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Woburn teachers union, School Committee contract negotiations to resume Sunday

Negotiations ended shortly before midnight Friday over return to work language, the Woburn Teachers Association said in a statement. Mayor Scott Galvin and the School Committee had said late Friday said they are committed to "coming to an agreement that is fair to our students, faculty, and community as a whole.”

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Tree falls through roof of Norton home, causing moderate damage
Firefighters responded around 9 p.m. Friday to a Cape-style home on Evergreen Road, according to the Norton Fire Department.

One man dead, another arrested, in Berlin N.H. shooting, authorities say
An apparent dispute between neighbors on Sullivan Street turned deadly Friday morning, when one man was fatally shot and a second man was charged with his murder, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office.

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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer said she was on 13 different drugs for mood disorders, anxiety, and psychosis. Was she over medicated?

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Mass. vocational schools policy violates student civil rights, complaint says

The complaint calls for the US Office of Civil Rights to withhold all federal funding for the state’s vocational programs until the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education prohibits criteria-based admissions.

The national COVID-19 public health emergency will end in May but some of its provisions may survive in Mass.
President Biden’s move to lift the COVID-19 emergency means a sweeping series of changes to the health care system will come to an end May 11. Officials in Massachusetts are sorting through what the effect will be here.

A new bill would let Mass. prisoners donate organs for reduced sentences. Critics call it ‘coercive.’
The legislative proposal has opened a debate about not only how to address a widespread shortage of available organs for those in need, but what the moral and legal limits are for doing so.

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Judge permits forensic psychologist to examine Lindsay Clancy as she awaits arraignment in deadly attack on her children

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‘I hate the cold’: In Boston, homeless people seek shelter from an extreme chill

As record low temperatures prepare to blanket Massachusetts this weekend, homeless Bostonians are facing a frightening dilemma: Head to shelter or brave weather this city hasn’t seen in more than a century.

Boston must work to address its role in disparities, Wu says

“I have the chance to be surrounded by Black excellence, Black joy, Black brilliance, Black persistence, every single day here working for the city of Boston,” Wu said.

Amid a ‘huge collective trauma,’ a Harvard program aims to train Ukrainian doctors

The conflict has forced primary care physicians, for instance, to be trauma experts, and the Harvard program aims to help train doctors for mass casualty events.

Health

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer said she was on 13 different drugs for mood disorders, anxiety, and psychosis. Was she over medicated?

Specialists who treat women with these mood disorders say it’s not uncommon for providers to try multiple medications. Yet, some said that using more than a dozen such drugs in such a short span of time is unusual.

Bitter cold is closing in on Boston. Here’s how to stay safe.

The arctic air sweeping into the region on Friday could bring the coldest snap Boston has experienced in years. You still have time to prepare.

Frigid temperatures pose threat to homeless residents, Boston officials warn

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declared a cold emergency and Governor Maura Healey’s office said South Station will stay open overnight this weekend as a last option for people to escape the bitter cold.

Education

Woburn teachers union, School Committee contract negotiations to resume Sunday

Negotiations ended shortly before midnight Friday over return to work language, the Woburn Teachers Association said in a statement. Mayor Scott Galvin and the School Committee had said late Friday said they are committed to "coming to an agreement that is fair to our students, faculty, and community as a whole.”

Harvard winding down misinformation expert Joan Donovan’s research over school policy

During her time at Harvard, Donovan has become one of the most high-profile researchers on online extremism, media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns.

Despite hardships, many parents side with educators as Woburn teacher strike drags on

Even while Woburn parents have been forced to cope with the school closures, many scrambling to come up with alternative childcare arrangements, several parents expressed their support for their children’s teachers, blaming the mayor for the ongoing disruption to their lives.

Courts and crime

Emerson student found dead in first-year student dorm, authorities say

In a letter sent to the Emerson community later Friday, Interim President William Gilligan confirmed that the deceased had been enrolled at the college.

It takes less than 60 seconds to steal a motorcycle

A prison uniform found on a trail turns out to be fake, a man has a bizarre encounter with a stranger who likes his house, and other odd tales from local police departments.

Judge permits forensic psychologist to examine Lindsay Clancy as she awaits arraignment in deadly attack on her children

When she allegedly strangled her three children inside their Duxbury home last week, Lindsay Clancy was in the throes of homicidal and suicidal thoughts brought on by overmedication of drugs prescribed for mood disorders, anxiety, and psychosis, her new defense lawyer, Kevin J. Reddington, said.

