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Mayor Michelle Wu postpones employee vaccine mandate

Boston city employee vaccine mandate extended to Jan. 30

Talia Lissauer January 28, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a one-week-long postponement to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate until Jan. 30 for city employees to comply without being disciplined or placed on unpaid leave.
Carlos Apostle pictured in a 2019 article from El Mundo Boston

BU named defendant in case of sexual assault, battery

Samuele Petruccelli December 9, 2021
Alum claims course professor took no action following her reports of sexual misconduct by his "assistant."
A member of the Boston Teachers Union speaks at a press conference on Sept. 18. Boston Public Schools must remain open for in-person teaching despite opposition from the BTU due to a Wednesday Superior Court ruling. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Judge rules Boston Public Schools must remain open, despite teachers union’s objections

Nick Kolev October 19, 2020
BTU had filed an injunction earlier this month, requesting that teachers be allowed to teach remotely while the City’s positivity rate remains above 4 percent.
Suffolk Superior Court judge Janet Sanders reviewed several motions filed by former MIT Samson Donick. Donick was accused of raping a BU student in StuVi 2 in 2015. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Judge reviews motions for former MIT student accused of raping BU student

Mike Reddy March 18, 2018
A Suffolk Superior Court judge reviewed motions filed by a former MIT student who was accused of raping a BU student.
Boston police officer Joseph Nee is charged with money laundering. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston police officer indicted on charges of larceny and money laundering

Annacaroline Caruso October 18, 2017

  A Boston police officer was indicted on charges of stealing money from the department’s evidence room and attempting to launder it at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts....

Maria Currie, a former Boston University student, speaks at a press conference Wednesday afternoon regarding a sexual harassment case that she and another student filed against a university professor in April. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Court denies CFA professor’s request to dismiss sexual harassment charges

Alana Levene March 16, 2017

A federal judge denied Boston University and a College of Fine Arts professor’s request to dismiss five of 10 claims related to a sexual harassment case that CFA students brought against them, according...

The Boston Police Department will implement a pilot program that requires 100 officers to wear body cameras beginning Monday. PHOTO BY AMANDA LUCIDI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

100 officers begin body camera pilot program following judge ruling

Dave Sebastian September 14, 2016

One hundred Boston Police Department officers and seven command staff members on Monday began participating in a six-month body camera pilot program, according to a Monday press release. The program...

After a failed six-month trial in which Boston police officers were supposed to volunteer to wear body cameras, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association is suing the city for forcing 100 officers to do so. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Police union increases opposition to mandatory body camera program

Alyssa Meyers September 8, 2016

The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association on Tuesday continued its fight to prevent the City of Boston from requiring police officers to wear body cameras, as several union representatives spoke...

Ex-MIT basketball player indicted for allegedly raping student in October

Weihua Li May 10, 2016

A grand jury indicted a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology basketball player Tuesday for allegedly raping a female Boston University student in her dorm room at 33 Harry Agganis Way last...

EDITORIAL: Sexual harassment claims should be viewed as a wake-up call

EDITORIAL: Sexual harassment claims should be viewed as a wake-up call

Editors April 14, 2016

Two women, Erin Shyr and Maria Currie, filed a complaint on Tuesday against Boston University professor Eric Ruske, claiming sexual harassment and a university’s inability to handle the situation. The...

Erin Shyr, a junior in the College of Fine Arts, and Maria Currie, a student at the New England Conservatory, speak about their lawsuit against College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske and Boston University at a press conference Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students sue BU and CFA professor over sexual harassment allegations

Grace Li April 12, 2016

Two women — one Boston University junior and one former student — filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court Tuesday in which they claim that sexual harassment from a BU College of Fine Arts professor...

A Suffolk Superior Court dismissed a suit Thursday from the City of Boston fighting the construction of Wynn Casino in Everett. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Next steps in Wynn casino construction await

Paige Smith December 10, 2015

An attempt by the City of Boston to block construction by Wynn Resorts in a nearby city has reached a standstill as officials consider the next step of legal action. Superior Court Justice Janet...

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