"Masking was one of three or four critical mitigation strategies that really helped control transmission in the school buildings."
news to us
WITH BERDO 2.0, BOSTON LOOKS TO TAKE BIGGEST STEP YET TO CURB EMISSIONS
“If passed, it will be the most consequential environmental initiative that the city has passed, possibly ever.”
DRAINING SWAMPSCOTT: THE PROSECUTION OF A PROGRESSIVE BLACK PROTESTER
The prosecution of Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. on the North Shore is a clear example of a Black Lives Matter activist being targeted by local law enforcement. Without national attention on the case, authorities are playing by their own rules.
MASS HOUSE BLOCKS PRO-TRANSPARENCY, PRO-DEMOCRACY PROPOSALS
Good government advocates call vote by lawmakers “undemocratic and unacceptable”
STATE WIRE: GROUPS URGE MA RESIDENTS TO GET TESTED FOR HIV, WORK TO END STIGMA
"Being an individual in a relationship where I have a partner who is HIV-positive, and I'm HIV negative, it's even more of an important incentive in even my own personal life to have a regular testing and checkup routine."
A STATE REP GOES TO SPEAK WITH MEN INCARCERATED AT OLD COLONY
A follow-up to our feature about suicide attempts, self-harm, and COVID at the Bridgewater state prison
MA GROUP URGES STEPS TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE
"Way more now than 100 people are getting killed every day by gun violence in the United States."
PICS & RECAP: MARCH FROM MILTON TO MATTAPAN ON ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH
Hundreds of participants marched to the Walker Playground in Mattapan to speak out against police violence and honor Floyd.
A CRITICAL MOMENT IN BOSTON’S BATTLE OVER BOLSTERED SURVEILLANCE
“This type of extremely significant surveillance program should not be going through the executive process without debate.”
A DEEP DIVE INTO MAYOR JANEY’S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AGENDA
Working with community leaders and facing pandemic devastation and an upcoming election, the mayor strives for a green recovery. What is her team up against?