A CITY MUST always protect its public assets. For Boston, these assets are largely embodied in our harbor and its waterfront. Foremost among our waterfront assets are the Harbor Walk […]
Save Pier 5, don’t develop it
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Addressing the biases in school curriculums
DOCTOR, LAWYER, ACCOUNTANT. As a young Black woman, that was what I was told success looked like. In the course of my education, though, I was not exposed to any […]
Posted inPolitics
Janey endorses Wu for mayor
ACTING MAYOR KIM JANEY, whose own hopes to win a full term as Boston mayor were dashed by a fourth-place finish in the September 14 preliminary election, endorsed finalist Michelle […]
Posted inEducation
Mass. getting good grades on civics, history
AS THE COUNTRY engages in a heated debate over what civic education should look like, a new report by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute suggests that the nation should emulate […]
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Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
This year, every school district can serve lunches to all students for free, under a federal policy established to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. But what happens when school […]
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Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
THIS YEAR, every school district can serve lunches to all students for free, under a federal policy established to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. But what happens when school […]
Posted inOpinion
Insurance should cover full cost of pregnancy
IN MASSACHUSETTS, we pride ourselves on our healthcare leadership — the first state to achieve near-universal health insurance coverage, home to some of the most celebrated healthcare institutions in the […]
Posted inHealth Care
House approves vaccine mandate for members, employees after heated debate
AFTER AN UNUSUALLY testy and personal debate on the House floor, representatives on Thursday approved an order mandating vaccines for all House members, staff, and officers. The vote was 131-28, almost entirely along […]
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2 offshore wind developers submit bids
THE HEADLINES detailing the emergence of a US offshore wind supply chain in its infancy are starting to pop up in all sorts of places – a $250 million monopile […]
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Bill scraps boards of trustees at soldiers’ homes
A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE charged with recommending reforms to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home after a devastating COVID-19 outbreak released a 12-page bill on Thursday that would revamp the leadership and organizational […]
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Baker clean heat commission faces time squeeze
A little over a month ago, the Boston Globe reported that the Baker administration was woefully behind in one phase of its overall plan for addressing climate change. The plan […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker clean heat commission faces time squeeze
This story has been updated with a comment from the Baker administration. A LITTLE OVER a month ago, the Boston Globe reported that the Baker administration was woefully behind in […]
Posted inTransportation
East Boston-South Boston ferry launching Monday
A NEW FERRY SERVICE between East Boston and South Boston is launching on Monday, but it’s not quite what transportation advocates think of when they envision Boston Harbor as a […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
A roadmap for mask rules in Massachusetts schools
ON AUGUST 24, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a proposal by the commissioner of education to implement a mask mandate for Massachusetts schools that will last until […]
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Look who landed in Roxbury council final
There has been much consternation and reflection since last week’s Boston mayoral preliminary about the failure of any of the three Black candidates to land a spot on the November […]
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Look who landed in Roxbury council final
THERE HAS BEEN much consternation and reflection since last week’s Boston mayoral preliminary about the failure of any of the three Black candidates to land a spot on the November […]
Posted inEducation
MCAS results drop across the board
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE FIRST MCAS tests administered in the COVID-19 era featured drops in scores “across the board,” the state’s education commissioner said Tuesday, saying the results show […]
Posted inPolitics
Tight battles ahead for mayor in Lawrence, Holyoke
THE RACES FOR MAYOR in Lawrence and Holyoke promise to be close, as voters in the two communities on Tuesday narrowed crowded fields to two finalists who will need to […]
Posted inHealth Care
Nursing home industry sounds alarm – again
THE STATE’S NURSING home industry is again sounding the alarm, saying a package of nearly $560 million in state and federal aid is needed to address chronic staff shortages and […]
Posted inTransportation
T gets/gives updates on collision, derailment
NEW INFORMATION was released on Tuesday dealing with two recent incidents on the MBTA – one involving a July 30 collision on the Green Line in Brookline and the other […]
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Races to watch in today’s preliminary elections
Today will be a test of Lowell’s new at-large voting system, the result of a lawsuit about minority representation in government. It will also mark a narrowing of the historic […]
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Races to watch in today’s preliminary elections
TODAY WILL BE a test of Lowell’s new at-large voting system, the result of a lawsuit about minority representation in government. It will also mark a narrowing of the historic […]
Posted inEducation
MCAS: The fight goes on
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN 2018, more than a decade after he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Ryan Boyd had passed nearly every single MCAS standardized exam he needed […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker: Janey can’t just withdraw harbor plan
ACTING BOSTON Mayor Kim Janey said late last month that she was withdrawing the city’s downtown municipal harbor plan, but Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said a plan cannot technically […]