Top Boston news: Students won't be forced to repeat grade level; mayor says city not ready to reopen

Top Boston news: Students won't be forced to repeat grade level; mayor says city not ready to reopenPhoto: Anthony DELANOIX/Unsplash
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Published on May 05, 2020

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Boston.

Community holds parade for Grafton man facing terminal cancer diagnosis

The co-headmaster of Tech Boston Academy also recently lost his mother and stepfather, so family, friends and students wanted to show him some extra love.

Read the full story on WCVB Channel 5 Boston.

Boston city councilor without coronavirus symptoms tests positive for virus antibodies

A Boston city councilor who didn't have any symptoms of the coronavirus has tested positive for its antibodies. She’s saying the result shows how important it is for people to keep social distancing.

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

Gunshots reported on East Cottage Street

Police report that officers responding to a call about gunfire outside 152 East Cottage St. around 7 p.m. on Saturday found "multiple spent shell casings and other ballistic evidence." They also found a gun nearby.

Read the full story on Universal Hub.

Mayor: Boston may be on verge of downward slope but city not ready to reopen

Boston is expected to surpass 10,000 coronavirus cases this week, but the increase in cases per day has been fairly flat, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said at a news conference Monday.

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

No Boston students will be forced to repeat grade level amid pandemic

The mayor said no students in Boston will be forced to repeat their grade level, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Read the full story on WBZ | CBS Boston.


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