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Part 3: Zooming Into a Boston Family's Back-to-School COVID-19 Journey
As Boston Public School districts pivot to remote learning, we’re following one family on their back-to-school journey during an unprecedented year.
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Walsh Announces Boston Will Move to Phase 3 Reopening Starting Monday
Movie theaters, gyms and other businesses in Boston will be allowed to reopen starting Monday.
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2nd Case of COVID-19 Variant Detected in Massachusetts
A second person tested positive Tuesday in Massachusetts with the more contagious variant of COVID-19 first detected in the United Kingdom, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said. Bharel said the case of the B.1.1.7 variant was discovered by the Massachusetts Public Health Laboratory, but she did not offer further details. The first case of the new strain of the coronavirus…
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Mass. Pharmacies Begin Giving COVID-19 Vaccines
Coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out at pharmacies across Massachusetts, a happy day for people who got their first dose.
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Mayor Walsh Warns Bostonians Not to Travel, Gather During Christmas
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh asks Bostonians to only celebrate the holidays with the people in their immediate households and urges residents not to travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Boston Teachers Union Votes No Confidence in Superintendent as 28 Schools Reopen
The Boston Teachers Union passed a vote of no confidence in Boston Public Schools superintendent Brenda Cassellius just hours before more than two dozen additional schools were set to resume in-person learning for high-needs students. The vote was held at an emergency meeting Sunday night. In a letter sent to members on Saturday, the union said it did not believe…
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Boston Public Schools Reopen for Hundreds of Students
Hours before more than two dozen additional schools were set to resume in-person learning for high-needs students, the Boston Teachers Union on Monday passed a vote of no confidence in superintendent Brenda Cassellius.
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Boston Teachers Union Votes No-Confidence in Superintendent as More Schools Reopen
Boston Public Schools on Monday was set to resume in-person learning at 28 schools, hours after the Boston Teachers Union had a no-confidence vote on the superintendent.
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Next Set of Boston Public Schools Set to Reopen
The next set of high needs students will return to classrooms on Monday.
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Mayor Walsh Warns Second Coronavirus Shutdown Would Be ‘Far Worse'
Mayor Marty Walsh warned Thursday that Boston is “at a critical point” in its fight against COVID-19, and that a second shutdown of the economy would be “far worse” than the first. “What we’re seeing in Tennessee and other parts of the country and other parts of the world, honestly, we cannot afford to have that in Boston,” he...
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Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Climb in Boston
Boston had its highest number of new cases in a day since June Thursday.
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Mass. to Release New COVID-19 Data As Hospitals Brace for Surge
State officials are expected to release new information on communities across Massachusetts that are at high risk for COVID-19.
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Walsh Gives COVID Update Ahead of Stay-at-Home Advisory, Mask Order, Restaurant Curfew
Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday that Boston’s COVID-19 numbers have stabilized somewhat in recent days even as the state readies itself for the implementation of new, stricter measures aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. State officials announced a new stay-at-home advisory and mask order along with what amounts to a restaurant curfew on Monday in response to...
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Boston Mayor Reminds Public That COVID-19 Remains a Threat
As votes are counted across the country, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh urged residents to remember the threat of COVID-19.
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Walsh: ‘No Reason to Believe There's Cause for Concern' in Boston on Election Day
Boston Mayor Walsh urged people to be respectful at the polls on Election Day, but said “we have no reason to believe there’s cause for concern,” even as some business owners have begun boarding up their windows in anticipation of potential violence or vandalism. “We’re all cautiously optimistic that Election Day will be incident free,” he said. “There’s a...
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Security Measures Taken Ahead of Election Day
Some businesses in Boston were boarded up ahead of election day.
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Security Measures in Place Ahead of Election in Boston
Security preparations were underway in Boston Monday at various businesses ahead of Election Day in the event of demonstrations.
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Security Measures in Place in Boston for Election
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Commissioner William Gross announced plans Monday for tightened security measures at the polls on Election Day.
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Boston Considers Pausing Indoor Dining, Reducing Gathering Limits
Boston is considering pausing indoor dining and reducing indoor and outdoor gathering limits due to a continued spike in coronavirus cases in the city, according to the Boston Globe. The paper said Marty Martinez, Boston’s chief of health and human services, announced at a virtual roundtable Friday that the city is considering a two to three week pause on...