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Milton High School students advocate for stricter alcohol policies at Mass State House
Milton High School students advocate for stricter alcohol policies at Mass State House. Two Milton High students joined others from across Massachusetts to testify at the State House in front of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. This committee oversees alcohol policy and these young people were sharing their thoughts about the impact of alcohol on their communities. Maya Sekhar and Melina Zullas had strong messages for the policy makers in the room as well as their colleagues. “Youth using alcohol in parks has caused growing safety issues including property damage, fights and assaults,” shared Ms. Sekhar.
Boston University buys Allston lot approved for 17-story residential building; Suffolk to become Beantown Pub's landlord downtown
Boston University yesterday paid $19.8 million to buy what is now a one-story warehouse and parking lot at 76 Ashford St. in Allston from City Realty, which won approval in September to put up a 17-story 254-unit apartment building there. Separately, Suffolk University yesterday paid $30 million for 101 Tremont...
Executive Director of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative Suddenly Resigns
Massachusetts Hall is located in Harvard Yard. Roeshana Moore-Evans, the executive director of Harvard's Legacy of Slavery initiative, announced on Friday that she would be resigning from the initative. By Julian J. Giordano. Roeshana Moore-Evans, the executive director of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative, suddenly announced her resignation on Friday,...
Whooping Cough Outbreak Concerns in Brookline Amid 15 Reported Cases in Schools
As Brookline enters its summer stride, public health alarms have sounded over a whooping cough outbreak that has taken hold within the heart of suburban Boston. The Brookline Department of Health and Human Services, as reported by Boston 25 News, initially flagged a positive case of Pertussis at Brookline High School early in June, with a subsequent case popping up at the Runkle Elementary School.
Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian bias and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered preliminary recommendations to the school’s interim president Alan Garber. The recommendations issued Wednesday focus on more than a dozen areas where the school...
'Great for Brockton Public Schools:' Brockton High could earn massive renovation project
BROCKTON – Brockton High School has moved one step closer to getting a massive building renovation as Mayor Robert Sullivan announced Thursday that state officials will conduct a feasibility study for a state-subsidized renovation project. Earlier this week, officials from the Massachusetts School Building Authority approved Brockton’s request for...
Mass. high school gets some of athletic equipment returned after ‘misunderstanding’
A Massachusetts high school has begun to get some of its athletic uniforms and equipment back after police said it was stolen during an alumni event. A “significant quantity of sports equipment‚” was stolen from the old Stoneham High School’s Athletic Training Room, located at 149 Franklin St., during an alumni event hosted at the school on Tuesday, according to the Stoneham Police Department.
Longhorns get their first victory: Woburn-based semipro football squad blasts Connecticut
WOBURN — Better practices often lead to a better result on game day. In the second week of their first season in the East Coast Football League, the Middlesex County Longhorns picked up the program’s first victory, defeating an undermanned Connecticut Lightning squad, 32-0 on Saturday at Woburn High’s Connolly Stadium.
Hopkinton Faces Ongoing Issue of High School Students Parking at EMC Park
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Still no solution for the apparent problem of Hopkinton High School kids taking up parking spaces from users of EMC Park. At their last meeting the Parks and Rec Commission and school officials talked about the problem of student overflow parking using the Park and maybe charging kids a fee and splitting the revenue. But the Hopkinton Independent reports this week the Parks & Rec Director said the school has kiboshed the plan. The Commission reportedly then talked about maybe issuing fines to the students.
MPDC Announces Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Tour
Madison Park Development Corporation is pleased to announce that we will host a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Tour during Winter Break from February 17th to 21st, 2025!. Historically, Black colleges and universities have been academic, social, and spiritual safe havens for students seeking an intimate and purposeful college...
Milton High track and field finishes outdoor season at Nationals
What better way to finish off a great season than to do it at the most prestigious meet of the year? Milton High sent their boys 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams as well as a couple freshmen to two separate National Meets, the New Balance Outdoor Championships at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field and the Adidas Track Nationals on the campus of North Carolina A&T during the weekend of June 13-16.
DEI report shows rise in bias-related incidents in Newton schools
The number of bias-related incidents reported in the Newton public school system has gone up significantly in the past year, according to the district’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Kathy Lopes, director of that department, presented an end-of-year report to the School Committee this week, giving a comprehensive...
Cambridge Public Schools name interim superintendent after superintendent voted out
David Murphy, the current chief operating officer for Cambridge Public Schools, will serve for at least 90 days and up to one year. After choosing to terminate their current superintendent’s contract, the Cambridge School Committee named a school administrator as interim superintendent. David Murphy, the current chief operating officer,...
Aliya Marino Graduates from the University of Mississippi
UNIVERSITY, MS (06/26/2024)– Aliya Marino, of Holliston, MA, is among the more than 3,100 students who earned their degrees from the University of Mississippi in May 2024. Marino, who majored in Biological Science, received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Liberal Arts. “Our May 2024 graduates are...
Groom Construction Awards Scholarships to Local Students
Boston – Groom Construction Co., Inc. has awarded three scholarships to local high school students pursuing careers in construction and construction related fields. Groom Construction recently awarded its annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarship to Lindzy Silva and the Construction Management Scholarships to Alexander Wettengel and Mayrin Rodriguez Barrera. Silva and Wettengel are recent graduates of Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School, while Rodriguez Barrera is a recent graduate of Lynn Vocational Technical Institute.
North TV's Salute to the Class of 2024 runs through 7/11
NORTH ATTLEBORO - North TV’s Salute to the Class of 2024 continues through July 11. Tri-County’s May awards night, a special edition of “Inside Look” with the class of 2024’s valedictorian and salutatorian, and the June 6 graduation will run in that order continuously through this Tuesday afternoon, July 2.
Restructuring at Reggie Lewis — a deeper dive
Four staff members at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center were abruptly removed from their roles in what Roxbury Community College officials said was part of an organizational restructuring. The four staff, all formerly part of the center’s top leadership team, were put on paid administrative leave June 11...
Around the city . . .
The former Pope John High School can easily be refitted to open again as a middle school or as an adjunct to the overcrowded high school. But this is Everett, where a school in a crowded city that needs more classrooms, cannot be used as a school. It is a...
Malden High Golden Tornado Baseball Team honors trio of captains on Senior Night
Four-year varsity players Ryan Coggswell, Ezechiel ‘Zeke’ Noelsaint and Jake Simpson in spotlight. The Malden High School Golden Tornado Baseball Team had its best season in 30 years this past spring, finishing at 16-5 overall, including a solid second-place finish in the Greater Boston League at 10-4, just behind GBL Champ Somerville, with the Highlanders coming in at 12-2 GBL. Major contributors to the team’s success this season were its three senior captains: Ryan Coggswell, Ezechiel “Zeke” Noelsaint and Jake Simpson.
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