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Wheelwright, MA · Education
USA TODAY
Boston-area high school football team misses playoffs after clerical error
A clerical error for a Massachusetts high school football program has led to the team missing out on the postseason despite ending the year with a winning record. Boston English/New Mission (MA) scheduled a game with O'Bryant (MA) to close out the 2026 regular season. However, that game was not marked as an official game on Boston English's schedule , according to a report from the Boston Globe. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association now uses a system, Arbiter Live, to track team schedules and all games must be added to the platform before the Sept. 18 deadline. A week prior, another member school alerted the MIAA about a discrepancy on Boston English's schedule. The game against O'Bryant was not added in by the Sept. 18 deadline, and while the Bulldogs won 12-6, it was counted as a scrimmage instead of an official game. The players and coaches went from winning the program's first Boston City League title since 2021 to finding out the next day that they would missing the postseason. As the contest was counted as a scrimmage, the Bulldogs fell to 4-2 on the year and fell one game short of the state's seven-game minimum for qualifying for
needhamobserver.com
WBUR
City leaders plan to close three Boston schools in 2028, shocking some students and parents
Boston Public Schools leadership is set to propose the closure of three schools in 2028 as the district faces declining enrollment. District leaders will put forward a plan to shut down East Boston Early Education Center, Greater Egleston High School in Roxbury and Charlestown High School at Wednesday’s school committee meeting. The district intends to eventually relocate another secondary school in the Charlestown building. The committee is expected to vote on the plan in early December.
coastalabc.com
The 74
thesuffolkjournal.com
Israeli death penalty conversation intends to inform on unreported aspects of the Israel-Hamas war
Suffolk University will welcome human rights lawyer and author Sari Bashi to lead a discussion titled “Justice or Vengeance?” surrounding Israel’s contested death penalty law applying only to Palestinians convicted of terrorism Nov. 5. The discussion will be held in Smith Commons on the fifth floor of Sargent Hall from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
plymouthindependent.org
westernmassnews.com
The Standard-Times
norwoodhistoricalsociety.org
miltonscene.com
Milton sports roundup: football snaps Weymouth streak, Jayden Dubois scores four touchdowns (Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2026)
Milton sports roundup: football snaps Weymouth streak, Jayden Dubois scores four touchdowns (Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2026) Last week, Milton High football ended a two-year losing streak against Bay State Conference rival Weymouth and headed into the playoffs at 6-2. Here is a look back at the Oct. 26-Nov. 1 results.
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miltonscene.com
Holiday Shopping Expo at North Quincy High School Nov. 14-15 benefits NQHS students
Get a head start on your holiday shopping just over the Milton line in Quincy. North Quincy High School is hosting a two-day Holiday Shopping Expo on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, with a different mix of vendors each day and plenty of festive activities for the whole family.
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Dorchester Reporter
Top Meehan deputy named interim UMass-Boston chancellor
UMass President Marty Meehan pulled from inside his leadership team to put an interim leader in place at the university’s Boston campus. Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco plans to leave in February, he announced in September, and the university announced Thursday that Nefertiti Walker will serve as interim chancellor of UMass Boston. Suárez-Orozco has a seven-year run.