Heather Ciras McCarthy
@heatherciras.bsky.social
Audience at @bostonglobe.com.
Previous stints at @themarshallproject.org, @friendlys, @dunkindonuts.
Previous stints at @themarshallproject.org, @friendlys, @dunkindonuts.
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Eleven years after the Artie v. Artie saga, there is another twist in Market Basket management: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/28/b...
Market Basket board puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on paid leave in dispute over management approach - The Boston Globe
The board’s executive committee is investigating whether Demoulas was considering plans to lead a work stoppage that could disrupt the supermarket chain’s business.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Eleven years after the Artie v. Artie saga, there is another twist in Market Basket management: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/28/b...
The church sex abuse crisis, a priest wrote in the Globe the day before Francis became pope, was “spreading radioactive moral ruin.” And if the scandal was Chernobyl, Boston was its festering core. A complicated part of Francis’s legacy, by @ianprasad.bsky.social
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How Pope Francis did — and didn’t — address the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis - The Boston Globe
Francis did more than past popes. But he didn't do nearly enough, some victims' advocates say.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The church sex abuse crisis, a priest wrote in the Globe the day before Francis became pope, was “spreading radioactive moral ruin.” And if the scandal was Chernobyl, Boston was its festering core. A complicated part of Francis’s legacy, by @ianprasad.bsky.social
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Scams have become more complex. One way to stay safe: Know the signs.
More news in Starting Point:
• Tom Homan pledged to bring “hell” to Boston. He said he was here last week.
• The World Figure Skating Championships begin at TD Garden tomorrow.
More news in Starting Point:
• Tom Homan pledged to bring “hell” to Boston. He said he was here last week.
• The World Figure Skating Championships begin at TD Garden tomorrow.
Scams are getting more sophisticated. Here’s how to stay safe. - The Boston Globe
Americans lost more money to fraudsters last year than ever before, new data shows. But there are several ways to protect yourself.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Scams have become more complex. One way to stay safe: Know the signs.
More news in Starting Point:
• Tom Homan pledged to bring “hell” to Boston. He said he was here last week.
• The World Figure Skating Championships begin at TD Garden tomorrow.
More news in Starting Point:
• Tom Homan pledged to bring “hell” to Boston. He said he was here last week.
• The World Figure Skating Championships begin at TD Garden tomorrow.
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One possible explanation for Trump targeting Columbia University:
Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million
A quarter-century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
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March 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
One possible explanation for Trump targeting Columbia University:
Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
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Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, made a deal with President Trump to escape an executive order that would have prevented it from representing many clients before the federal government. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.
Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession
Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.
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March 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, made a deal with President Trump to escape an executive order that would have prevented it from representing many clients before the federal government. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.
PSA
March 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
PSA
New @globespotlight.bsky.social investigation.
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Stay tuned for more tomorrow.
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Our new investigation begins with the story of a veteran cop in New Bedford, Mass.
One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.
And that’s just the start.
One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.
And that’s just the start.
Spotlight | Snitch City: Rogue New Bedford police officer exploited a secret system
The Spotlight Team found a lack of scrutiny around confidential informants. And police misconduct has been allowed to fester.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
New @globespotlight.bsky.social investigation.
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Stay tuned for more tomorrow.
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With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.
Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian energy could wallop New England, especially the north - The Boston Globe
With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.
You might need a measles booster if you were born between 1957 and 1989, a pretty wide stretch of time. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/28/m...
Measles cases are up. Vaccinations are down. Do you need a booster shot? - The Boston Globe
Measles was thought to be eliminated two decades ago. But growing mistrust in vaccines has changed that, and now some people may need booster shots for protection.
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March 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
You might need a measles booster if you were born between 1957 and 1989, a pretty wide stretch of time. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/28/m...
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Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0
February 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0
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In Starting Point: What is Mass. doing about the housing crisis?
But first, more top stories:
• The JFK Library in Dorchester closed after workers were fired. The National Archives said it would reopen today.
• The latest in New York Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal case
But first, more top stories:
• The JFK Library in Dorchester closed after workers were fired. The National Archives said it would reopen today.
