BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper says the “increased risk of hypothermia and frostbite” for students coming to and from school forced the district’s first weather-related closure of 2023.
A Latino presence is sprouting in community gardens across the country. But the areas where many gardens are located – often low-income, inner-city neighborhoods – are plagued by crime, pollution and gentrification.
Prosecutors say Melendez used his position as a paraprofessional to gain the trust of his victim, who has disabilities that impact his communication and other development.
A former Boston public school employee convicted of sexually abusing a child with developmental disabilities was sentenced Friday to more than a decade in state.