Deanna Pan
The Boston Globe
Boston, MA, United States
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‘You can’t survive on this’: Public schools rely on paraprofessionals but pay meager wages
In many Massachusetts schools districts, the hourly wages for paraprofessionals start below the state minimum wage. → Read More
After being placed on leave, Wayland superintendent files discrimination complaint against School Committee
In the complaint, Easy said he was dismissed from his job without explanation on Wednesday, less than three weeks after he raised concerns about a "racially hostile environment.” → Read More
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. → Read More
Marveling at ‘The Embrace,’ Bostonians celebrate a ‘superhero’ on Martin Luther King Day
“I think it’s definitely designed more for when you see it, when you feel it,” said Host Valcin, of Dedham. “It’s beautiful. It speaks volumes.” → Read More
Severe weather could scuttle post-Thanksgiving travel plans
“The weather definitely puts a damper on things,” said Mark Schieldrop, a spokesman for AAA Northeast. → Read More
After bruising pandemic, local retailers embrace Small Business Saturday
“Small business Saturday has been building for several years, and it’s become a bigger and bigger event, and the traffic, I think, on the main streets and the local shopping districts was pretty good today,” said Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, → Read More
Following one-day strike, Malden teachers ratify new contract
The tentative three-year agreement includes raises for teaches and administrators, an entirely new pay scale for paraprofessionals, and new language to determine the size of caseloads for school social workers and educators who provide special education services. → Read More
Malden reopens but Haverhill schools remain closed as teacher strike continues
Schools in both districts were closed Monday and hundreds of educators picketed their schools after contract negotiations failed over the weekend. → Read More
The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America
The Route 1 landmark is a testament to one family's ingenuity and drive when all the odds were stacked against them. → Read More
After years of advocacy to curb youth violence, a new community center is coming to Grove Hall
Dorchester’s first standalone, city-run community center will be built on a vacant city-owned lot in Grove Hall, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday, following years of resident activism aimed at stifling youth violence in the neighborhood. → Read More
Holding on to Boston’s Latin Quarter
As the demographic makeup of the gentrifying neighborhood has shifted, efforts to preserve the history and culture of Hyde Square have intensified in recent years, thanks to the advocacy of local business owners and activists who worry about what the future holds. → Read More
In Chelsea, Maura Healey meets with Latina small business owners
Healey, the state attorney general and Democratic nominee for governor, told reporters she empathized with the challenges facing small business owners in Massachusetts, who are still recovering from the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Inside the forgotten story of the Chinatown mothers who mobilized during the Boston busing crisis
The story of Boston’s busing crisis, the one memorialized in books, films, and podcasts, is typically characterized as a Black and white struggle. What is less known is the story of the Chinese immigrant women who organized a three-day school boycott in 1975 that would change the balance of power in Chinatown for decades to come. → Read More
ICYMI: Merriam-Webster adds ‘lewk,’ ‘yeet,’ and ‘side hustle’ to the dictionary
But also, like, they just added "pumpkin spice"? → Read More
At Billerica’s last working farm, a battle over $300,000 in unpaid taxes divides the town
To hear Billy Griggs tell it, his property — 25 acres of farm land on the edge of the Concord River — is over-assessed and overtaxed. But his decision to stop paying property taxes has residents split. Some think Billerica should cut the 73-year-old some slack. Others say it's only fair that Griggs pay up like everybody else. → Read More
Did you wake up sluggish and irritable? Fewer than 1 in 3 Americans get ‘restorative’ sleep, study finds.
Just 28 percent of participants reported high scores of restorative sleep, meaning they woke up with improved alertness, cognitive function, mood, and energy, according to a new study led by physicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. → Read More
Birth rates in Mass., other New England states, rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2021
Births rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in Massachusetts, rising 4 percent in 2021 after plummeting by same margin in 2020, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Connecticut and New Hampshire saw the steepest increases in the nation at 7 percent. → Read More
Can you still use an at-home COVID-19 test past its expiration date? It depends.
The FDA has recently extended the shelf-lives of several popular test kit brands. → Read More
‘He’s no good for you’: Warning signs followed boyfriend charged in murder of Maine activist
Friends and family of Maine activist Nicole Mokeme allege that the boyfriend charged in connection with her murder showed signs of violence long before her death, describing him as possessive and jealous, and prone to destructive outbursts and recklessness. → Read More
Maine state police search for boyfriend of activist killed in hit-and-run crash in Acadia National Park
Police on Thursday continued to investigate the tragic death of South Portland activist Nicole Mokeme, who was attending the Black Excellence Retreat at the Schoodic Institute when she was fatally injured on the campus sometime late Saturday or early Sunday. → Read More