Activate News March 20th, 2024 GoonSquadCop40Yrs, TheFed, Ex-MBTACop4-6Yrs
Activate News for Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Activate News is your independent source for news, free from the influence of corporations. We’re an all-volunteer radio station that originated at Occupy Boston, and we’re committed to bringing you the news that matters.
Here are some of the stories we’re covering today:
- Ex-Mississippi Officer Gets 40 Years for Racially Motivated Torture
- Fed Holds Interest Rates
- Ex-MBTA officer sentenced to 4-6 years for raping two women in cruiser
- EVENTS
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EVENTS
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HAPPENING NOW
Brattle Theatre Cambridge
Event by Boston Underground Film Festival
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HAPPENING NOW
Faces Brewing Co. Malden
Event by Faces Brewing Co.
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HAPPENING NOW
1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Cambridge
Event by Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge
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HAPPENING NOW
3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02130 Jamaica Plain
Event by Midway Cafe
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HAPPENING NOW
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint Medford
Event by Tony Savarino
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TOMORROW AT 6:30 PM
The Cellar on Treadwell Hamden
Event by Capo Frankie B
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FRI, MAR 22 – MAR 23
Hynes Convention Center Boston Boston
Event by New England Canna Convention
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THIS FRIDAY AT 8 PM
Faces Brewing Co. Malden
Event by Faces Brewing Co.
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THIS FRIDAY AT 8 PM
144 South Street Jamaica Plains, MA Jamaica Plain
Event by Rhodes Pierre
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THIS FRIDAY AT 8 PM
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Cambridge
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THIS FRIDAY AT 9 PM
3 Harvard Ave,Allston,02134,US Allston