Crowds are expected to gather in the heart of Hopkinton Thursday afternoon in memory of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller.
But while Thursday’s gathering, organized by Violence In Boston, seeks to honor Mikayla’s life, attendees will also be pushing for more information from authorities about Mikayla’s final moments and what led to her death.
What Mikayla’s mother, authorities, and activists say
Calvina Strothers, Mikayla’s mother, told
The Boston Globe authorities initially informed her that her daughter’s death was a suicide. She also has alleged Hopkinton police have been hostile toward her and have withheld information from her.
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Justice for Mikayla Miller: Massachusetts lawmakers to attend vigil
Posted May 06, 2021
By Michael P. Norton | State House News Service
Lawmakers who represent the town of Hopkinton will be among those attending a vigil Thursday afternoon on the town common for Mikayla Miller, the 16-year-old who was found dead in that Metrowest community during the early morning hours of April 18.
Investigators in Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office continue to probe the circumstances around Miller’s death amid growing frustration over the lack of conclusions from her office about what they have learned. Ryan has pledged a thorough probe with transparent findings.
House unanimously passes $47.7 billion state budget
By Katie Lannan State House News Service,Updated April 29, 2021, 8:46 a.m.
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The Massachusetts State House in Boston.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/David L Ryan, Globe Staff
House lawmakers unanimously passed a $47.716 billion budget in the early morning hours Thursday after adding tens of millions of dollars in spending over three days, largely to support investments that representatives said would guide the state in forging a pathway out of the COVID-19 crisis.
âAs we cautiously recover from this pandemic and look toward the future, we must continue to build back a new normal which is more resilient and equitable for everyone,â House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz said as he introduced the spending bill Monday.
House lawmakers unanimously passed the budget in the early morning hours Thursday after adding tens of millions of dollars in spending over three days, largely to support investments that representatives said would guide the state in forging a pathway out of the COVID-19 crisis.