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Milton schools aggressively investigate residency. Black students face more scrutiny, records show.
Teaching 2 hours ago What Makes a Good Teacher?
Update in the Tragic BPS School Bus Accident Part 1
Speaker 1 (00:01): It's Night Side with Dan Ray on WVZ, Boston's news radio. Speaker 2 (00:07): Welcome back everyone, Thank you very much, Dan Watkins. There is an article that those of you who read the Boston Globe and I do, and I hope all of you do as well, that you will read tomorrow in the print edition of the Boston Globe, written by John Hilliard from the Globe staff. Speaker 3 (00:26): It's a fairly lengthy.
Amid Trump’s DEI crackdown, BPS eyes policy that could roll back diversity in exam school admissions - The Boston Globe
Less than five years ago, amid a national reckoning on race, Boston’s school leaders were hailed for approving an admissions policy to diversify Boston Latin and its other exam schools. It was considered a win for racial equity.
A record surge in arrests. A state of fear and loss. Life in the shadow of ICE. - The Boston Globe
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Frilei Brás cradled his 1-year-old toddler, Pedro, in his arms as he said goodbye before leaving his family and the country he has called home for 20 years.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Frilei Brás’s children helped to carry his bags out of his home as he prepared to leave for the airport where he would self-deport back to Brazil, leaving his family behind in Stoughton.
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Involuntary commitments are seen as lifelines; But to treat mental health, patients' rights should also be weighed
ABSTRACT In July Robert R. Card II was evaluated by a psychologist at the Keller Army Community Hospital in West Point, N.Y., and sent to the Four Winds Hospital in Katonah for treatment and evaluation.
Concord family demands accountability after Black teen faces racist abuse - The Boston Globe
A Concord family is demanding accountability from the local public schools and police after they said their son was the target of racist harassment, including taunts and physical violence while attending Concord Middle School. Emmy Odunze, whose 13-year-old son is a student at Concord Middle School, said he has reported three instances of abuse to school officials, but there is no obvious sign that the racist conduct has resulted in discipline. On Oct.
Service employees march for better pay, working conditions
Hundreds of essential workers — including janitors, airport staff, and ride-hailing drivers — marched through Boston’s streets Saturday demanding better post-pandemic workplace conditions after laboring to keep the economy humming during the health crisis.
thousands gather at NAACP convention in Boston Saturday
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). NAACP head Derrick Johnson said people want an inclusive society that looks to the future.
‘I try not to let it scare me:’ COVID-19 emergency to end, but anxiety lingers
Former Boston high school dean who was a Latin Kings member is sentenced to more than 18 years in prison
Grief and questions linger after apparent murder-suicide in Andover
The Boston Globe By John Hilliard, The Boston Globe updated on February 22, 2023 | 2:06 PM Nearly two weeks after an Andover man allegedly killed his wife and son before taking his own life, people close to the family were still trying to reconcile the horrific and confounding act with a couple they described as loving but increasingly withdrawn. Linda and Andrew Robinson had once lived outgoing lives, but those who knew them said they retreated into isolation — even more so during the pandemic.
Belmont Hill parking lot proposal divides town
The Boston Globe By John Hilliard, The Boston Globe updated on February 16, 2023 | 11:11 AM Belmont Hill School’s proposed plan to build a new parking area on a vacant residential lot has touched off an increasingly bitter debate among residents, pitting school supporters against critics who argue the project would threaten the environment and endanger wildlife.
Vineyard Wind opponents ask federal judge to halt project over environmental concerns
January 25, 2023 — Opponents of an offshore wind turbine farm under construction south of Martha’s Vineyard are asking a federal judge to halt the project, and require federal authorities to take another look at the project’s potential impacts on the environment and wildlife. The nonprofit group Nantucket Residents Against Turbines is trying to put the brakes on Vineyard Wind, which was approved in May 2021 by the Biden administration,and is being built a dozen or so miles off the resort island.
Miranda wins Democratic primary for state Senate seat; newly drawn voting maps tested
Politics “To some extent, it depends on who does get elected; I think you will see better representation.” By John Hilliard, The Boston Globe September 7, 2022 | 9:09 AM Democratic primary voters in a newly reshaped state Senate district chose state Representative Liz Miranda to represent the heart of Boston’s Black communities, according to unofficial returns early Wednesday morning.
Firefighter honored 75 years after death
Barbara Lima has few memories of her father, Charles A. Buchanan, a Boston firefighter who died just days after she turned 5 while battling an early morning blaze in Brighton 75 years ago. But in a moving surprise Saturday, she was able to celebrate her father’s life and honor his sacrifice during a reunion of firefighters and their families at a firehouse in Roxbury.
