Maynard
Maynard, MA · Municipal
Dianna Carney
nbcboston.com
Nurse contract talks will restart after ‘final' offer from MGB was rejected
Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses and Mass General Brigham officials will resume stalled contract negotiations in a little over a week, the health care system said Friday as the possibility of a protracted strike still hovers over the city. Brigham nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, last week rejected...
Boston 25 News WFXT
Boston Public Schools recommends closure of 3 schools
Boston Public Schools is recommending the closure of three schools and changes to several others as part of its long-term plan to reduce the number of schools operating across the district. Superintendent Mary Skipper is expected to present the recommendations to the Boston School Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Under the proposal, East Boston Early Education Center, Greater Egleston High School and Charlestown High School would close. The School Committee is expected to vote on the proposed closures on Dec. 2. The changes would take effect June 30, 2028. BPS said long-term enrollment projections show the district needs to operate fewer schools to better match its student population. The recommendations would reduce the district to 97 schools, moving it closer to its goal of operating approximately 95 schools by 2030. According to BPS, elementary enrollment in East Boston Early Education Center has fallen by just under 25% in the last decade. Under the new plan, Pre-K classrooms would remain in the current space. Students currently in the school would be guaranteed placement at McKay and receive priority assignment to another school. BPS said Greater Egleston is the district’s lowest-enrolled standalone alternative education school. BPS also cited the condition of the
Dianna Carney
newtonbeacon.org
“The polls are not real”: Minogue stops in Newton to rally supporters ahead of Tuesday’s election
“We’re going up in the polls,” Tom Mountain of the Newton Republican Committee said with a smile as he held a parking spot outside of Johnny’s Luncheonette for a special guest Wednesday morning. That special guest was Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue, who made three stops in...
brookline.news
Turnto10.com
Millis resident accidentally hands out laxative instead of candy on Halloween
MILLIS, Mass. (WJAR) — The Millis Police Department said that they have located the home where MiraFAST laxative packages were handed out by mistake during trick-or-treating on Saturday. According to the department's Facebook, police have determined that the packages were handed out by mistake at a home on May...
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Compiegne students arrive at WA for a second trip
French students from the northern town of Compiegne, France arrived in Boston late on Monday, Oct. 26, and will stay here until Thursday, Nov. 5 before travelling to New York City to complete their American exchange. While the French are here, they will be staying with their respective host family which includes a student from Westford Academy who is participating in the exchange.
Country Herald
Massachusetts Weather: Boston Thanksgiving Rain or Snow? NOAA's Nov. 14-27 Holiday Travel Outlook
BOSTON, Massachusetts – Massachusetts is opening November with a sharp overnight chill followed by temperatures approaching 70 degrees around Boston, but NOAA's longer-range outlook is already putting Thanksgiving holiday travel, rain and possible snow back into the conversation.
Boston Globe
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Dorchester Reporter
More than 100 Boston streets to go car-free for Halloween festivities; city offers interactive map
More than 100 residential streets across Boston will be closed to traffic this Halloween weekend to make way for trick-or-treaters, block parties, and neighborhood celebrations, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Friday. The city has launched an interactive “Spooky Streets Map” showing locations where temporary street closures have been approved between Friday,...
hoodline.com
44 Affordable Homes Open at Roxbury's Bartlett Station, Tenant Finds Peace
A five-story building with 44 affordable apartments has opened on the site of a former MBTA trolley yard in Roxbury, marking the latest piece of a sprawling redevelopment that's been unfolding for nearly a decade. Urban Edge and Nuestra Comunidad held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of 59 Bartlett Station Drive, and for at least one new resident, the moment carried deep personal weight.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology breaks ground on $200 million, 240,450 s/f residence hall
Boston, MA Wentworth Institute of Technology officially broke ground on the First-Year Tower, an 18-story, 240,450-s/f residence hall that will house 972 students and bring the university’s entire first-year residential class together in a single building for the first time in its history. The $200 million project is the...
radioworld.com
Cumulus to Bring Geotargeted ZoneCasting to Boston
The industry has been interested in seeing the results of geotargeting on boosters in a densely populated area without much terrain shielding. We may get the chance to see it in action next year in Greater Boston. Cumulus Media announced plans Friday to deploy ZoneCasting technology from Aktira (formerly GeoBroadcast...