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President Joe Biden’s administration is taking some of the top names in Massachusetts politics, but what else might change over the next four years?

Boston Public Schools are welcoming back nearly 8,000 students into classrooms Monday, starting with those in pre-school and kindergarten through Grade 3. They join about 7,000 students with high needs who have been attending class in person since December. Mayor Marty Walsh announced the plan last week, citing a continued downward trend in coronavirus case numbers. “It will be the…

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Students in Boston, Massachusetts, are returning to school after a year of learning remotely.

Boston Public Schools are welcoming back nearly 8,000 students into classrooms Monday, starting with pre-school and kindergarten through Grade 3 students.

Boston Public Schools will welcome back thousands of students into classrooms beginning Monday, starting with pre-school and kindergarten through Grade 3 students. The nearly 8,000 students returning Monday will join about 7,000 students with high needs that already attend class in person — they have been back since December. Mayor Marty Walsh announced the plan last week, saying coronavirus case…

Thousands of kids are getting ready to return to Boston classrooms Monday morning, but the Boston Teachers Union says its concerned that students are returning to school even though teachers haven’t been vaccinated yet.

Starting Monday, Boston students in preschool through third grade will return tot he classroom, adding nearly 8,000 students to school buildings.

A measure aimed at eliminating the need for a special election in Boston if Mayor Marty Walsh steps down to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary was signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday. The home rule petition, which was approved by the Boston City Council and state lawmakers, aims to avoid the need to conduct a...

Boston City Council President Kim Janey is set to take over as acting mayor any day — once Marty Walsh is confirmed to the Cabinet — and will become the first woman or person of color to lead the city.

Boston Public Schools will welcome back thousands of students into classrooms beginning Monday. The phased approach will begin with pre-school and kindergarten through Grade 3 students. Students in grades 4 through 8 will return on March 15, and all other students on March 29. Parents can still opt for remote learning if they choose. Photos shared by the school district…

Boston Public Schools will welcome back thousands of students into the classrooms beginning on Monday.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday that Boston pre-school and kindergarten through Grade 3 students will return to in classroom learning beginning next week. That means an additional 7,900 in Boston Public Schools buildings, along with the nearly 7,000 high priority students who are already attending school in person. Students in grades 4 through 8 will return on March 15,…

Students at Boston Public Schools will be heading back to the classroom in phases.

Mayor Marty Walsh announced that Boston Public Schools will reopen for K-3 students starting Monday.

Boston Pride and the City of Boston announced Friday that the 2021 Pride Parade and Festival will not be held in June due to the ongoing state of emergency declared due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh signed an executive order Thursday aiming for a quarter of city spending on contracts to go to women- and minority-owned businesses, he said at a news conference. The order comes after a study of the disparities in city spending, released this month, found that a very small portion of city contracts have gone to minority-owned businesses….

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Wednesday urged restaurants to follow COVID-19 protocol, warning the city would take swift action on businesses failing to follow capacity limits or other rules. While the “vast majority” of restaurants were following the rules, Walsh said some had lost their licenses after inspectional services officers found violations. “Nobody wants to shut a restaurant down, including…

As Boston Mayor Marty Walsh prepares to join President Joe Biden’s administration, he says he isn’t selling his Dorchester home — despite getting some offers. In the weeks since Biden announced Walsh as his pick to lead the U.S. Labor Department, Walsh said he has received letters from people seeking to buy his home in Lower Mills, a neighborhood on the...

The city of Boston on Monday announced it is offering up to $5,000 in grants to help first-time home buyers handle down payments or close on new homes. Mayor Marty Walsh said in a statement the grants are part of a partnership between the city and the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance and are among his administration’s efforts to create equity…