Trea Lavery

5 days ago | masslive.com | Trea Lavery

A lawsuit claiming fraud by a Boston city employee against her 89-year-old great-uncle, who suffers from dementia, is one of a growing trend of cases that could rip homes away from their owners, authorities say. Marie Theodat, an employee of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, and two family members are accused in a Suffolk Superior Court civil lawsuit filed in August of tricking Rodolphe St. Cloud into signing away his longtime home at 144 Fuller St. in Dorchester.

1 week ago | govtech.com | Trea Lavery

District officials attributed the improvements partly to a new policy that removes students from the roster of bus riders if they have not ridden the bus for more than two weeks without notifying the schools first, according to a report on the effectiveness of school transportation released Wednesday. More than 1,000 students have opted out to date, decreasing the total number of necessary morning bus stops across the city by about 400.

1 week ago | masslive.com | Trea Lavery

Harvard University, one of the top higher education institutions in the world, is under fire from the United States government for refusing to comply with demands from President Donald Trump’s administration. Massive funding cuts to the university announced this week will likely affect academic programming and research at Harvard, though it’s unclear exactly what will be affected.

1 week ago | masslive.com | Trea Lavery

A 26-year-old City Hall employee has joined the race for mayor of Boston. Kerry Augustin, who, according to the Boston Herald, works as a receptionist for the city’s Age Strong Commission, filed paperwork this week with the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance to run against Mayor Michelle Wu.On his campaign website, Augustin lists his priorities as creating and protecting housing for all residents, enhancing public safety and improving public transit.

1 week ago | masslive.com | Trea Lavery

Despite being plagued by late buses at the beginning of the school year, Boston Public Schools has reached a new milestone of having 94% of buses arrive on time for the first time in years. District officials attributed the improvements partly to a new policy that removes students from the roster of bus riders if they have not ridden the bus for more than two weeks without notifying the schools first, according to a report on the effectiveness of school transportation released Wednesday.