The emergency call stations, commonly found on college campuses and increasingly used in parks and downtown areas across the country, would allow people to summon help with the push of a button.
Author Archives: Samantha McCarthy
Posted inEducation
BCC enrollment grows due to state free-tuition programs
Between fall 2023 and fall 2025, enrollment at the community college grew by more than a third, in part because of MassReconnect and MassEducate.
Posted in2026 Summer Interns
Postcards from the South Coast
Six snapshots of summer life on the South Coast, from a visit to Battleship Cove, to folk music at Westport Point, to the gleeful shouts at a New Bedford splashpad.
Posted inHealth
One Big Beautiful Bill forces mental health cuts in Bristol County
Community Counseling of Bristol County laid off about 40 employees after federal Medicaid cuts significantly reduced MassHealth’s budget for care programs.
Posted in2026 Summer Interns
Postcards from New Bedford
Six moments observed in the Whaling City, from the quiet of the library to the bustle of the waterfront to the joy of Noah’s Playground.
