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Family of beating victim in Woburn football case sues school, city officials
The Boston Globe The Coucelos family is seeking $750,000, or a greater amount if warranted by the evidence at trial, according to their complaint. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Bob Hohler, The Boston Globe updated on September 8, 2023 The parents of a young football player who was pummeled by a mob of teammates in a […]
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School
Crime Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Thompson, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. Charles Krupa / AP, File By Associated Press updated on September 8, 2023 | 4:15 PM SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body […]
Former Boston head of school pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $40,000 of public money
Schools Naia Wilson embezzled money from New Mission School in Hyde Park and used it to pay for all-inclusive vacations for herself and her friends. Naia Wilson, the former head of New Mission High School in Hyde Park, pleaded guilty to misusing nearly $40,000 in school funds to pay for vacations for her and her […]
Mayor Wu declares heat emergency as school year starts in Boston
Weather As heat and humidity blanket the city, the National Weather Service has warned of heat index values as high as 97 degrees. A 9-year-old child becomes one with the spray at a Boston splash pad, one of several tools the city is using to help keep its residents cool during a two-day heat emergency […]
Been skipping school? Mayor Wu may be knocking on your door.
Schools Wu joined volunteers ahead of the new school year to knock on doors and encourage chronically absent students to return to class. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, and Superintendent Mary Skipper visit a home in Roxbury on Sept. 6. They were knocking on doors as part of the Boston Public Schools Re-Engagement Center’s annual […]
Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help.
COVID Stuck with distance learning as they began grade school, the kids who are now finishing elementary school were the ones most disrupted by COVID, with alarming delays in their reading ability. Books are displayed on a free library shelf inside the classroom of Richard Evans, a teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School, on Thursday, […]
The bitter fight over plans for a new high school building and saving a forest in Wakefield
The Boston Globe Residents and environmentalists are upset that a significant portion of the forest behind the Northeast Metro Tech School in Wakefield is being cut down to make way for a new school building. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Sarah Raza, The Boston Globe updated on August 30, 2023 | 3:38 PM Just south of […]
Body confirmed to be recent high school graduate who was fishing for lobster in Maine
Local News Tylar Michaud, 18, of Steuben, went missing on July 21 after he went out to tend his lobster traps near Petit Manan Island. By Associated Press August 25, 2023 | 11:19 AM STEUBEN, Maine (AP) — The identification of a body pulled from the ocean this week confirmed the worst fears of many […]
Worcester diocese policy prohibits Catholic school students from expressing ‘same-sex attraction,’ using different pronouns
Schools Under the policy, Catholic school students in Worcester could be dismissed if their expression of gender or sexuality “should cause confusion or disruption at the school.” Catholic Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester. Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP, File Catholic school students in Worcester will soon be required to […]
Clear eyes, full hearts, and a $94 million Texas high school stadium
High School Sports McKinney ISD Stadium is home field for three high schools. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Thomas Black Bloomberg photo by Emil T. Lippe By Amanda Albright, Eniola Longe and Julie Fine, Washington Post November 4, 2023 | 10:14 AM Few towns represent the Texas ethos of Friday Night Lights – and the […]