Boston officials mull what should be done about ATVs and loud parties in and around Franklin Park
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Speed bumps? More speeding enforcement? A dedicated space for motorbikes and ATVs in Boston?
City residents, lawmakers, and officials on Wednesday evening batted around ideas of what to do about off-road vehicles and loud parties in and around Franklin Park, the cityâs largest tract of open space.
âIf we do nothing, it will only get worse,â City Councilor Matt OâMalley said during a virtual community meeting that drew more than 200 people.
How the Derek Chauvin verdict will change the future of policing Wale Aliyu
Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict brought about many emotions from the community and police.
“There are some folks that are saying, this is an isolated incident and to a certain extent, some of that’s correct,” said Harvard Police Chief Edward Denmark. “At the same time, if it happens at all, there’s room for improvement.”
When Chief Denmark isn’t serving his department, he’s helping to train others. He is one of the prominent voices in Massachusetts and around the country when it comes to training officers in dealing with their own biases and triggers and the biases and triggers of those they come in contact with. Part of the training is figuring out contextual cues when there is a lack of compliance.
Pledging more diversity, House speaker Mariano unveils new leadership team, committee chairs
The Houseâs 10-member leadership team, Mariano included, features four women but just one person of color
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated February 12, 2021, 7:46 p.m.
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House Speaker Ronald Mariano remade the chamberâs leadership
this week, putting slightly more representatives of color
in charge of committees, naming the Houseâs first female majority leader, and appointing its first openly LGBTQ lawmaker as the chamberâs No. 3 Democrat.
The appointments provided the first test of Marianoâs pledge to diversify the leadership team and panels that will
House accepts revised police accountability bill, putting it on the verge of becoming law
Governor Baker has already pledged to sign bill once it hits his desk
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated December 22, 2020, 11:05 p.m.
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Boston police outside the District 2 Police Station where protesters marched in May. Under the bill, a system for certifying police officers in Massachusetts would be instituted for the first time.Barry Chin/Globe Staff
The Massachusetts House on Tuesday approved a revised version of a sweeping policing bill, making it all but certain the state will soon enact legislation that emerged after protests over police misconduct and the death of George Floyd gripped Massachusetts and beyond.