A Catholic school teacher, who was fired after not being able to return to work because of complications from surgery, didn’t prove that she was discriminated against because of a disability, the First Circuit said.
All Mass. residents 16 and older are now able to book a vaccine appointment
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated April 19, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Health professionals administered the COVID-19 vaccine to at least 200 essential workers at the Chelsea Senior Center in early April.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
As the coronavirus vaccination drive enters its fifth â and most pivotal â month, appointments opened to all Massachusetts residents age 16 and older on Monday.
State officials will face their biggest test yet now that eligibility for shots has been expanded to include people ages 16 through 54 â about 1.7 million more residents. It took Massachusetts three months to fully vaccinate one million residents against the virus, and less than a month to immunize its second million.
Mike Foley to serve as Austin Prep interim coach
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Mike Foley, currently assistant head football coach and offensive coordinator at Austin Preparatory School in Reading, will serve as the interim head football coach for the upcoming football season.
Billy Tucker, who was named the Austin Prep head football coach in January 2019, will continue to serve as the head coach beyond this season.
The move is a direct result of the pandemic forcing the recent classification of high school football as a fall II sport by the MIAA.
As vice president at 3Step Sports, Tucker is the company’s director of Under Armour Grassroots Football, and is at the helm of a series of football camps and recruiting events, recently confirmed to now take place this spring. These events are in conflict with the fall II season, which runs from Feb. 22 to April 25.
Newburyport education achievements
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Newbury resident Lea DeVito earned honors for the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year at Austin Preparatory School in Reading.
The following Newburyport residents were named to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year at Austin Preparatory School in Reading: Charles Gagnon earned distinction; and Isabel Hulse and Jack Keefe earned honors.
The following West Newbury residents were named to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year at Austin Preparatory School in Reading: Fischer Niehaus and Emily Pessina earned distinction; and Maria DiFilippo earned honors.