Patrick Rose covers his face during his arraignment.
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Brookline, MA 10/20/19 From left, the six declared candidates for the 4th Congressional seat are: Jesse Mermell (cq), Jake Auchincloss (cq), Ihssane Leckey (cq), Becky Walker Grossman (cq), Dave Cavell (cq), and Alan Khazei (cq). State Treasurer Deb Goldberg (cq) hosts the Brookline Democratic Town Committee. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 21FourthDistrict Reporter: John Hilliard
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The Gen Z GOP founders from left to right, Ryan Doucette, Mike Brodo, John Olds, and Samuel Garber.
Gen Z GOP
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Congressional candidate Alex Morse campaigns with his supporters in Springfield, Mass. Morse is running for Congress against incumbent Richard Neal. Photo by Steven G. Smith ARC Task ID: 5f343b47e6886d5550a6cdcc Section: Metro Slip #: 2208 Name: Laura Krantz Photographer Contact: email steve@stevengsmith.com Cell: 970 618 5584
Politics
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Bob Biletch, 59, of Boston, votes on Sept. 24., 2019 at the polling place inside the Boston Public Library.
STATE PRIMARIES
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Back to school
Boston schools delay start of school year for students August 13, 2020 | 4:29 PM
Jessica Hill
4th District race
Maura Healey endorses Jesse Mermell in crowded 4th District primary August 13, 2020 | 4:25 PM
BostonCOVID-19testing Boston, MA 8/11/2020 People line up at Joe Moakley Park for the pop-up COVID-19 testing, by registered nurses from the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 21 new COVID-19 deaths, 319 new cases August 13, 2020 | 4:02 PM
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Coronavirus
‘We need more testing in Massachusetts’: Ashish Jha shares what he would do if he were Charlie Baker August 13, 2020 | 3:16 PM
BOSTON, MA - 3/27/2020: Traffic mid-day on Commonwealth Avenue near Boston University with the city of Boston closing down because of CORVID-19 coronavirus (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:stand alone photo
DEGREE AFTER DEATH
BU apologizes for 'insensitive timing' of new posthumous degree policy August 13, 2020 | 2:47 PM
BOSTON, MA - 5/02/2019: The exterior of Verb Hotel Verb is challenging Hard Rock International which is opening a similar chain of music-inspired hotel called Reverb. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: IDEAS TOPIC
Verb Hotel
Revere man arrested for manslaughter in death of 29-year-old woman at Boston hotel August 13, 2020 | 2:43 PM
Among the things the ACLU has requested in its lawsuit against the Boston Police Department are use of force records from the controversial “Straight Pride Parade” in 2019 (above).
POLICE LAWSUIT
ACLU sues Boston police for use of force, surveillance docs August 13, 2020 | 2:14 PM
A graduate student from Los Angeles leaves the Boston University student union building as he walks through the student-less campus last month.
BACK TO SCHOOL?
Boston University faculty protest reopening plan August 13, 2020 | 1:27 PM
President Donald Trump attends a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington.
VOTE BY MAIL
Trump opposes postal service funding, acknowledging that could kill mail-in voting August 13, 2020 | 12:37 PM
Halloween revelers in Salem, Mass., in October 2019. With five weekends in October this year, city officials had expected a tourist bonanza in 2020.
HALLOWEEN
What scares Salem? October without Halloween August 13, 2020 | 12:15 PM
Michelle Maxwell
Michelle Maxwell
Family holds vigil for Brockton mother killed in hit-and-run crash August 13, 2020 | 11:15 AM
Politics
US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high August 13, 2020 | 11:13 AM
Supporters take photos with construction executive Marjorie Taylor Greene, background right, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Rome, Ga.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
'How can we warmly receive someone that’s publicly stated some of the things she stated?' August 13, 2020 | 9:55 AM
Lynn paintball attacks
LYNN
Someone is randomly firing paintballs at Lynn residents August 13, 2020 | 9:35 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned against wearing masks with exhalation valves or vents, a type of face covering made for construction work that has become a popular pandemic accessory.
Face Coverings
Face masks with valves or vents do not prevent spread of coronavirus, CDC says August 13, 2020 | 9:18 AM
Medford High
CANCELED BY COVID
Medford High School graduation canceled over COVID-19 concerns August 13, 2020 | 8:33 AM
The James J. Chittick Elementary School in Boston on Aug. 3.
Schools
As fall inches closer, Massachusetts teachers unions put pressure on local leaders over school reopenings August 13, 2020 | 5:00 AM
President of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association Patrick M. Rose testifies during a 2016 body camera hearing at Suffolk Superior Court.
Local
Former Boston police association president Patrick Rose is charged with indecent assault on a child August 12, 2020 | 9:18 PM
BostonCOVID-19testing Boston, MA 8/11/2020 Registered nurses, from the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, work in a pop-up COVID-19 testing site in Joe Moakley Park. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths, 229 new cases August 12, 2020 | 8:37 PM
Lynn, MA 8/11/ 2020: Face masks for sale in a store on Market Street. Governor Charlie Baker said Tuesday that the state is deeming 33 of the state's 351 cities to be at moderate or high risk of the coronavirus. Four communities are at the highest level of risk, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders said: Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, and Revere. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
Town #s
Mass. releases most complete individual town coronavirus data to date August 12, 2020 | 8:18 PM
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse.
Politics
Some supporters are distancing themselves from Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse. But many aren't. August 12, 2020 | 6:53 PM
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Biden-Harris
Biden, Harris assail Trump as he introduces historic VP pick August 12, 2020 | 6:19 PM
Crime
Connecticut man charged with hate crime following attack at park protest August 12, 2020 | 5:00 PM
Sex offender Shawn McClinton.
BAIL FUND CONTROVERSY
Mass. Bail Fund answers criticism over freeing convicted rapist accused of raping again August 12, 2020 | 3:38 PM
Politics
Tucker Carlson singled out a Mass. congressional candidate for 'ingratitude.' Here's how she responded. August 12, 2020 | 3:34 PM
Mayor Marty Walsh
Education
‘We have to get this right’: Marty Walsh says equity front of mind in planning school reopening August 12, 2020 | 3:06 PM
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren.
THE ECONOMY
Boston Federal Reserve chief says states that rushed to reopen slowed the U.S. recovery August 12, 2020 | 2:54 PM
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