Walter Wuthmann
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Boston, MA, United States
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Holiday shopping season kicks off amid a mixed economic outlook in Greater Boston
Local retail experts are expecting strong sales this holiday season despite the pressures of inflation and COVID. → Read More
Pressley denounces political violence in wake of attack on Pelosi's husband
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is among those condemning the attack on Paul Pelosi, and sending him and the speaker well wishes. → Read More
What to know about Question 4, which will decide fate of immigrant driver's license law in Mass.
A "yes" vote on Question 4 will preserve the Massachusetts law that allows people living in the U.S. without authorization to apply for driver's licenses starting next July. A "no" vote would overturn the law. → Read More
Red Sox legend David Ortiz is officially a Hall of Famer
Ortiz accepted the honor at an induction ceremony Sunday with an emotional 18-minute speech. → Read More
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu turns belated inauguration into summer 'block party'
Wu celebrated her first term as mayor Thursday with a summer "block party" at Boston City Hall. The inauguration came seven months after her swearing in. The original date was pushed back by the omicron surge. The summer party featured a live band, DJ, soda bar and arts and crafts. → Read More
Veteran Mass. school administrator will be Boston’s next school superintendent
Skipper returns to the Boston school system after leading the Somerville Public Schools for seven years. Before that, she was a teacher, principal and administrator for BPS for over 18 years, helping launch TechBoston Academy in 2002. → Read More
Here's how overturning Roe v. Wade could affect Mass. and the rest of New England
Here is a look at how abortion rights stand in Massachusetts and across New England. → Read More
Federal report predicts a foot of sea level rise by 2050, with higher levels in the Northeast
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration project sea levels are likely to rise as much in the next 30 years as they have in the past hundred. → Read More
Greater Boston is still digging out after historic blizzard
Parts of the South Shore saw 30 inches, and some areas on the Cape remained without power Sunday. Boston tied the record for single-day total snowfall, with Logan Airport measuring 23.6 inches in 24 hours. → Read More
Cape Cod's water quality is getting worse, report finds
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod's annual State of the Waters report tracks the water quality of the Cape's freshwater ponds, marine estuaries, and public drinking water. → Read More
Will the Legislature let pandemic mail-in and early voting reforms expire?
Many municipalities benefited from reforms like mail-in and expanded early voting, but they're set to expire Wednesday. → Read More
Kim Janey reflects on short, but historic time as Boston’s mayor
The acting mayor will hand over the reins on Nov. 16 to Michelle Wu, who will make history herself as Boston's first elected female mayor, and mayor of color. → Read More
Uncovering Boston's Hidden Gems, From Sacred Cod To Sneaker Stores
If you need ideas we have just the thing for you: two local travel writers who know the city of Boston inside and out ... from fake Viking memorials to a sneaker store hidden behind a vending machine. → Read More
Somerville Police Union Head Charged With Assault For Pepper Spraying Handcuffed Man
The city says the officer, Michael McGrath, was also placed on unpaid leave. → Read More
Mass. Democrats Look Ahead To Final Night Of National Convention
We discuss in back-to-back interviews with two heavyweights of Massachusetts politics: Rep. Ayanna Pressley and former Gov. Deval Patrick. → Read More
Few Mass. DAs Keep Police Watch Lists. Constitutional Questions Exist For Those Who Don’t
Records requests sent by WBUR to all 11 district attorney offices in Massachusetts reveal a patchwork of policies as to how the state's district attorneys track police misconduct that may need to be handed over to defense attorneys in court. → Read More
What's Allowed Under The New Hands-Free Driving Law? We Drove Around With An Expert To Find Out
The new rules severely restrict using hand-held devices like mobile phones behind the wheel. → Read More
Rachael Rollins, 100 Days In: What Has Changed, And What Hasn't, Under The Reformer DA
Rollins was elected on a promise to end cash bail, send drug users to treatment instead of jail, and stop prosecuting 15 low-level charges -- a reform agenda that has come into sharp focus again. But beneath the disputes around her policies, what has changed in the courts? → Read More
Rollins Defends Criminal Justice Reforms, Takes Swipe At Baker
"Candidly, not everyone gets the benefit of the [Gov. Charlie] Baker family when they have interacted with the criminal justice system," Rollins said, in response to criticism from the administration about her "decline-to-prosecute" policy. → Read More
Could The T's New Rail Cars Spy On Us?
"I know it's weird, it sounds like it's out of a Tom Clancy novel. But if there hadn't been so many other instances of the Chinese government actively doing this that have been caught, you know there are countless others that haven't been." → Read More