I rode in a Red Line car on Tuesday afternoon that was very near the MBTA’s crowding standard, and it felt like passengers were close together. I knew something was […]
Red Line train gets a bit close for comfort
Posted inThe Codcast
Parent frustration about schools is rising
With less than two weeks until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children […]
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Parent frustration about schools is rising
With less than two weeks until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children […]
Posted inEducation
Parent frustration about schools is rising
WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children […]
Posted inEducation
17 Boston school officials paid $762,000 in settlements
IN AN APPARENT EFFORT to stave off potential lawsuits for wrongful termination or to just cushion departures, Boston Public School officials shelled out $762,000 over a nearly two-year period for […]
Posted inHealth Care
Massachusetts should not mandate telehealth prices
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the many positive benefits of telehealth. Virtual visits with a medical provider can save patients time and help them avoid germy waiting rooms. Providers cut […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA: Truck driver had no ‘malicious intent’
THE TRUCK OPERATOR who drove into the restricted access Silver Line tunnel on Friday morning had “no malicious intent,” according to an MBTA spokesman. Joe Pesaturo, a spokesman for the […]
Posted inOpinion
Essential workers need a bill of rights
THIS YEAR, Labor Day arrives in the crossfire of a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and a reckoning for racial justice throughout America, laying bare how vital working people are […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Cambridge arts groups seek city COVID relief funds
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, Improv Boston averaged about 2,000 patrons a week who watched its comedy shows and participated in acting classes at its Central Square location. Now, almost six months […]
Posted inEconomy
Employers face huge hike in UI taxes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT SOARING, state lawmakers are considering ways to soften the blow from a major impending increase in the taxes employers pay toward the state’s unemployment […]
Posted inTransportation
Truck causes damage to Silver Line tunnel
A TRUCK ON FRIDAY morning entered the Silver Line underground transitway that runs to South Station and caused damage to the overhead wires, which had not been fully repaired as […]
Posted inOpinion
Rethinking high school during COVID
FOR 20 YEARS, I’ve taught in an adult ed program in Dorchester. Every year we tweak things, adjust the schedule, hire new faculty, tinker with syllabi. Change happens gradually. This […]
Posted inOpinion
CDC eviction moratorium raises constitutional questions
WHILE WE HAVE BEEN in federal court arguing the constitutionality of the Massachusetts eviction moratorium, the Trump administration’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just issued an emergency order imposing a nationwide residential […]
Posted inOpinion
Reopening schools will be a matter of trust
TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES are facing a back-to-school season unlike any other in our nation’s history. As policymakers push more strenuously for a return to in-person instruction, more teachers and […]
Posted inPolitics
Would ranked-choice voting have changed the 4th Congressional District race?
WHEN JESSE MERMELL gave her videotaped concession speech in the 4th Congressional District primary race on Friday, she did it in front of a sign that read “Jesse Mermell for RCV,” an acronym for ranked-choice voting. […]
Posted inPolitics
In victory, Auchincloss calls himself ‘pragmatic progressive’
JAKE AUCHICLOSS declared victory in the 4th District Congressional race on Friday, promising to lead as a “pragmatic progressive,” hours after his closest opponent, Jesse Mermell, conceded defeat. “Over the […]
Posted inOpinion
Voting reforms reinvigorated democracy
AT THE START of July, the Legislature passed a landmark bill to expand early voting, implement a secure vote-by-mail system, and strengthen safety measures for in-person voting. Tuesday’s primary was […]
Posted inUncategorized
Despite pandemic, state tax revenues hold steady
DESPITE A PANDEMIC and record unemployment, Massachusetts tax revenues in August continued to hold fairly steady compared to last year. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue reported on Friday that an […]
Posted inThe Download
Is mail-in voting here to stay?
When the Legislature passed an unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting, they did it for this year only, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes crowding into polling places unsafe. […]
Posted inPolitics
Is mail-in voting here to stay?
WHEN THE LEGISLATURE passed an unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting, they did it for this year only, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes crowding into polling places unsafe. […]
Posted inPolitics
Auchincloss declares victory; Mermell hasn’t conceded
Update, 12:15 p.m.: Mermell called Auchincloss to concede on Friday morning. She announced in a video posted on Facebook and Twitter that she will not request a recount. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS […]
Posted inOpinion
Climate action key theme of primary races
ON TUESDAY, Massachusetts voters sent a political shockwave to Washington, DC. as they for the first time in history rejected a Kennedy — with a double-digit margin — at the […]
Posted inPolitics
Glitches mar Tuesday’s election
TUESDAY’S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY for the 4th Congressional District seat dragged into Thursday with the outcome still uncertain, largely because of glitches in counting ballots related to the state’s expanded voting […]
Posted inUncategorized
Baker targets 5 hotspots with ed campaign
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is launching a new, fairly basic COVID-19 education campaign targeting the five communities hardest hit by the virus. Gov. Charlie Baker said the campaign will promote the […]