
Can’t we all just get along?
Middle East peace seems as far off as ever. Partisan battle lines nationally have become even more stark since last November’s election, if that’s possible. But here in the Hub […]
Posted inThe Download
Even in Princeton
Judging from the news coverage, murders are not supposed to happen in places like Princeton. It’s one thing for a woman and her friend, sitting inside their Worcester home, to […]
Posted inThe Download, Transportation
Amtrak, TSA, and security theater
While debates heat up over Green Line Extension cost overruns and the North-South Rail Link proposals, an even more vital issue is at stake in Boston: intercity rail security. In […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, The Download
W. Springfield’s troublesome grenade launchers
As part of post-Ferguson policing reforms, President Obama cracked down on the transfer of military-grade equipment to police departments across the US with an executive order that prohibits sending items […]