Wu to sign bill to pull fossil fuel investing
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Sunday she will sign a measure intended to divest city funds from the fossil fuel industry, a move praised by local environmental advocates as an important step to combat the climate crisis and spur greater action.
Uneven money battle for Newton mayor
ABSTRACT In the final weeks of Newton's mayoral race, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has drawn upon a sizable war chest to help blunt a challenge from former city councilor-at-large Amy Mah Sangiolo. BODY Incumbent Mayor Ruthanne Fuller (left) has raised more money than her challenger, Amy Mah Sangiolo. In the final weeks of Newton's mayoral race, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has drawn upon a sizable war chest to help blunt a challenge from former city councilor-at-large Amy Mah Sangiolo.
New research finds evidence arts education increases school engagement, attendance among Boston students
Boston Public Schools students who were enrolled in arts education programs had greater school engagement and higher daily attendance, and their parents were more likely to be active in school activities, according to the results of a new study.
Teachers union leaders back emergency legislation delaying students’ return to school buildings
© Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Boston Public Schools employees lined up as they waited for the first COVID-19 vaccine clinic to open at the Boston Centers for Youth and Families Gallivan Community Center in Mattapan. The leaders of three Massachusetts teachers unions are backing emergency legislation filed by state lawmakers that would require the education commissioner to give districts more time to prepare for the full-time return of elementary school students to classrooms.
Mass. surpasses 16,000 COVID deaths
Mass. surpasses 16,000 COVID deaths Massachusetts crossed a grim new threshold in the fight against COVID-19, as the state’s death toll passed 16,000 Saturday, even as numbers of new cases and hospitalizations continued to decline in the state. The Department of Public Health reported 52 new deaths, which brought the total number of deaths to 16,044.
‘Charlie, you’re making a big mistake:’ experts criticize state’s Monday reopening
‘Charlie, you’re making a big mistake:’ experts criticize state’s Monday reopening As Governor Charlie Baker is poised to ease more pandemic restrictions on restaurants and other businesses starting Monday, public health experts warned that the moves could backfire, upending the state’s progress against COVID-19 and risking a new surge in cases. “I’d say, ‘Charlie, you’re making a big mistake,’ ’’ said Dr. Robert Horsburgh, a Boston University professor of epidemiology.
Mass. reports 4,330 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 75 new deaths
© Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff A police officer directed drivers waiting to be tested outside the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center earlier this month. The state’s Department of Public Health reported 4,330 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, along with 75 new deaths. The latest figures bring the total number of cases in Massachusetts to 472,175, while the death toll due to the disease grew to 13,777.
Mass. reports 3,224 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 52 new deaths Monday
© Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff People lined up outside Tufts Medical Center for COVID-19 testing earlier this month. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts rose by 3,224 Monday, bringing the state’s total to 451,535. The death toll from confirmed cases increased by 52 to 13,424, the state Department of Public Health reported.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise with more than 2,000 reported Saturday
© John Tlumacki/Globe Staff A woman's hockey league played last month at the Veteran's Memorial Skating Rink in Waltham. On Saturday, ice rinks started reopening after a two-week closure. Massachusetts again faced a worrisome trend in the spread of COVID-19 Saturday, as the state reported 2,200 new confirmed cases, marking the 13th day since the number climbed above 1,000. The state also reported 23 new confirmed deaths due to the disease.
State reports 2,200 new coronavirus cases, 23 new deaths
© Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff A man is given a COVID-19 test at the coronavirus COVID -19 mobile testing site on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan earlier this week. The state reported 23 new confirmed deaths due to the coronavirus Saturday bringing the death toll in Massachusetts up to 9,903. The state’s Department of Public Health also reported 2,200 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 164,936.
Cases of COVID-19 linked to Fitchburg church grow to nearly 150; 40 cases tied to hockey, according to city
© Erin Clark/Globe Staff People lined up at a Stop the Spread COVID-19 testing site in Winthrop last month. The number of COVID-19 cases linked to a Fitchburg church has grown to nearly 150 after officials reported more than two dozen cases tied to the church last weekend, according to the city’s public health director. The city is also facing more than 40 confirmed cases tied to local hockey programs, according to Stephen D. Curry, Fitchburg’s director of public health.
TAB Guide: Exploring the banana peel bylaw (and more forbidden fun) in Brookline
There are two facts we learned from writing this story. One: Brookline has interesting local laws. Two: Newspaper staffers will never balk at springing for a banana suit. There are two facts we learned from writing this story. One: Brookline has interesting local laws. Two: Newspaper staffers will never balk at springing for a banana suit. In Brookline, the town’s bylaws generally cover serious stuff — such as not looking into a neighbor’s window, or requiring people to obey police officers.
