Good News Headlines 5/23/17
Suspension Over Hair Policy Lifted For Girls At Malden School
from CBS Boston
Before a board meeting on Sunday, dozens gathered to support the girls. “Let them learn,” chants could be heard as board members entered their closed-door meetings… Read More
Renovated Roxbury Home Makes Addiction Treatment Program ‘Whole Again’
by Deborah Becker, WBUR
When a new addiction treatment center opens in Boston Thursday, it will bring the number of treatment beds in the city back to where it was two and a half years ago… Read More
Shrewsbury Approves Ban On Nondegradable Plastic Bags
by Elaine Thompson, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester City Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes was delighted to hear Tuesday that the city’s neighbor to the east has enacted a ban on retail plastic bags that are not compostable and marine degradable… Read More
Lego Goes 100% Renewable, Three Years Early
by Sami Grover, Treehugger
There was a time when environmentalists targeted Lego for partnering with oil companies, but from its search for a non-plastic alternative for its bricks to a commitment to run on 100% renewable energy by 2020, the company has been making significant strides toward sustainability… Read More
The 22-Year-Old Who Helped Stop A Cyber Meltdown Will Donate His Reward To Charity
by Eric Lieberman, The Daily Caller
The British computer researcher who helped curb the massive cyber attack that allegedly affected over 150 countries says he plans to donate his $10,000 reward to charity… Read More
Philly Photographer Offers Free Graduation Pictures For Students Who Can’t Afford Them
by Daniel Craig, PhillyVoice
With a team of four barbers and three makeup artists, Richard Wah hopes to give the kids who decide to take advantage of the offer something they’ll be able to look back on years down the road… Read More
Supermarket Now Accepts Recyclables As Payment
by Joao Freitas, Good News Network
One of the coolest ideas for a more sustainable world is coming from the most unlikely place… Read More
New Opportunities For Denver’s Homeless Youth At Purple Door’s Roastery
by Ben Wiese, Sprudge
Purple Door Coffee in Denver has officially added a roastery. Like the namesake cafe in its fourth year of operation, the Purple Door roastery will employ people experiencing homelessness in an effort to empower them… Read More
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