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Boston Public Schools is planning to move back the start date of its school year to Sept. 21, but has not made a decision on whether class will be in session or not until they submit plan on Friday. The plan, discussed at a City Council Committee on Education meeting Wednesday night, comes ahead of Friday’s deadline for school districts’…

As parents and educators in Massachusetts push to find the safest way to send kids back to school in the fall, many are looking to other countries to see what they’ve done right and wrong.

Patrick Rose, a former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, was held on $100,000 cash bail Thursday over allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped a young relative starting when she was 7 years old. Rose, 66, hid his face during his arraignment in West Roxbury District Court after he was arrested on child sex charges Wednesday in Needham….

Boston Public Schools plans to delay the start of classes until Sept. 21. Meanwhile, Worcester, Salem, Brookline and Lawrence public school students learned Thursday they will start remotely; Boston’s hasn’t announced a decision on whether students will start the year in class.

A retired Boston police officer who served as president of the department’s union appeared in court on child sex abuse charges Thursday while hiding his face..

The former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association accused of sexually assaulting and raping a young relative faced a judge Thursday.

Former Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Patrick Rose is due in West Roxbury District Court Thursday after being arrested on child sex charges.

Massachusetts leaders who are also women of color are applauding the selection of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as Joe Biden’s running mate. They said watching her become the first Black woman on a major party’s presidential ticket is historic. Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer said she shed a tear after hearing the news. Spicer was the first Black woman to...

Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday that despite a recent uptick in coronavirus cases he remains hopeful that there will be at least some in-person learning in Boston schools this year. “We know there’s going to be remote learning this year,” he said. “We hope there will be in person learning this year. We’re planning and preparing to make sure...

School officials in Boston are continuing to explore learning options for more than 50,000 students in the fall.

History was made with the selection of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate.

Former Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Pat Rose was arrested on child sex charges, a source with knowledge of the investigation told NBC10 Boston Wednesday. Rose, who is a retired Boston police officer, is set to be arraigned Thursday on charges of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the source. A representative for the Police…

Pat Rose, the former head of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, is being charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to sources.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will be the vice presidential candidate on the ticket with Joe Biden.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit demanding information from the Boston Police Department regarding use of force and surveillance of civilians. The ACLU announced Wednesday afternoon that it had taken the legal action against the city and its police department after filing nine public records requests over 17 months, all of which the union says…

Massachusetts officials have urged residents for months to continue to wear masks outside when unable to practice social distancing. But with the state seeing an uptick in cases, they’re taking their guidance a step further, urging people in hard-hit communities to wear masks at home if they are living with someone with underlying health conditions. “Residents of these higher...

Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday identified four high risk Massachusetts cities and towns that will be the focus of his new COVID Enforcement and Intervention Team. Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere are included in the high risk category, meaning they have over eight cases per 100,000 residents. Twenty-nine other communities, including Auburn, Belchertown, Boston, Brockton, Charlton, Chicopee, Fall River, Framingham,…

A woman is scheduled to face a judge after police say she allegedly robbed a man at a Boston hotel after meeting him on an online dating app. Selena Rivera-Apodaca, 24, of Kent, Washington, was arrested at the Hyatt Regency Tuesday morning and faces an armed robbery charge, police said. Officers arrived to the hotel at about 11:50 a.m. for…

In a COVID-19 update, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh addresses reopening city schools amid the coronavirus pandemic and announces new funds for affordable housing.

[This story originally appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A taproom from one of the biggest breweries in Massachusetts has mostly shut down for the foreseeable future, and it could be a sign of things to come for at least some beer makers in the state. According to a Facebook post, Trillium Fenway next to Time Out Market Boston is “pausing”…