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ORR Superintendent Michael Nelson said Wednesday that a complaint about several books in school libraries had since been rescinded.

Updated 4:30 pm The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee swapped lawyers for its appeal of the Oak Bluffs planning board decision to deny a special permit for a track and synthetic turf field project.  At an earlier MVRHS committee meeting, officials approved the hiring of land use attorney Mark Bobrowksi, and agreed to […]

This is a developing story… The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee will seek to appeal the Oak Bluffs planning board decision to deny a special permit for a track and synthetic turf field project on campus. Synthetic compounds called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS, served to be the sticking […]

WORCESTER – The School Committee this week agreed to schedule a meeting next month with the city’s Board of Health to discuss potential COVID-related measures for the new school year. On Friday, the School Committee office said the board agreed to a meeting during the second week of August.  So far the committee has not committed to any approach to coronavirus safety this fall, such as requiring masks or vaccinations. School officials expect the state’s education department will provide guidance for districts sometime in the next few weeks. Earlier this week, Gov. Charlie Baker said he...