William Gross

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.

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 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…

The Boston Police Department’s new commissioner has been placed on leave, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday, over “disturbing issues” recently brought to his attention. The city is now setting up an investigation of allegations against Commissioner Dennis White, according to the mayor. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that, in 1999, White had threatened to shoot his then-wife, who was also…

Just two days after being sworn in as commissioner of the Boston Police Department, Dennis White is on leave after decades-old allegations of domestic violence came to light.

William Gross is sad, but he is also looking forward to Saturday. For the first time in nearly 38 years, he will wake up as a civilian after retiring as commissioner of the Boston Police Department. “Of course, it is emotional,” Gross said Friday. “There is a lot of tears shed, stories, and it is tough, very tough, very emotional,”…

Just a day after announcing his retirement from the Boston Police Department, Commissioner William Gross is opening up about his legacy and what’s next.

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross will retire this week, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday. The city’s first Black police commissioner will be replaced by Police Superintendent Dennis White, who is currently Gross’ chief of staff.

Gross will be replaced by Police Superintendent Dennis White, who is currently Gross’ chief of staff.

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts are sifting through a “flood of incoming information” about the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol and have active leads, but have not yet brought charges against anyone who was part of it, the local U.S. attorney said Tuesday. But it’s too soon to tell if those leads will turn into cases that will be...

The FBI’s Boston Division put out a call on Tuesday for information that can help arrest and bring to justice a man suspected of killing six people in 1991, including five in one massacre in Boston exactly 30 years ago. The FBI is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Hung Tien Pham, who would be…

Thirty years after five people were killed in Boston’s Chinatown, the FBI is offering a new reward.

The FBI is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Hung Tien Pham, who is suspected of killing six people in 1991.

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said Monday he’s considering running for mayor of the city but hasn’t decided yet. He made the comments after The Boston Globe reported he was seriously considering a bid for mayor. “Out of deep respect, I’m going to give deep consideration. But there is one thing that rings true, I would never be as...