As the heat rises, mask use falls
As temperatures climbed into the 90s across the state, throngs of people without masks crowded a South Boston beach Saturday, ignoring repeated pleas from public health officials that face coverings and keeping away from others are essential in the continuing battle against the coronavirus. Throngs packed the M Street Beach, mostly young adults lounging on towels or folding chairs. The beach had a party atmosphere with beer being passed around and music playing on speakers.
The dead on Facebook may outnumber the living in 50 years, study says
© Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/File Visitors outside Facebook headquarters in 2016. The number of dead on Facebook could outnumber living members of the platform within 50 years — and that fact raises serious questions about what happens to all of our personal data after we die, academics at the Oxford University say. Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute predicted that at least 1.4 billion Facebook members will die before the year 2100.
The dead on Facebook may outnumber the living in 50 years, study says
© Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/File Visitors outside Facebook headquarters in 2016. The number of dead on Facebook could outnumber living members of the platform within 50 years — and that fact raises serious questions about what happens to all of our personal data after we die, academics at the Oxford University say. Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute predicted that at least 1.4 billion Facebook members will die before the year 2100.
Tentative Deal Reached Between Stop & Shop, Striking Workers
Stop & Shop and its striking workers reached a tentative agreement Sunday night, bringing an end to a 10-day work stoppage that crippled New England’s largest grocery chain — closing dozens of stores, delaying food from reaching others, and keeping away loyal shoppers in large numbers. The Stop & Shop workers who were on strike will return to work Monday morning, a union spokesman said Sunday night. To read the rest of the story, please go to: Boston Globe
‘It breaks my heart that two people died on my street’
© Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Two people were shot and killed Saturday night in the vicinity of 12 Violet St. in Mattapan. A deadly shooting that claimed the lives of two men Saturday night on a residential Boston street in Mattapan left neighbors shaken Sunday as police sought the public’s help in the investigation.
Grief overflows in shooting death of ex-Michigan player Price
© Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Carol Price was comforted at her home in Dorchester by Kim and Ronald Odom. Kendric Price, Carol’s son, was shot and killed early Saturday morning. Steven Odom, Kendric’s friend who was killed in 2007, was the Odoms’ son. Two families — their lives interwoven for decades — found themselves together again Sunday facing a profound grief that was all too familiar.
Spa manager arrested in Florida was also nabbed for human trafficking in Oxford
© Provided by AFP A Danger sign is seen on the front door of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida It’s about 1,300 miles between Oxford, Mass., and Vero Beach, Fla., but police in both communities know who Lan Yun Ma is: She allegedly manages “spas” that are really a front for prostitution, a ruthless business that preys on Chinese immigrants.
Charges could be filed against Kraft as early as Monday
© jim davis/2017 globe staff file Robert Kraft spent part of the weekend in California attending parties, celebrity news outlets TMZ and Page Six reported. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men accused of soliciting prostitution in a Florida massage parlor are expected to be charged by prosecutors as soon as Monday afternoon, a spokesman for the state attorney in Palm Beach County said Sunday.
Family, friends mourn ‘beloved’ librarian killed in bicycle crash
© Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Paula Sharaga of Cambridge died Friday when her bicycle collided with a cement truck at Brookline Avenue and Park Drive in the Fenway. A longtime children’s librarian killed in a Fenway bicycle crash Friday afternoon was remembered by her husband and friends for the passion she showed in life -- from leading children in a library sing-a-long to facing arrest as she fought to protect a woodland from development.
Quincy police credit cab driver with stopping ‘grandparent scam’ that swindled $4,000 from 87-year-old woman
© LeoPatrizi/Getty Images Quincy police credit cab driver with stopping ‘grandparent scam’ that swindled $4,000 from 87-year-old woman. A Quincy cab driver is being praised by police for helping an 87-year-old woman who was being scammed out of thousands of dollars worth of gift cards she bought at Walmart on Wednesday. Richard Spencer, a driver for Yellow Cab, picked up an 87-year-old woman to drive her to Walmart, according to Quincy police in a statement posted to Facebook.
One dead, one injured after car crashes into Fall River condo complex
One person died and another was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a condo complex, sparking a three-alarm fire in Fall River Tuesday morning, according to the state fire marshal’s office. The person injured was flown to a local hospital for treatment, said Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the office. The fire broke out at 5500 North Main St., Mieth said. No other details were immediately available. The Fall River Fire Department did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday morning.
ACLU hits back at Gross over lawsuit seeking data Boston police give ICE
© Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe “I hope I have the CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to comment on my private FB page where you have to be invited into as friends only,” wrote Police Commissioner William B. Gross. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts lashed back at Boston Police Commissioner William Gross on Sunday, after he took the unusual step of wading into a legal controversy.
