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By adamg - 12/17/20 - 9:54 am
City Councilor Matt O'Malley is once again offering JP Licks gift cards to Boston kids who shovel out a hydrant. When done, have your parents take a photo of you with the hydrant, post it on your favorite social medium, then submit it on his hydrant-challenge page.
By adamg - 12/16/20 - 12:58 pm
Mayor Walsh has declared a Boston snow emergency that goes into effect at 6 p.m., so get those cones, broken wicker chairs and other detritus ready to save your parking space. Read more.
By adamg - 12/14/20 - 4:07 pm
The dean of students at the Timilty Middle School, 205 Roxbury St. in Roxbury, was arrested Friday and arraigned today on four counts of aggravated rape of a child under 16, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
By adamg - 12/14/20 - 10:16 am
The Boston Teachers Union reports its members voted overwhelmingly last night to express "no confidence" in School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius over the reopening of 28 more schools to high-needs students today.
By adamg - 12/7/20 - 11:54 pm
WBZ reports BPS next week will re-open 28 schools to roughly 1,700 "high needs" students, under pressure from state education officials. The district is currently providing in-school education and services to roughly 150 high-needs students.
By adamg - 12/2/20 - 9:03 am
Edith Bazile explains why the recent resignation of Michael Loconto shows it's past time to give Boston voters a direct say in who oversees Boston schools.
If you have any doubt about whether Boston families and children need an elected school committee to achieve racial equity, just read the transcript of text messages between Loconto’s fellow school committee members.
By adamg - 11/29/20 - 9:38 pm
On Friday, the Boston Children's Museum announced it was thrilled to welcome Stonewall Kitchen's new PB&J Cafe to the space formerly occupied by an Au Bon Pain and a McDonald's. Read more.
By adamg - 11/12/20 - 2:25 pm
Several parents today sued Gov. Baker over his order requiring all students under 30 to get flu shots or risk getting kicked out of school, saying it infringes on their First Amendment rights to freedom of religion and their rights to raise their children as they see fit. Read more.
By adamg - 11/7/20 - 12:16 am
Boston School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius told parents Friday evening that students "with complex needs that cannot be fully addressed through remote learning" could be returning to several BPS schools as early as next week. Read more.
By adamg - 10/22/20 - 12:20 pm
Loconto unfurling a flag to start meeting with Pledge of Allegiance.
The Herald reports Michael Loconto resigned as chairman of the School Committee this morning amid growing uproar over "hot mic" comments he made in the middle of last night's lengthy meeting on suspending the exam for exam schools for next year's class - and just a few hours after his vote on the exam question, which he called "the proudest moment I've had in my 18 years in public service." Read more.
By adamg - 10/22/20 - 1:42 am
Student member Khymani James speaks during School Committee discusion early this morning.
Update: School Committee chairman resigns over "hot-mic" comments.
The Boston School Committee voted unanimously early this morning to suspend the use of an exam to decide who gets into the city's three exam schools for the next year because of a raft of problems brought up by the Covid-19 pandemic, in a meeting that lasted more than 8 1/2 hours. Read more.
By adamg - 10/21/20 - 12:49 pm
The Dedham Board of Health announced today the town has "a significant rise" in Covid-19 cases - 17 in the past week - and says most of the new cases are in young children and teens. Read more.
By adamg - 10/16/20 - 9:17 pm
Arlington officials say a raccoon they believe bit and scratched a young child on Fountain Road Wednesday afternoon has tested positive for rabies. Read more.
By adamg - 10/16/20 - 9:09 pm
Boston Public Schools announced today it's delaying the return of young elementary-school students to in-school classes another week, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 29 - but says that "High In-Person Priority" students who were already going to school two days a week can now start going four days a week for classes and support services. Read more.
By adamg - 10/14/20 - 4:46 pm
BC High in Dorchester told parents today that it's moving to online classes tomorrow and Friday after getting notice today of its fifth student case of Covid-19 since last Friday. Read more.
By adamg - 10/3/20 - 11:18 am
The Academy of the Pacific Rim in Hyde Park has started a GoFundMe page to help three of its students, all members of the same family, who were burned out of their home by a fire on Stanley Street in Dorchester early Friday.
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