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4 days ago | baystatebanner.com | Susan Saccoccia

Heart and humor abound in the sensational production of the American musical theater classic “Hello, Dolly!” at Lyric Stage in Boston’s Back Bay through Sunday, June 22. The Lyric Stage production, running two and a half hours with a 15-minute intermission, is directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent, co-founder and producing artistic director of the Front Porch Arts Collective, a Black-led theater company committed to advancing racial equity.

5 days ago | baystatebanner.com | Esteban Bustillos |Sarah Betancourt

A federal judge issued an emergency order Sunday blocking federal immigration authorities from transferring an 18-year-old Milford High School student of Brazilian nationality out of Massachusetts for at least 72 hours, court records show. The order came on the heels of a habeas corpus petition, in which his attorneys challenged the constitutionality of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s detention.

1 week ago | baystatebanner.com | Liz Neisloss

The whirring sounds of a metal 3D printer fill a small factory floor. Just blocks away are the boarded-up brick mill buildings in an old industrial neighborhood of Worcester, once the home of some of the country’s leading manufacturers. The company, Multiscale Systems, makes custom machine parts used for precision manufacturing — a process where exact specifications are critical and measurements need to be accurate to within the width of a human hair.

1 week ago | baystatebanner.com | Celina Colby

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is opening two exhibitions celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s independence from Portugal in collaboration with the vibrant Cape Verdean community on the South Coast of New England. The Republic of Cabo Verde was a historical hub of the transatlantic slave trade and later became a significant stop for American whaling ships. As a result, many Cape Verdean crewmembers made their way to New Bedford and settled there.

1 week ago | baystatebanner.com | Reshonda Tate

When the last child moves out, many parents are left standing in a quiet house, a mixture of emotions swirling through them. And for millions of Black parents, the “empty nest” season is more than just a lifestyle change—it’s an emotional, cultural and spiritual reset. The United States has more than 22 million empty nesters, and while this chapter is often framed as an opportunity to rediscover yourself, many Black parents are grappling with deeper questions: Who am I now?