Climate

The gas industry is under fire. It’s hiring Democratic politicians to help.

At a time when many other Democrats fault natural gas for fueling climate change, former senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana frames it as a solution.

From a warm January to a frigid February: ‘Global weirding’ could be another signal of climate change

Cold temperatures like the one coming this weekend can be shocking, even for stoic New Englanders — especially when they follow weeks of relative warmth.

Massachusetts installing more reliable EV chargers on highways

Fast electric vehicle chargers have been installed at an I-95 rest stop in Lexington and are coming to Newton and Barnstable as the state seeks to convince droves of drivers to shift to EVs by 2030.

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12-year-old girl struck by vehicle in Concord

The child was flown to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries after she was struck shortly after 7:30 a.m. Friday while crossing Commonwealth Avenue. The driver stayed at the scene, police said

Over 34,000 bags of heroin seized, three arrested, in Holyoke narcotics investigation

After a lengthy drug trafficking investigation, police seized 34,250 bags of heroin, $32,645 in cash, and 258 grams of suspected cocaine from a home and vehicle, officials said Friday.

‘I hate the cold’: In Boston, homeless people seek shelter from an extreme chill

As record low temperatures prepare to blanket Massachusetts this weekend, homeless Bostonians are facing a frightening dilemma: Head to shelter or brave weather this city hasn’t seen in more than a century.

Baby killed, mother seriously injured, after tree falls on vehicle in Southwick

The tree came down due to heavy winds on Friday, killing the baby and seriously injuring their mother, a 23-year-old Winstead, Conn. woman, officials said.

Boston must work to address its role in disparities, Wu says

“I have the chance to be surrounded by Black excellence, Black joy, Black brilliance, Black persistence, every single day here working for the city of Boston,” Wu said.

East Boston fire leaves 12 displaced amid cold emergency, no injuries

The American Red Cross was seeking to assist residents of 41 and 43 Cottage St., where a fire quickly spread amid the bitter cold Friday afternoon, according to the Boston Fire Department.

Harvard winding down misinformation expert Joan Donovan’s research over school policy

During her time at Harvard, Donovan has become one of the most high-profile researchers on online extremism, media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns.

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Despite hardships, many parents side with educators as Woburn teacher strike drags on

Even while Woburn parents have been forced to cope with the school closures, many scrambling to come up with alternative childcare arrangements, several parents expressed their support for their children’s teachers, blaming the mayor for the ongoing disruption to their lives.

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Strokes of genius

The Cape Ann Museum is preparing a major exhibition devoted to the role Edward Hopper’s 1923 Gloucester visit — and the four subsequent summers he spent in the city — played in his legendary career.

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A smart idea goes awry, but has a brilliant ending

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Beat the winter blues at annual orchid exhibition

The New England Botanic Garden's annual orchid exhibition returns Feb. 11, highlighting the intricate relationship between orchids and their pollinators.

‘Trash is all over the place:’ Marblehead volunteers working to clean up the coast
Volunteers regularly walk trails, sidewalks, and beaches carrying bags for cleanup.

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A pipe organ concert, a valentine-themed market, and auditions for a ballet summer program

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program celebrates and recognizes students accomplished in career and technical education.

NORWELL

Norwell voters fail to pass proposal for new town hall

The current building at 345 Main St. was built in 1950 and has been in failing condition for more than a decade, according to town officials.

The keys to success

Second Chance Cars provides automobiles to low-income recipients who can demonstrate that owning a car would help them get a job, keep a job, or advance within their field.

Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth

The study will examine the legalization of retail marijuana and its impact on the community, particularly the town’s youth, officials said.

FIELD GUIDE

Poking around the lives of prickly porcupines among us

Contrary to folklore, porcupines cannot shoot their quills — they turn their back toward a potential predator when threatened and raise their quills.

BLOTTER TALES

Firefighters rescue a toy doll that fell into a storm drain

Firefighters save the day when a girl drops a doll down a sewer drain, a man finds a shard of a kitchen knife in his sandwich, and other odd tales from local police departments.

Genocide education grants distributed to local schools

An Act concerning genocide education, a law passed in December 2021, requires all Massachusetts school districts to include genocide education in middle and high schools.

SOUTH OF BOSTON

Local orchestras, bands heat up the winter music scene

The Bailey Street Brass, a South Shore-based brass quintet composed of Brockton Symphony Orchestra players, consists of two trumpets, a horn, trombone, and tuba.