LOWELL In a case that has rocked the city’s political establishment, newly reelected City Councilor Corey Robinson was arraigned in Lowell District Court Thursday on two charges of assault and battery on a family/household member.
Security guards told police that another student warned them that some students were in possession of guns and there was a threat made to "shoot up the block."
Pooled COVID testing to start at these 120 Massachusetts schools and districts this month
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
A program to offer weekly pooled COVID-19 testing for students and educators is starting in Massachusetts this month, with 120 schools and districts signed up to participate so far, according to education officials.
Those 120 schools and districts represent more than a quarter of the state’s public school students, said a spokeswoman for the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Schools and districts will start testing as close to Feb. 8 as possible, said Jackie Reis, the spokeswoman. Some districts could start this week. DESE will continue to accept applications for the program through the end of the month.