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Professor Shares Painful Memories of Japanese Interment Camps to Avoid Repeating History
One of the main lessons of history is to not repeat the errors of the past. It’s why UMass Boston Professor Paul Watanabe brings his students to the Japanese internment camp where his family was forced to live for four and half years during WWII. It is an emotionally draining journey into the California desert in April, for them...
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Woman Recalls Family's Time in WWII Japanese Internment Camp
We’re honoring Asian-American heritage by looking at a dark period in our country’s past. During World War II, the U.S. government incarcerated 120,000 people; their only crime was being of Japanese heritage. Margaret Yamamoto was born just days before her family was forced to leave their home on Terminal Island just outside of Los Angeles. There is not a...
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When Will the Great White Sharks Return to the Cape? Here's What Scientists Say
It’s almost Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season. And yes, the sharks are already on their way. This is just the natural trend we have to watch out for in the summers. Get out your beach chairs, your sunscreen and your Sharktivity app, because mid-May marks the return of great whites to the Cape. Like snowbirds...
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10 Years Ago, a Student Ran Toward Smoke From the Marathon Bombings. It Shaped His Life
Shores Salter was a 20-year-old Northeastern University student when he ran toward the smoke from the Boston Marathon explosions. He ended up helping to save Roseann Sdoia’s life and created some lifelong friendships. But he says while that was a pivotal moment, it’s not what defines him. Ten years ago, two explosions seconds apart at the Boston Marathon finish...
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A Firefighter Picked a Woman Up Off the Street During the Marathon Bombing. It Became a Love Story
When Boston Firefighter Mike Materia first spotted Roseann Sdoia, she was badly hurt from the second blast and was lying in the middle of Boylston Street. But spoiler alert, this is a real-life romance with a storybook ending.
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Former Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans Recalls Manhunt for Bombing Suspects
By all accounts, the search for the Boston Marathon bombers was a success. Within a week, police arrested one brother and the other was killed in a shootout. But for the first time, we’re hearing radio communications from that day when the hunt for the suspect led Bill Evans to a boat. Evans is the retired Boston Police commissioner,...
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A 4-Day Work Week in Mass.? Lawmakers File Legislation Calling for Pilot Program
The push for a 4-day work week is gaining traction here in Massachusetts. Two Democratic state lawmakers — Reps. Josh Cutler and Dylan Fernandes — are looking to create a pilot program, filing legislation this week to test out a 4-day work week without cutting workers’ pay, status or benefits. The 2-year test run, entitled the “Massachusetts Smart Work Week…
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Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Heather Abbott Is Changing the Lives of Other Amputees
Every year Boston Marathon Bombing survivor Heather Abbott hosts a watch party at the finish line. A spot to cheer on the runners who are raising money to help other amputees. But that also brings Abbott back to the place that forever changed her life. “When I lost my leg, some of the questions I had when I was...
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Police Seek Suspects Accused of Stealing Elderly Woman's Wallet in Medford Supermarket
Police in Medford, Massachusetts, have launched a search to find three people who allegedly stole an elderly woman’s wallet in a Wegmans supermarket. Surveillance footage from inside the store appeared to show the three suspects— one woman and two men — working as a team to select and then target a victim on Jan. 27 at around 3:15 p.m. The…
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Pieces of History: Old North Church Records Reveal Untold Stories of Black and Indigenous Parishioners
When we read about the birthplace of America, Boston is in bold print. The Old North Church is seen as an iconic landmark. But while many of us have heard one piece of its history, there are many other stories to be told. What most of us know is that high atop the steeple in 1775, a signal sparked the…
