Boston|News|
Boston City Council Calls on Schools to Shut Down Fountains
A dozen Boston City Council members have called on Boston Public Schools to close access to drinking fountains as lead testing continues.
Alison Bauter, Patch Staff
Alison Bauter, Patch Staff
- Boston, MA
Coffee-loving reporter—is that redundant?—covering Bay State politics and Boston neighborhood news from beautiful Beacon Hill.
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I cover the following Patches: Back Bay, Beacon Hill (Massachusetts politics), Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Framingham, Jamaica Plain, North End, Roslindale, South End and West Roxbury.
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Cambridge, MA|News|
Harvard Cracks Down on Single-Gender Clubs, Greek Groups
In the wake of investigation into campus sexual assault, Harvard University is imposing restrictions on members single-gender social clubs.
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Braintree, MA|Neighbor News|
WATCH: MBTA Releases Video of Runaway Red Line Train
The MBTA released surveillance video of a Red Line train that blew through four stops without a driver this December.
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Boston|News|
Green Line Extension Promised $75M in Local Funding
But is that enough to save it?
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Boston|News|
BU Police Seek Help Finding Racist, Neo-Nazi Sign-Poster
Boston University police are seeking the person behind posters that state "Black lives don't matter" and depict Neo-Nazi imagery.
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Boston|News|
Two BPS Staffers On Leave Over Testing for Lead-Contaminated Water Fountains
Students at four schools may have drank lead-contaminated water where fountains were improperly in use.
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Boston|News|
Report: Mitt Romney Will Not Attend 2016 GOP Convention
Mitt Romney is reportedly passing on this year's Republican nominating convention, a thumb in the eye of presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
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Worcester, MA|News|
MA State Chemist Spent 8 Years High on Job, Jeopardizing Thousands of Convictions
Meth, cocaine, crack, LSD, and thousands of drug-related cases potentially compromised in Massachusetts.
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Boston|News|
Massachusetts' Under-18 Tanning Bed Ban Begins
Just in time for Prom season, a law banning the use of indoor tanning facilities by anyone under age 18 has taken effect in Massachusetts.
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Boston|News|
School Bus Crash Snarls Thursday Commute in Boston
An early-morning crash between an SUV and a school bus with no passengers caused no injuries, but created a major headache for drivers.
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Boston|News|
'Dolly Parton' Sends Off JetBlue's Inaugural Boston-Nashville Flight
The first flight from Music City to Beantown took off Thursday, sped on its way by the big-haired country superstar's lookalike.
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Boston|News|
Massachusetts' GOP Governor 'Just Can't Support' Donald Trump
Where other Republican governors are now considered potential vice presidential picks, Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker wants nothing to do with it.
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Boston|News|
Have You Seen These Men? Hoodie-Wearing Bank Robbers Hit Copley Square
The FBI is seeking the public's help identifying two men accused of robbing the TD Bank on Copley Square in Boston Sunday.
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Boston|News|
One Injured in Dorchester Fire
A two-alarm fire in Dorchester caused thousands in damage and sent one woman to the hospital.
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Boston|News|
Hillary Clinton Campaign Chair Fundraising in Boston Today
Clinton Campaign chair John Podesta is pivoting toward a general election fight against Donald Trump, and he's in Boston seeking backers.
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Boston|News|
'Campaign Built on Racism': Elizabeth Warren Rips Into 'Presumptive Nominee' Donald Trump
The Massachusetts senator hasn't minced words on the Donald in the past, but her Tuesday night tirade was especially brutal.
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Boston|News|
UPDATED: Duck Boat Company Reacts to Driver's Record in Fatal Accident
The duck boat driver whose vehicle struck and killed a Beacon Hill woman on her scooter reportedly had a spotty driving record.
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Boston|News|
David Ortiz to Play Himself in Patriots Day, Reenact 'Our F---ing City' Speech
Per Hollywood Reporter, Big Papi will play himself in the upcoming movie on the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Boston|News|
More Buyouts Ahead for Boston Globe Newsroom
Roughly seven months after a round of cuts gutted the copy desk, The Boston Globe is offering additional newsroom buyouts.
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Boston|News|
'Boston Globe Endorses Trump' Fake is Fooling Supporters
Check your sources, Twitter.
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