• The latest in New York Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal case
Is this the fix for Massachusetts’ housing crisis? - The Boston Globe
Faced with a supply crunch and rising costs, the state has taken steps to make housing more plentiful and more affordable.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In Starting Point: What is Mass. doing about the housing crisis?
But first, more top stories:
• The JFK Library in Dorchester closed after workers were fired. The National Archives said it would reopen today.
• The latest in New York Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal case
But first, more top stories:
• The JFK Library in Dorchester closed after workers were fired. The National Archives said it would reopen today.
• The latest in New York Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal case
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What power would RFK Jr. have over Americans' health? Today's Starting Point explains.
More top stories:
• Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
• Here's what a new return-on-investment tool can tell students.
More top stories:
• Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
• Here's what a new return-on-investment tool can tell students.
RFK Jr. is poised to take over HHS. Here’s what he can and cannot do. - The Boston Globe
The expectations for Kennedy range from fabulous to catastrophic, but the actual power he would wield over Americans' health varies.
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February 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
What power would RFK Jr. have over Americans' health? Today's Starting Point explains.
More top stories:
• Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
• Here's what a new return-on-investment tool can tell students.
More top stories:
• Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
• Here's what a new return-on-investment tool can tell students.
there’s always a new england angle
the endgame of Bluesky is a year-round Eve 6/Mountain Goats residency at the Mohegan Sun unless they don't have craps tables at the Mohegan Sun, in which case we're Vegas-bound
Thank you but the official band of blue sky is the mountain goats
February 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
there’s always a new england angle
Come for all this …
Stay for the very meta @reportermatt.bsky.social -style TikTok of @reportermatt.bsky.social by @adriarwatson.bsky.social
Stay for the very meta @reportermatt.bsky.social -style TikTok of @reportermatt.bsky.social by @adriarwatson.bsky.social
I talked to the reporter for this profile of Matt Shearer, who does the Instagram Reels for local Boston public radio, and couldn't stop talking about how IMO he is literally the greatest genius in journalism.
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How WBZ NewsRadio reporter Matt Shearer became New England’s most viral journalist - The Boston Globe
Through his wacky New England dispatches, Shearer has racked up millions of views for the 103-year-old station on TikTok and Instagram, platforms where news outlets have struggled to gain ground.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Come for all this …
Stay for the very meta @reportermatt.bsky.social -style TikTok of @reportermatt.bsky.social by @adriarwatson.bsky.social
Stay for the very meta @reportermatt.bsky.social -style TikTok of @reportermatt.bsky.social by @adriarwatson.bsky.social
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A string of deaths. A cultlike group. Read takeaways from a new investigation in today's Starting Point.
But first, some top stories:
• Mass General Brigham plans large layoffs.
• The Trump administration's moves foreshadow a possible constitutional crisis.
But first, some top stories:
• Mass General Brigham plans large layoffs.
• The Trump administration's moves foreshadow a possible constitutional crisis.
A tangled tale of tech, veganism, and murder - The Boston Globe
Takeaways from a Globe investigation into a string of deaths linked to a cultlike group.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A string of deaths. A cultlike group. Read takeaways from a new investigation in today's Starting Point.
But first, some top stories:
• Mass General Brigham plans large layoffs.
• The Trump administration's moves foreshadow a possible constitutional crisis.
But first, some top stories:
• Mass General Brigham plans large layoffs.
• The Trump administration's moves foreshadow a possible constitutional crisis.
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🟡 NEW: The Social Security Administration is an upcoming focus of Elon Musk's DOGE.
DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration
There are differing views among those close to the Elon Musk-led group about exactly how far to go with cuts.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🟡 NEW: The Social Security Administration is an upcoming focus of Elon Musk's DOGE.
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Among specialists, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, and ER doctors reported high levels of burnout.
According to one report, more than 70,000 physicians — over 6 percent of the country’s physicians — left medicine just between 2021 and 2022.
According to one report, more than 70,000 physicians — over 6 percent of the country’s physicians — left medicine just between 2021 and 2022.
