Lowell, MA - 8/4/20 - A customers mask sits beside his drink at the Owl Diner. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Patrick Rose covers his face during his arraignment.
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Education
Ashish Jha says we have ‘one shot’ at opening schools in the fall. Here’s what he says needs to be maximized. August 14, 2020 | 1:29 PM
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BACK TO SCHOOL
'Thrown in shark infested waters': Mass. school superintendent calls on Charlie Baker for more clarity August 14, 2020 | 12:55 PM
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Elizabeth Nabel
Brigham’s parent company was warned in 2014 about Elizabeth Nabel’s potential conflict of interest August 14, 2020 | 10:20 AM
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Local
Environmental Police lieutenant under investigation after unauthorized body camera recordings appear on Facebook August 14, 2020 | 10:16 AM
Charles Morgan
Martha’s Vineyard man killed at Florida hotel August 14, 2020 | 10:13 AM
FILE -- The Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 9, 2015. In a major escalation of the Trump administration’s effort to challenge race-based admissions policies at elite universities, the Justice Department on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, accused Yale University of discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants, violating civil rights law. (Andrew Sullivan/The New York Times)
Yale
Justice Department accuses Yale of illegal bias against white, Asian American applicants in admissions August 14, 2020 | 10:03 AM
A general view of at the Mohegan Sun casino, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes, Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, said they're planning to reopen parts of their southeastern Connecticut casinos on June 1, despite Gov. Ned Lamont saying it's too early and dangerous. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun casino announces pandemic-related layoffs August 14, 2020 | 9:30 AM
Lake Winnipesaukee
Man died trying to help companion who fell into Lake Winnipesaukee August 14, 2020 | 9:26 AM
Politics
'For five years I’ve been wanting to ask him that' August 14, 2020 | 8:50 AM
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
Alex Morse
Alex Morse calls allegations 'highly suspicious' as new details emerge August 13, 2020 | 6:34 PM
Bob Biletch, 59, of Boston, votes on Sept. 24., 2019 at the polling place inside the Boston Public Library.
STATE PRIMARIES
Voting in Boston? Your polling place may have changed locations. August 13, 2020 | 4:53 PM
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SCHOOLS
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
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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
Boston University
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
John Bonfiglio experienced confusion, persistent dizziness, and tremors after being hospitalized with Covid-19, but his mind is now clear.
STAT
Long after the fire of a COVID-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder August 13, 2020 | 12:33 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
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
4TH DISTRICT RACE
Dave Cavell drops out — in attempt to stop Jake Auchincloss August 13, 2020 | 11:17 AM
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
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