Boston Starts New School Year With Cautious Optimism
There is plenty of excitement about the start of a new school year in Boston, but also worries about in-person learning and a shortage of bus drivers.
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There is plenty of excitement about the start of a new school year in Boston, but also worries about in-person learning and a shortage of bus drivers.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says there is a chance for students to learn remotely if the school is set up to do it.
GradGuard is a third-party insurer that works with more than a dozen Boston-area schools to help cover the cost if there is a medical need to withdraw.
The Boston school bus drivers' union wants the start of school in the city to be postponed.
What is the protocol when a student tests positive in Massachusetts? DESE released its new guidelines.
Just days into the new school year, two classrooms in Melrose are being told to quarantine because of positive coronavirus cases.
WBZ TV's Paula Ebben talked to Boston Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius about the year ahead as the city starts a new school year Thursday.
About 60 schools in Massachusetts are partnering with Gosnold Behavioral Health System in Falmouth for additional counseling of students.
Boston Public Schools are facing two issues just six days before the new school year starts - staffing shortages and parental consent to test students for COVID-19.
Dr, Mallika Marshall answered kids' questions about the coronavirus and how it would impact them as they head back to school full-time
The depth of pandemic learning loss is a real concern across Massachusetts as a new school year begins. But Salem hopes to have gotten a jump start in closing that gap.
Thirteen districts applied to the state to start remote learning academies. Seven will welcome students this fall.
In some states, the answer is determined by law.
A Tewksbury teenager is fighting the school's mask policy, just days before students return to classrooms.
One of the largest school transportation providers in the state is about 300 drivers short to start the school year this week.
We've got yet another cold and snowy weekend on tap in Boston.
Waymo, the self-driving robotaxi company, says it is returning to Boston.
The Kowloon is coming to Revere Beach.
Lawmakers are warning fans to beware of the many scams linked to Super Bowl LX.
Lifelong Patriots fan Eric Jellison has never been to an NFL game. Now he's going to the Super Bowl because he donated blood.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The Kowloon is coming to Revere Beach.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Lawmakers are warning Americans to beware the many financial scams linked to Super Bowl LX, from fake betting sites to counterfeit tickets.
Derrick White made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 114-93.
The New England Patriots took the field at Stanford University on Wednesday for their first official practice leading up to the Super Bowl.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's high school football coach talked about what it's like to see him playing in the Super Bowl.
Cooper Flagg Flagg scored 36 points in his first meeting with the team he grew up watching in Maine.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
