THE NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL student union surveyed students last year, asking them what they thought were the school’s biggest problems. “We got a lot of people saying sex ed,” said […]
Sex education in the land of the Puritans
Posted inTransportation
RMV ignored out-of-state violation notices
OFFICIALS LAST WEEK DISCOVERED a giant backlog of paperwork sent to the Registry of Motor Vehicles about infractions committed by Massachusetts drivers in other states that had been sitting untouched […]
Posted inTransportation
Why Red Line commute is taking longer
YOUR RED LINE COMMUTE is taking up to 20 minutes longer these days because a team of roughly 50 MBTA employees is filling in for automatic switches and signals severely […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Kicking the tires on transpo politics
In a wide-ranging discussion about the Bay State’s transportation problems, former congressman Mike Capuano and Kendall Square Association CEO C.A. Webb made their case for new revenue and bold new […]
Posted inPolitics
Wu and other pols seek to organize T riders
BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR Michelle Wu had a captive audience Monday morning as she tried to mobilize a group of people who spend too much time stuck on MBTA platforms and […]
Posted inTransportation
Kicking the tires on transpo politics
IN A WIDE-RANGING discussion about the Bay State’s transportation problems, former congressman Mike Capuano and Kendall Square Association CEO C.A. Webb made their case for new revenue and bold new […]
Posted inThe Download
Kicking the tires on transpo politics
In a wide-ranging discussion about the Bay State’s transportation problems, former congressman Mike Capuano and Kendall Square Association CEO C.A. Webb made their case for new revenue and bold new […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Arts agency gets reined in by lawmakers – and a raise
NO STATE AGENCY has taken more of a pounding from the press this year over its spending practices than the Massachusetts Cultural Council, but the agency is poised to emerge […]
Posted inOpinion
Crowded T cars can mean unwanted touching
CROWDED SUBWAY CARS AND PLATFORMS can mean more than disruption for T riders. They have the potential to produce an environment ripe for sexual harassment. With a review panel now […]
Posted inEducation
Boston’s community college problem
Less than 3 percent of newly enrolled, full-time students graduate on time from community colleges in Boston: 2 percent at Bunker Hill Community College and 1 percent at Roxbury Community […]
Posted inPolitics
Liss-Riordan slams Markey on 1970s stand on busing
JOE BIDEN isn’t the only 1970s-era pol whose views on school busing are coming in for fresh scrutiny. A day after Biden was scorched for his views by Kamala Harris […]
Posted inEducation
Boston superintendent gets super relocation allowance
INCOMING BOSTON school superintendent Brenda Cassellius signed a three-year contract with the city that provides some of the standard perks for a top-level hire, including reimbursement for moving expenses involved […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Interstate finger-pointing after deadly crash
It seems well established that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy drove the truck that killed seven motorcyclists in the White Mountains last weekend, but what is less clear why he still had a […]
Posted inThe Download
Interstate finger-pointing after deadly crash
It seems well established that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy drove the truck that killed seven motorcyclists in the White Mountains last weekend, but what is less clear why he still had a […]
Posted inTransportation
Wieland gets nod for Massport CEO post
LISA WIELAND WAS selected to be the next chief executive of the Massachusetts Port Authority, taking over from the longtime stewardship of Tom Glynn, who retired last year. A divided […]
Posted inPolitics
Spilka refers Brady case to Ethics Committee
THE SENATE ON Thursday took a step towards opening an ethics investigation into Sen. Michael Brady, a Brockton Democrat who was arrested for drunk driving last year. Brady admitted to […]
Posted inGambling
Encore gets seal of gaming commission approval
FOUR DAYS AFTER its grand opening, Greater Boston’s first casino won a conditional operating certificate on Thursday morning. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously to award the certificate that will […]
Posted inEconomy
Supreme Court holds up citizenship question on census
IN A BLOW TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a citizenship question from being added to the 2020 Census, partially because the Commerce Department’s initial explanation for why it decided to include it appeared to […]
Posted inPolitics
Could Warren-Castro be the ticket?
You have to wonder if Warren-Castro could be the ticket to Democrats unseating President Donald Trump in 2020. In a very crowded debate of 10 Democratic candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren […]
Posted inThe Download
Could Warren-Castro be the ticket?
You have to wonder if Warren-Castro could be the ticket to Democrats unseating President Donald Trump in 2020. In a very crowded debate of 10 Democratic candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren […]
Posted inEducation
A recipe for success for new Boston superintendent
SCHOOL HAS JUST finished, with teachers and students alike having engaged in the usual end of year rituals: cleaning out desks and classrooms, reflecting on successes and lost opportunities, and […]
Posted inPolitics
Undocumented abuse survivors break silence on bus
THE PARKING LOT STOOD EMPTY Wednesday morning, but then women in groups of two or three, dressed in white shirts, began streaming in, murmuring about the humidity in Spanish. A yellow school bus pulled […]
Posted inThe Download
Will Baker get on the T revenue train?
For Charlie Baker, when you’ve lost Bob DeLeo and Marty Walsh, along with leading business voices, those infernal MBTA countdown clocks that can’t give Red Line riders a clue to […]
Posted inTransportation
Will Baker get on the T revenue train?
FOR CHARLIE BAKER, when you’ve lost Bob DeLeo and Marty Walsh, along with leading business voices, those infernal MBTA countdown clocks that can’t give Red Line riders a clue to when […]