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JFK school, named for slaveholder, now honors Black activist
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — An elementary school that was once attended by John F. Kennedy is being renamed to honor a Black activist and suffragist after research revealed its previous namesake enslaved people. The public school district in Brookline announced Friday that it will hold an online ceremony next...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: Connecticut is barely holding its own in the battle against COVID-19; we could be winning Hartford Courant Jan. 17 In assessing Connecticut’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the contrast between...
Massachusetts unemployment rate climbs to 7.4% in December
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' unemployment rate increased to 7.4% in December as the state lost 600 jobs, state officials announced Friday. The December rate was up 0.7% over the previous month, according to the state's Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was also 0.7% more than the national unemployment rate of...
Nearly 2,000 vaccine doses spoiled at Boston hospital
BOSTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Boston after a contractor accidentally unplugged a freezer, hospital officials announced Thursday. Staff at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center discovered on Tuesday that a freezer had failed, compromising...
Boston Globe may review past stories, citing racial equity
BOSTON (AP) — A new racial justice initiative at The Boston Globe will allow subjects of past news articles to apply to have the coverage updated or anonymized, the newspaper announced Friday. The Fresh Start initiative is meant to address the lasting impact that online news stories about...
Man shot in Dorchester dies of injuries
BOSTON (AP) — A man who was shot in Boston earlier this month has died of his injuries, police said. The man was taken to a hospital Jan. 6 after being found by officers responding to a report of a shooting on Morton Street in the city's Dorchester neighborhood, Boston police said. He died of the injuries...
4-year-old boy dies after crash on Cape Cod
NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A 4-year-old boy has died of injuries he suffered in a Thursday car crash on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Times reports that Okémos Brown, of Mashpee, was in a car that collided with a flatbed truck around 9 a.m. Thursday on Route 151 in North Falmouth. Okémos was flown to...
Bruins rally past Flyers for 5-4 shootout win in home opener
BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored the lone goal in a shootout and the Boston Bruins won their home opener with a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. In a wild game, the Flyers (3-1-1) led 2-0 and 3-2 but the Bruins (2-1-1) scored four times in the third period on goals by rookie...
Minor carries Merrimack past Fairleigh Dickinson 62-51
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Mykel Derring scored a career-high 19 points and Jordan Minor tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift Merrimack to a 62-51 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday night. Mikey Watkins added 10 points for Merrimack (2-3, 2-3 Northeast Conference). .Ziggy Reid had seven...
Massachusetts to ease some pandemic business restrictions
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts will begin to ease some of its pandemic restrictions on businesses as spikes in the number of hospitalizations and new cases of COVID-19 have begun to slow, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday. Beginning Monday at 5 a.m., the state’s early closure order for businesses and...
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