BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Tax Help Coalition's (BTHC) twenty-second year of providing free tax preparation services. Area residents earning $70,000 or less annually can file safely while maximizing their refunds and credits at over 30 neighborhood tax sites. Tax preparation is available remotely and in-person in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Jessica Colarossi On the edge of the Sahara Desert, in one of the largest refugee camps in the world, Margaret Lombe and a group of students from Boston University's School of Social Work helped 10 women displaced by war plant a vegetable garden. For two days in summer 2023, the sun beat down on them as they dug, raked, and sowed seeds, sweat dripping from their bodies. Lombe, a SSW associate professor, says the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Sophie Yarin Once a week for the past five years, Darryl Rambo achieves a Zen state during his lunch hour. Each Monday, the now-retired BU Information Services & Technology client technology analyst joins University staff, faculty, and students in Marsh Chapel's basement recreation room for an all-level tai chi class. While it's a novel practice to some, this is not Rambo's first brush with martial arts--the 73-y  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Flexibility matters at Middlesex Community College. Middlesex offers a second start to the Spring 2024 semester with the accelerated, eight-week Mini-mester II beginning on Monday, March 25. "For students who are ready to jumpstart their education but just missed the January start, MCC's Mini-mester II allows them to begin taking classes now, rather than having to wait for the summ  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Feb. 1 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: On Thursday, December 14, Middlesex Community College hosted a graduation ceremony for students who completed the RENEW Equipment Technician with Robotics course, in partnership with Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC). After completing the program, participants can be screened for open position at Insulet. The Acton-based medical device company creates delivery systems to treat people with diab  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The ambient light sensors responsible for smart devices' brightness adjustments can capture images of touch interactions like swiping and tapping for hackers. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory In George Orwell's novel "1984," Big Brother watches citizens through two-way, TV-like telescreens to surveil citizens without any cam  more