Will Katcher

1 week ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz endorsed Mayor Michelle Wu for re-election Thursday in her bid for a second term against challenger Josh Kraft, a philanthropist and longtime nonprofit leader whose family owns the New England Patriots. In a statement, Ortiz said the city “deserves someone who shows up for all of us.”In the opening months of the campaign, Kraft has accused Wu of governing without regard for the input of Boston’s residents and businesses.

1 week ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

For now, Harvard University’s conflict with the federal government centers on some $2.2 billion in federal funding frozen by the Trump administration when the elite school brushed off most of its demands for vast reforms to admissions, discipline and management policies. But the conflict may turn to another threat to Harvard’s finances, President Donald Trump has signaled.

2 weeks ago | masstransitmag.com | Will Katcher

The MBTA will close portions of its Green, Red and Orange subway lines, as well as the Commuter Rail’s Framingham/Worcester line, at different points in the coming weeks to accommodate a range of maintenance projects. On the Green Line, Boston College Station will be closed from the night of Friday, May 2, through the end of that weekend. On the Red Line, the T will suspend train service between Ashmont and JFK/UMass from the night of Tuesday, April 29, through Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Will Katcher

As international college students across the United States find themselves targeted by the Trump administration, a group of international Harvard undergraduates stood shoulder to shoulder with their American peers Tuesday evening and delivered a message of defiance, unity and warning. Many of the Harvard students — American and foreign-born alike — said they came to the demonstration on the Cambridge campus because of their shared concern for their school and American democracy.

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

As international college students across the United States find themselves targeted by the Trump administration, a group of international Harvard undergraduates stood shoulder to shoulder with their American peers Tuesday evening and delivered a message of defiance, unity and warning. Many of the Harvard students — American and foreign-born alike — said they came to the campus demonstration because of their shared concern for their school and American democracy.