Dartmouth students shocked, angered over abuse allegations in lawsuit
© Charles Krupa/Associated Press/File 2018 The campus at Darmouth College in Hanover, N.H. HANOVER, N.H. — Students at Dartmouth College reacted with shock and anger Thursday at allegations made in a federal class-action lawsuit that three neuroscience professors abused women and the institution failed to protect students. “I don’t think that anybody in a position of authority should be using their power to demand sexual favors, or any sort of favors,” said Ashwini Narayanan, 18.
Concord Masons honor veterans by opening WWI time capsule
CONCORD — A century after American doughboys returned home from Europe, members of a local Masonic lodge Sunday opened a time capsule left behind by World War I veterans containing a memento of their military service. The time capsule included instructions to open it on Nov. 11, 2018 — 100 years after the end of the war.
Boston will be sunny and warm Wednesday
Despite a cloudy start, Wednesday will be a mostly sunny day for Boston, with summer-like temperatures in the 80s for much of the region, before wet weather strikes as early as tonight, according to forecasters. “Low clouds and fog will slowly thin this morning, leading to some sunshine for the afternoon. The air is humid with dew points in the 60s, and will stay that way [through] the day,” according to the National Weather Service’s local office in Norton.
National Guard members are delivering hot plates to residents in Lawrence
LAWRENCE -- Members of the Massachusetts National Guard began distributing thousands of hot plates to Merrimack Valley residents late Saturday morning, part of a massive relief effort launched following the devastating series of gas explosions and fires rocked the area more than a week ago and left thousands without gas service. And in neighboring Andover Saturday, Columbia gas held a job fair with the goal of hiring temporary workers to assist the recovery effort.
Recounts underway in Lawrence and Andover Saturday
LOWELL -- Less than 48 hours after a series of gas explosions and fires in Lawrence and Andover drove thousands from their homes, recounts began Saturday morning in those communities for the Third Congressional District Democratic’s primary. Meanwhile, preparations for Sunday’s recount of the primary in Lowell began Saturday, under the supervision of state election officials.
Maine resident shoots neighbor’s cow after it scratches car
© Facebook A family cow was shot and killed Wednesday morning in rural Maine after police said the animal wandered from its owner’s property and scratched a parked SUV. A family cow was shot and killed Wednesday morning in rural Maine after police said the animal wandered from its owner’s property and scratched a parked SUV. Police are investigating the shooting and are working to determine whether charges will be brought in the case, according to Deputy Chief James F.
Did the wife of a US Attorney flash a ‘white power’ sign? No, says the ADL
Did the wife of a US attorney flash a “white power” hand gesture while seated behind Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court nomination hearing before the Senate’s Judiciary Committee Tuesday? No, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The controversy focused on Zina Bash, a former White House staffer and the wife of John Bash, the US attorney for the western district of Texas, who was seated behind Kavanaugh during his hearing with lawmakers.
Dunkin’ Donuts served a Patriots fan an iced tea -- in a Philadelphia Eagles cup
Patti Panzer knew there was something not-quite-right about the drinks her husband brought home Friday from Dunkin’ Donuts. Panzer is a committed New England Patriots fan, and as the Patriots’ regular season approaches, she said she wasn’t surprised to see a football team’s logo on the side of the plastic cup. But it was the team that caught her eye: Instead of her Patriots, it was the logo of the Philadelphia Eagles printed on the cups.
Counterprotesters meet Boston Free Speech rally group at City Hall
More than 300 people gathered outside the Massachusetts State House about 10 a.m. Saturday to chant and hold signs opposing far-right political groups as the organizers behind last year’s “free speech” rally in Boston prepared to march in the city Saturday afternoon. The group began about 11 a.m. to walk toward City Hall, where they met a group of a few dozen “free speech” protestors, some with US flags and an anti-Marxism banner, met counterprotestors at Boston City Hall.
Counterprotesters meet Boston Free Speech rally group at City Hall
More than 300 people gathered outside the Massachusetts State House about 10 a.m. Saturday to chant and hold signs opposing far-right political groups as the organizers behind last year’s “free speech” rally in Boston prepared to march in the city Saturday afternoon. The group began about 11 a.m. to walk toward City Hall, where they met a group of a few dozen “free speech” protestors, some with US flags and an anti-Marxism banner, met counterprotestors at Boston City Hall.
Counterprotesters meet Boston Free Speech rally group at City Hall
More than 300 people gathered outside the Massachusetts State House about 10 a.m. Saturday to chant and hold signs opposing far-right political groups as the organizers behind last year’s “free speech” rally in Boston prepared to march in the city Saturday afternoon. The group began about 11 a.m. to walk toward City Hall, where they met a group of a few dozen “free speech” protestors, some with US flags and an anti-Marxism banner, met counterprotestors at Boston City Hall.
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