The plan to expedite the capital construction project comes after two derailments on the T this month, causing the public and government officials to demand that major changes be made to the transportation system.
Metro, Featured Story, Boston
Former BC Trustee Connors Helps Buttigieg Raise $1 Million in Boston
Boston campaigns for Pete Buttigieg raise $1 million with the help of Jack Connors Jr., BC ’63.
Metro, Top Story, Politics
State Legislators Considering Codifying Legal Abortion in Massachusetts
If passed, the bill would make abortion legal in Mass. regardless of whether or not the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision is overturned in the coming years.
Metro, Boston
Walsh Files Ordinance to Amend Boston Trust Act
A city ordinance was filed on Thursday to amend the Boston Trust Act, which states that the Boston Police Department (BPD) cannot help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrest someone based on their immigration status.
Boston, The T, Metro, Featured Story
Report: After Two Derailments in One Week, MBTA Issues Persist
One of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association (MBTA) Red Line trains was derailed Tuesday morning at the JFK/UMass station, according to multiple outlets. This is the second derailment of the week and the fifth of 2019, according to MBTA data analyzed by The Boston Globe. Only one rider suffered an injury.
Metro, Top Story, Politics
Report: Pemberton, BC ’89, Considering Challenging Markey, BC ’68, for Senate Seat
Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, Hon. ’15, is “considering” challenging incumbent Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68, J.D. ’72, for Markey’s seat in Congress’s most prestigious chamber, according to a Boston Globe report.
Metro, Newton
Newton South Teachers Sign Petition to Exclude Mayor Fuller from Graduation
More than 80 percent of Newton South High School teachers signed a petition asking Mayor Ruthanne Fuller to not attend the graduation ceremony that will take place on June 6. The petition is protesting the city’s inability to reach a contract agreement for educators. The school district works under three-year contracts—the last one, which expired…
Metro, Arts
Boston Ballet Delivers Humor and Grace in ‘Cinderella’
The Boston Ballet’s 2018-19 season brings the magic of the classic fairytale Cinderella to the Boston Opera House with humor and majesty, presenting the well-known tale through the beautiful medium of ballet. On May 23, Viktorina Kapitonova—a principal dancer hailing from Cheboksary, Russia—performed the part of Cinderella, the young girl who experiences a night of…
Metro, Arts
Two MFA Members Banned For Racist Comments
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) has issued an apology to students from a Dorchester middle school who were subjected to racist comments during a field trip on May 16. The museum went through the security footage of the class’ entire trip and concluded that two visitors made racist comments to the students. Those visitors have been banned from the MFA.
Featured Story, Boston, Metro
Brookline is First Town to Require Tampons in Public Restrooms
“For instance, most people would balk at the idea of having to pay for toilet paper in a public restroom,” wrote Sarah Groustra in The Sagamore, Brookline’s student newspaper, in April of 2018. “Tampons and other menstrual sanitation products, however, are not considered essential.”
