Wildfires in the Northeast strain firefighters
Drought has extended the region's fire season far later into the year than usual, and with a changing climate some fear this may be the “new norm.”
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It was supposed to be a masterpiece. Instead, this Boston Public Library mural remains blank.
"Sermon on the Mount" was to be the final panel of John Singer Sargent's mural cycle on world religion. He hardly even started on it before he died.
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Déjà vu as Mayor Wu seeks authority to temporarily tax commercial properties more
Wu told the Joint Revenue Committee the measure needs Gov. Maura Healey’s signature in the next two weeks. -
ICA announces Nora Burnett Abrams as next director
She succeeds Jill Medvedow, who will step down early next year after 26 years at the institution. -
Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after slow start in regular season follows playoff disappointments
Boston coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday. -
BU suspends admission to a dozen PhD programs
Email obtained by Inside Higher Ed points to recent graduate student workers contract as potential source of financial strain, union rejects that notion. -
Whooping cough cases spike across Massachusetts
Cases of whooping cough are on the rise across Massachusetts, increasing to “pre-pandemic levels” this year, according to state health officials.
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