Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill on Monday that will make it illegal to hold a cell phone while driving in Massachusetts starting Feb. 23, 2020. Massachusetts is the final state in New England to pass this type of law.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Remembering Alberto Godenzi: “An Inspirational Leader, a Visionary”
Close friends said Alberto Godenzi, who served as the dean of the School of Social Work and vice provost for Global Engagement, lived with virtue and integrity.
Metro, Arts
Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’
Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
Metro, Boston, Politics
Mayor Walsh Supports Abortion Rights Bill
A group of Massachusetts mayors gathered around the State House steps on Tuesday to publicly declare their support for the ROE Act, which strives to improve abortion accessibility.
Metro, Newton
The Students Behind the Brookline Bylaw to Provide Menstrual Products in Local Bathrooms
“Men hold the majority of positions of power in our country (a separate issue I don’t have the column space to touch). Because of this, female-bodied people continue to experience barriers on their right to much-needed menstrual and vaginal healthcare.”
Television, Review, Arts
‘Peaky Blinders’ Season Five Moves into Great Depression
The Shelby family struggles to survive the Great Depression in season five of the hit Netflix series ‘Peaky Blinders.’
Metro, Food
Pouring a Pot of Coffee for Peace
“I believe, by the way, that peace will come only from gathering like this and not from our leaders,” said Nir Caspi, the founder of Cafe Landwer. “The idea is to create this environment in each state, in each city…”
Features
Shane Leonard Steps off the Field and Into the Studio
“[In] high school, I never took any art classes,” he said. “And even here, I haven’t taken any art classes. But I’ve always been interested in it.”
Features
Henry Dunkelberger’s Universe of Colors
“If you were to look at a painting of mine, it would feel like it could exist on its own, like in a, in a world. It has, like, a cohesive style and, like, a uniformity to the palette.”
Boston, Metro
Petition to Prevent State Funding of Abortion Approved to Advance
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey passed a petition for a constitutional amendment, which calls to put a stop to the state-funding of abortion, on Sept. 4. The petition, filed for the third time in five years, is now one step closer to appearing on the 2022 midterm election ballot. “It’s the first step in trying…