‘Their lives are awful’: More doctors are quitting medicine, citing burnout and workplace issues - The Boston Globe
Large numbers of physicians are leaving, or looking to leave, clinical practice. How will our health care system survive?
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February 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Among specialists, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, and ER doctors reported high levels of burnout.
According to one report, more than 70,000 physicians — over 6 percent of the country’s physicians — left medicine just between 2021 and 2022.
According to one report, more than 70,000 physicians — over 6 percent of the country’s physicians — left medicine just between 2021 and 2022.
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Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning two minutes before the aircraft collided, radio transmissions show. wapo.st/3CzLwmS
January 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning two minutes before the aircraft collided, radio transmissions show. wapo.st/3CzLwmS
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Thousands of migrants who arrived in Massachusetts legally in recent years could now be at risk of potential deportation under new Trump administration directives, according to an internal government memo shared with the Globe.
Thousands of migrants legally fled to Mass. under a Biden-era policy. Trump’s latest directive could change everything. - The Boston Globe
Many of the migrants under threat spent months waiting in Mexico, at migrant shelters or in rented rooms, in cities that are rife with cartel violence and kidnappings, in order to enter the US with pe...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thousands of migrants who arrived in Massachusetts legally in recent years could now be at risk of potential deportation under new Trump administration directives, according to an internal government memo shared with the Globe.
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Notice these giant, pink, blowup men appearing around Boston?
They have a name: Mr. Pink.
The pink men, the creation of French artist Philippe Katerine, are on view as part of “WINTERACTIVE,” a free, interactive art exhibit presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. trib.al/sCdJXsL
They have a name: Mr. Pink.
The pink men, the creation of French artist Philippe Katerine, are on view as part of “WINTERACTIVE,” a free, interactive art exhibit presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. trib.al/sCdJXsL
January 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Notice these giant, pink, blowup men appearing around Boston?
They have a name: Mr. Pink.
The pink men, the creation of French artist Philippe Katerine, are on view as part of “WINTERACTIVE,” a free, interactive art exhibit presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. trib.al/sCdJXsL
They have a name: Mr. Pink.
The pink men, the creation of French artist Philippe Katerine, are on view as part of “WINTERACTIVE,” a free, interactive art exhibit presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. trib.al/sCdJXsL
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Two decades ago, Cambridge embarked on a novel approach to integrating its schools, using family income rather than race to help determine which schools students attend.
But that approach has fallen well short of its goal. Cambridge now has one of the most segregated schools in the state.
But that approach has fallen well short of its goal. Cambridge now has one of the most segregated schools in the state.
Cambridge tried to get better racial and economic diversity among students. Now it has one of the most segregated schools in the state. - The Boston Globe
Data show wide disparities in the distribution of low-income students and those of different racial backgrounds among the district’s schools, according to a Globe review.
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January 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Two decades ago, Cambridge embarked on a novel approach to integrating its schools, using family income rather than race to help determine which schools students attend.
But that approach has fallen well short of its goal. Cambridge now has one of the most segregated schools in the state.
But that approach has fallen well short of its goal. Cambridge now has one of the most segregated schools in the state.
Reposted by Heather Ciras McCarthy
Talk about a way to end 2024. The Northern Lights are forecast to make an appearance across parts of New England tonight and during the early-morning hours of New Year’s Eve.
The Northern Lights are making another comeback tonight. Here’s where you can catch them in New England. - The Boston Globe
This is the strongest geomagnetic storm watch since the Northern Lights were spotted dancing over New England back in early October.
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December 30, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Talk about a way to end 2024. The Northern Lights are forecast to make an appearance across parts of New England tonight and during the early-morning hours of New Year’s Eve.
"However, the users and experts the BBC spoke to say something was lost in the post-TikTok transition."
What happens when a social media app is banned: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
What happens when a social media app is banned: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned
TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead.
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December 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
"However, the users and experts the BBC spoke to say something was lost in the post-TikTok transition."
What happens when a social media app is banned: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
What happens when a social media app is banned: www.bbc.com/future/artic...