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Do You Give a Seventh Grader a Smartphone?
As part of our Top Schools 2024 special report about kids and cell phones, we’ve asked two mothers of seventh graders to share their perspectives on […]
21 Ways to Fix the MBTA Now
1. More Free Buses Kim Janey, former Boston mayor and current president and CEO, Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) The T is a public good. We […]
As Told To: A Catholic Priest Providing the Anointing of the Sick for COVID Patients
One of the most heartbreaking realities of the COVID-19 crisis is that patients are suffering and dying from the disease in sterile, empty hospital rooms, […]
What It’s Like to Be a Massachusetts Contact Tracer
Former Boston nurse Celia Gillis really wanted to get off the sidelines. So in April, the Martha’s Vineyard resident joined the ranks of Massachusetts’ ambitious […]
As Told To: What It’s Like to Be a Massachusetts Elementary School Teacher during a Pandemic
When the bell rang at the end of the day on Thursday, March 12, students at Peirce Elementary School in Arlington said goodbye as usual. […]
The Busiest They’ve Been Since the Spanish Flu: Local Funeral Homes Brace for the Surge
The coronavirus pandemic has not only upended the way we live in Boston, but also the way we die, with funeral homes facing unprecedented demand […]
What It’s Like to Be a Therapist in Boston during COVID-19
Throughout this pandemic, we’ve been inundated with reminders to protect our physical health by donning face masks, dousing ourselves in hand sanitizer, and wiping down […]
What It’s Like to Be a Boston Whole Foods Employee during COVID-19
For one five-year Whole Foods employee in Boston, the past few weeks on the job have been at once slower than ever before, and also […]
As Told To: What It’s like to Be a Boston ER Nurse Right Now
When Megan Esch first started work at Tufts Medical Center in January 2010, she couldn’t have predicted that the hospital—like so many others—would be battling […]
We Eloped in the Seaport during the Coronavirus Outbreak
When Louisiana couple Alaina Green and Brad Woolley began planning their Boston elopement after getting engaged in July 2019, they had no idea that their […]