FRAMINGHAM — The School Committee has requested the state to offer consistent COVID-19 risk mitigation guidance ahead of the new school year. School Committee members noted that the state has not taken a formal position on COVID-19 risk mitigation public health measures for in-person learning and what that will look like during the 2021-22 school year. On Vice Chairwoman Tiffanie Maskell's recommendation, the School Committee authorized Chairman Adam Freudberg to write the letter to Baker in support of Tremblay's request. In the letter, School Committee members also noted that last year the state had already released its back-to-school plan on June 25. During our last School Committee meeting, our Superintendent Dr. Robert Tremblay, reported on his recent remarks during a large in-person forum of Massachusetts Superintendents.

The chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has responded to last week’s Metro Times cover story that included new, previously unreported revelations of a cover-up in the Flint water crisis. “Governor Snyder obstructed the Committee’s investigation from the outset and set the tone that his decisions were above accountability. Baird also altered Flint water crisis timelines — created by the state environmental and health departments to provide their agencies actions during the water crisis — to prevent the full scope of the Snyder’s administration's actions from going public. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib spoke out on the story on Tuesday, condemning Snyder for covering up the Flint water crisis. “You won’t be surprised to learn, however, we heard not a peep.”Stay connected with Detroit Metro Times.

HOLLISTON — Several streets throughout town have been reclassified as “Commercial Motor Vehicle Exclusion” zones by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The changes were made after traffic studies and requests by the town, Town Administrator Travis Ahern said. Clark Street in Medway, which becomes South Street in Holliston, has also been changed. Ahern said most of these roads are side streets to major roads that larger trucks use as cut-throughs to avoid traffic lights. Because South Street becomes Clark Street in Medway, Holliston worked with Medway to get commercial trucks excluded from that road, too, Ahern said.

FRAMINGHAM — A traffic constable was injured when he was struck in the back on Tuesday by a pickup truck, authorities said. The driver of the pickup truck, a 50-year-old Framingham man, was cited for failing to slow while turning at an intersection. The traffic constable was directing traffic while roadwork was being done near the intersection of Arthur and Grant streets when he was struck at 1:37 p.m., Mickens said. “The operator of the truck was on Arthur Street and at the intersection began to turn left onto Grant Street, and struck the traffic constable,” Mickens said. The current condition of the traffic constable is not known.

BOSTON — A former eBay employee who authorities said took part in a campaign of fear and harassment against a Natick couple in 2019 and 2020 has been sentenced to federal prison. Federal authorities allege the seven suspects targeted Ina and David Steiner of Natick because their online e-commerce newsletter, EcommerceBytes, contained negative articles about eBay. Authorities said the harassment began online when the defendants created fake names on Twitter and threatened Ina Steiner. Using David Steiner's name, they had subscriptions to pornographic magazines sent to the Steiners' neighbors to try to discredit him in their eyes, authorities allege. Last week, the Steiners filed a lawsuit in federal court against the defendants and several other former eBay executives.

The model policies are not one-size-fits-all, nor are they necessarily consistent from county to county. In March, the Virginia Department of Education noted, in guidance accompanying the model policies, that local school boards simply had to adopt policies “consistent” with the goals of the model policies, although schools would be given leeway in terms of what those policies looked like, and some districts could adopt policies that are even more robust than the model policies. They do not claim that the model policies apply to or have had an effect on them, nor do they assert that their particular school boards have adopted the model policies or any policies consistent with the model policies. “Because the model policies are directed only to school boards, they cannot affect or aggrieve anyone other than the school boards. The model policies cannot affect or aggrieve someone if the local school board has already adopted similar policies before the development of any model policies,” Watson added.

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Moderna and Pfizer, two companies that are developing COVID-19 vaccines here, are not immune to the problem. Moderna produces some of its COVID-19 vaccine at its manufacturing technology center in Norwood. The situation is similar for Pfizer, which manufactures the mRNA substance used in its COVID-19 vaccine in Andover. So when we talk about building manufacturing capabilities in Massachusetts and in general, it goes beyond your operators on the floor." The competition among companies for skilled workers also contributes to turnover, which drives up costs for advanced manufacturers.

