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Worcester considers cutting school busing distance to 1.5 miles
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (558+ words) WORCESTER " Worcester could once again be looking at lowering the distance for students to be eligible for school busing, with the radius going from 2 miles to 1 " miles. School Committee member Jermaine Johnson suggested the district look into the idea during…...
Amped up: Electric school buses to debut in Worcester next week
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (441+ words) WORCESTER - The long-awaited debut of Worcester's electric school buses is set to begin next week, with 20 electric buses hitting the road to pick up students in the city. In 2024, Worcester Public Schools received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency…...
Cake Boss to make birthday cake for Lowell’s bicentennial celebration Saturday
12+ hour, 48+ min ago (256+ words) Lowell residents can try a cake baked by the Cake Boss, Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro, on Saturday, one day before the city's 200th birthday. The celebrity chef will visit Lowell for its annual WinterFest to present the city with a "very special…...
‘There is a lot to do and not enough time’: BU LAW professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes reflects on 20 years of defending immigrant communities
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (1131+ words) Sarah-Sherman Stokes was 22-years-old and working as a Spanish interpreter for a deportation defense nonprofit when she visited a detention center in Virginia." There, she sat across from a woman her age who had grown up just a few miles…...
‘Links in a chain’: BU School of Law hosts ‘ICE Out’ training event to help activists support immigrant communities
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (513+ words) The Boston University chapter of the American Association of University Professors held an "ICE Out Convening" and training event at the BU School of Law on Wednesday, where a group of law professors discussed how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has…...
BU President Gilliam announces new ‘strategic framework’ for University priorities
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (928+ words) Boston University President Melissa Gilliam issued a press release Wednesday announcing BU's new strategic framework, which she called "Charting Our Future." The framework includes a set of shared goals, guiding principles and initial programs which will align the BU community…...
Viktor Arvidsson scores twice in the Bruins' 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets
18+ hour, 15+ min ago (256+ words) February 26, 2026 / 10:12 PM EST / AP By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press Viktor Arvidsson scored twice, Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Thursday night in the first game for both teams after the three-week break…...
Records broken as hot start lifts BU men’s basketball to victory over Holy Cross
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (589+ words) The Boston University men's basketball team made history twice as they cruised past College of the Holy Cross for a 78-63 triumph on Wednesday at Case Gym " junior guard Michael McNair broke the program record for three-pointers in a season, and…...
MBTA reopens South Station overnight to homeless people during recent blizzard, City Council calls for further action
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (546+ words) South Station was reopened to homeless people during the recent record-breaking blizzard, amid ongoing calls from Boston's City Council for the city and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to adopt compassionate cold-weather emergency shelter policies." This winter, amid the Jan....
When concert tickets become a moral test | Means and Ends
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (702+ words) I recently attempted to buy tickets to a Lucy Bedroque concert and it was disastrous." They are still relatively underground with roughly 610,000 monthly Spotify listeners, so going in, I felt confident that I would be able to grab some good…...