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Teen substance use detox center in Worcester is closing

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Sam Turken

June 06, 2025 A Worcester substance use treatment center for teenagers is shutting down at a time when addiction recovery advocates say more treatment programs are sorely needed. Motivating Youth Recovery is a 12-bed center where psychiatrists and nurses provide adolescents round-the-clock detox and stabilization services. Community Healthlink, an affiliate of UMass Memorial Health, runs the program and says it’s the only one of its kind across the state.
Boston’s FBI special agent in charge is now working at headquarters in DC

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

June 05, 2025 Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the Boston field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been promoted to an agency job in D.C., an agency spokesperson told GBH News this week.
GBH Daily: Knockout at Fenway

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 05, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! ☂️A hot day, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs around 80. Sunset is at 8:18 p.m.Today GBH’s Esteban Bustillos brings us the story of two identical twins, both middle school science teachers, who run a boxing gym on the side and are bringing their hustle and tussle to Fenway Park this weekend.
Boston’s Haitian community on edge after Trump bans travel from their country

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Robert Goulston

June 05, 2025 President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday night banning people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. Haiti is one of the countries on the list. Brockton resident Teddy Mombrun immigrated from Haiti in 2020. The former physician said he has family who would want to come to the United States, but he believes they won’t be able to after the travel ban.
Immigration judge says Milford teen can be released

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Sarah Betancourt

June 05, 2025 The 18-year-old Milford High School student detained by federal immigration authorities on Saturday is set to be released. Immigration judge Jenny Beverly granted Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s release in a Thursday hearing. Beverly set the bail amount for $2,000, and Gomes Da Silva’s attorney Robin Nice told GBH News that his family was set to pay it. Nice said it’s unlikely Gomes Da Silva will be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement again while on bond.
Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR & PBS

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Deirdre Walsh

June 05, 2025 As GOP congressional leaders are vowing to move full steam ahead to approve President Trump’s request to eliminate all federal funding for public media for the next two years, a group of 29 Senate Democrats are warning the broadcast outlets should be “protected, not decimated.” In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, these senators argue the proposed clawback of money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) “would have detrimental effects on local stations,...
GBH Daily: ‘ICE, please get him out’

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 05, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🌡️ Hot and sunny, with highs in the 90s.
Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police officer during ICE operation

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Sam Turken

June 04, 2025 Worcester police have charged City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj with assaulting an officer during a federal immigration operation last month that turned chaotic. Haxhiaj was among about 30 people who confronted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a residential neighborhood as they took a woman into custody. Worcester police say they responded to the scene after receiving calls expressing concerns about the crowd.
Worcester County homelessness hits record high, new data shows

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Sam Turken

June 04, 2025 A new tally shows the homeless population in Worcester County jumped nearly 20% over the last year, the fourth consecutive year it’s risen. This year’s count of homeless residents across Worcester County identified a record-high 3,110 people, about 500 people more than last year. The total included nearly 1,300 children, almost 100 veterans and about 500 people who are chronically disabled.
Vermont Cheddar-Ale Dip from Weekends with Yankee

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Amy Traverso

June 04, 2025 During filming for Season Two of Weekends with Yankee (which aired in 2018), series co-host Amy Traverso was inspired by visits to Hill Farmstead brewery, award-winning cheese makers Grafton Village Cheese, and Jasper Hill Farm to create this recipe for Vermont Cheddar-Ale Dip. In choosing an ale for this recipe, know that the darker brew you choose, the stronger the flavor will be.