WOMAN FOUND IN FRANKLIN PARK CONSIDERED A HOMICIDE Investigation Update: At about 2:47 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a radio call for a found body in the area of 17 Jewish War…
Editorial 9-11-2020
Do not litter your masks For those of us who take note of the problem of litter (and who often bring along a bag to pick up litter when we are walking along a beach), we are accustomed to the…
Op-Ed: Our fall school plans are guided by health, safety, and equity
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Superintendent Brenda Cassellius From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping Boston’s families safe, healthy, and equitably supported has been our top priority. That’s why we made the tough but necessary decision to close…
Poll Power: Women’s Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, with Caveats
It was a note from mom that changed the landscape for women to get the right to vote 100 years ago on Aug. 18, and 100 years later it has led to a lot of victories and a lot of…
Walsh, Cassellius Lay out Phased Plan for School Reopening
At his daily press briefing last Thursday Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius laid out BPS’s phased plan to reopen schools in the fall amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. At the briefing, Mayor Walsh called the…
Plan De Reapertura De Escuelas
En su conferencia de prensa diaria el jueves pasado, el alcalde Martin Walsh y la superintendente de escuelas públicas de Boston (BPS), Brenda Cassellius, presentaron el plan gradual de BPS para reabrir escuelas en el otoño. El plan es un…