Matt MurphyState House News ServiceBOSTON — Quentin Palfrey, the last Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, has left his job in the Biden administration to begin laying the groundwork for a campaign for attorney general in 2022, a person close to him confirmed. Palfrey, a Southborough native who more recently lived in Weston, ran in 2018 for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jay Gonzalez. Four years later, Palfrey is now eyeing the attorney general's office should Attorney General Maura Healey leave to run for governor next year, or not seek a third term for another reason. Palfrey would not run if Healey decided to run for reelection, the person close to Palfrey said. With many Democrats waiting to see what Healey will do, Palfrey is the first to publicly state his interest in the attorney general's seat.

In MetroWest and Greater Milford police departments, there are currently 60 female officers, according to a Daily News survey. Our female officers have always been involved in sexual assault investigations. There are many things that can be done, said Kym Craven, executive director of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives. And, she said, having women as police officers can inspire other women and young girls to become police officers. She said it is doable, but law enforcement officials have to look at different ways to do things.

These trains can operate at top speed of 90 km per hour but will be allowed to operate at maximum speed of 80 km per hour. AdvertisementCHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited has recently floated tenders to procure 70 driverless train-sets of three coaches each for Phase-2 of Chennai Metro. As per sources, when the Metro starts operation in Phase-2, Unattended Train Operation (UTO) or driverless operation will be the predominant mode of train operation. Initially the plan is to have three coach trains and in future, it will be increased to six coach trains as the patronage for the metro train increases. A three coach train will have capacity to carry 980 commuters at a time while a six coach train could carry 1,970 commuters.

A: Early in pregnancy the fetus may do "somersaults," and sometimes be head down (cephalic presentation) and sometimes be buttocks/feet down (breech presentation). A vaginal breech delivery may be more challenging than a delivery where there is a cephalic presentation. Even if ECV is successful (about two-thirds of cases), a small percentage of time the fetus may spontaneously revert to a breech presentation. Several strategies are possible for a woman who has a breech presentation pregnancy. Friend's arm is paralyzed after a night of heavy drinkingIdentifying a breech presentation is a factor to consider to decide on the best birth plan.

Hyderabad Metro is India’s first public-private partnership (PPP) Metro Rail project. It is built and operated by L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd.(L&TMRH) which has now sought help of the State government to overcome the losses. According to sources, the other reasons for low ridership of Hyderabad Metro are poor last mile connectivity and higher Metro fares in comparison to other public transport like RTC buses. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Hyderabad Metro daily ridership was around 4 lakhs and revenue of INR 40 Crores per month. As the pandemic struck, Metro services remain closed for 169 days.

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) -Top-ranking South Korea will face Italy in the finals of the men’s sabre team event on Wednesday after beating Germany in their semi-final, hoping to maintain the throne they claimed in the 2012 London Olympics. Italy will face them across the piste for the fight to win the gold medal after triumphing over world number two ranked Hungary in the semifinals. Hungary has won 10 gold medals in the event so far and has Aron Szilagyi, who won a record third gold medal in the individual sabre competition on Saturday, in their team. “(The South Korean team) are four guys who are very, very strong, but we are not going to be afraid about this, we just have to show our fencing and trust in ourselves and push, push, push,” Italy’s Enrico Berre said after the match. The 2016 Rio Olympics did not hold the men’s sabre team event due to a rotation system where one team event from the men’s and women’s disciplines is not held.

NATICK — Superintendent of Schools Anna Nolin aced her annual job performance evaluation. Nolin received “exemplary” marks from the School Committee in every category but one for the evaluation, which covered the 2020-21 academic year. Text messages to Nolin and School Committee Chairwomen Julie McDonough requesting comment were not immediately returned Tuesday night. “The School Committee is extraordinarily pleased with Dr. Nolin’s performance as superintendent this school year,” the evaluation reads. More:New deal for Natick schools chiefNolin became permanent superintendent two-and-a-half years ago — in January 2019 — after the committee's unanimous vote to award her a three-year contract.