The liquor store in question is going to sell "gourmet items and high-end alcohol" including kosher wine. Puritan NIMBY neighbors and BC admin still losing their minds... #mapoliwww.newtonbeacon.org/college-adja...

College-adjacent liquor store permit raises concerns - Newton Beacon

The Boston Zoning Board approved a liquor store at 2193-2201 Commonwealth Ave. which is in the block of stores next to the Boston College Green Line station and is directly...

Talking to neighbors about Question 2 and one thing sticks out: The students who first took MCAS decades ago are now parents of students themselves. They know the impact high-stakes tests have on kids, and they remember the narrow lens of MCAS. A whole generation did this, and for what? #mapoli

“Standardized tests were never designed (and should never be used) to determine if a student should receive a high school diploma.” #YesOn2#mapoli

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"Why I am Voting Yes on 2." My thoughts on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 and what this public school parent and educator hopes you consider when voting. #YesOn2 christophermartell.blogspot.com/2024/09/why-...

Why I Am Voting Yes on 2

Above: (Top) The Bolling Building, which is the headquarters of the Boston Public Schools. (Bottom) A student filing in a "bubble sheet" f...

Vote #YesOn2#Massachusetts#mapoliyoutu.be/--mFgNqpqlk?...

Future First – Yes on 2

YouTube video by Massachusetts Teachers Association

Ha! Fuck no, lady. Nope. #Berkshires#MaPolitheberkshireedge.com/why-i-am-run...

Why I am running as an unenrolled/independent candidate for the 3rd Berkshire District - The Berkshire Edge

I might have been clearer about the details of my early candidacy, but I never lied. I did in fact choose to run unenrolled. And I have always intended to represent everyone in the 3rd Berkshire Distr...

I am surprised (maybe? honestly not a lot surprises me anymore) how many people are undecided about keeping the MCAS a requirement to graduate in MA. I have a kid who does NOT test well at all. If he passes all his school requirements, he shouldn't need a state test score to graduate. #mapoli

Guide to 2024 Ballot Questions | WBUR www.wbur.org/tag/2024-bal...#MAPoli#2024Elections

2024 Ballot Questions

Stories about the issues Massachusetts residents can vote on this fall.

NBC10 Boston highlighted ADUs recently, and their potential for how they can help alleviate our housing shortage. #brookline#mapoli

Accessory dwelling units could change housing landscape in Mass. under new law

It felt like forever for Cara Judd to find her forever home after she sold her small condo during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I got really excited until I started looking around and was devastated by what...

Me, bluntly and clearly here: “all of their self-imposed deadlines are fake.” #mapoliwww.bostonherald.com/2024/09/22/p...

Pols & Politics: Does the legislative clock and calendar matter on Beacon Hill?

More than a month after Beacon Hill came to a crashing end of formal lawmaking, deals on major proposals have quietly come through.

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