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Boston is slowly sinking. That doesn’t help sea level rise due to climate change.
“Because of sea level rise — and subsidence is contributing about 15% to that — we can expect about 50 king tide flooding events per year by the year 2050,” one UMass Lowell professor told GBH News. -
He ran 154 miles in 4 days to raise money for hospitalized kids — and to challenge himself
David Filar, a 33-year-old from Worcester, wants kids spending their holidays in the hospital to have safe and fun toys. -
Top senator urges Boston to set rates without tax shift
Sen. William Brownsberger of Belmont called for the bill to be laid aside and for Boston to finalize its property tax rates without any shift. -
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in high school admissions
A one-time policy opted for students to be admitted to Boston's exam schools based on performance and ZIP codes rather than standardized tests because it was not safe to hold exams in-person during the coronavirus pandemic. -
To fill seats, colleges flip the script with direct admissions
With declining enrollment and fewer high school graduates, more colleges are offering to admit students before they even apply.
