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Celtics fans are trying to come to terms the team's decision to suspend Coach Ime Udoka for a season for "multiple" policy violations.

White people have received 63% of monkeypox vaccines. Black and Hispanic residents have received less than 20% — but they represent nearly half of all cases identified in Massachusetts.

At Boston Latin School, a new admissions policy has resulted in an increase of Black and Latino students among the incoming seventh grade class — more than there have been in at least a generation.

Multiple media reports that the head coach of the Boston Celtics could soon be suspended casts a cloud over one of the best basketball teams in the NBA.

Boston Globe basketball writer Gary Washburn says the Celtics have not confirmed any disciplinary action against Udoka, and it isn't clear what conduct code was reportedly violated.

Branch closures hit some customers hard: small businesses that deal in cash, city dwellers reliant on public transit, and older customers. Of the 230 branches closed since the start of COVID, one quarter of those were in low- and moderate-income areas, according to federal data and WBUR reporting.

When Gov. Ron DeSantis flew four dozen migrants to Martha's Vineyard last week, he was probably thinking of how it would play in his home state of Florida. But the controversial move has also put immigration front and center in Massachusetts politics.

The MBTA Orange Line reopened for the first time in a month on Monday morning. The T's general manager said the 30 day shutdown allowed workers to make five years of improvements.

State Rep. Dylan Fernandes calls the sending of the migrants to Massachusetts a "political stunt" and says he's proud of the response from people in his district to support the migrants.

The group of Venezuelans unexpectedly forced to stay on Martha's Vineyard departed Friday, bidding an emotional farewell to the islanders who offered them immediate support in a fast-moving political saga.

Immigration rights advocates and lawmakers are questioning whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated any laws when he unexpectedly flew nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard this week.

Nearly 50 Venezuelans were flown to Martha's Vineyard from Texas under what they said was a false pretense, but they expressed gratitude Thursday for the way islanders gathered to support them.

Many of these families are showing up in emergency rooms around the Boston area in need of medical care and shelter. These new arrivals are distinct from the largely Venezuelan migrants who arrived on Martha's Vineyard Wednesday via plane, to the surprise of local officials.

The people who operate water treatment plants in Massachusetts say this summer has been brutal. It's made many of them wonder whether cities and towns need to fundamentally rethink how they provide water across the state.

For more on the developing situation, we're joined by Cape and Islands state Sen. Julian Cyr. 

EPA regional administrator Dr. David Cash joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.

Hospitals typically employ heart, lung, kidney and other specialists. But there are few hospitals where patients can see anyone who specializes in addiction medicine — even as overdose deaths reach record highs. That's changing, slowly.

WBUR's Steve Brown joined Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.

Joining WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to preview the season is Mike Reiss, who covers the Patriots for ESPN. 

September is upon us and the fall field crickets are calling time, writes Anita Diamant. As usual, they've triggered the onset of my annual autumnal melancholy: Winter is coming. Woe is me.

When your utility buys its power has a lot to do with the price spikes you're seeing.

WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy was joined now by Dr. Ofer Levy, a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases at Boston Children's Hospital and a member of the FDA COVID vaccine advisory panel.

Even though visual signs of the pandemic are wearing off at Brockton's East Middle School, the reality of learning setbacks is still driving a lot of decisions by school leaders.

Boston University President Robert Brown will step down at the end of the academic year, ending his 18-year tenure running the school.

While there were no big surprises in the state's gubernatorial primaries, several other races brought unexpected results.

A decade ago, Massachusetts began a novel experiment in health care cost control. The results have been mixed. Health care spending has grown less rapidly — yet consumers and businesses are still grappling with higher prices each year.

Prices were up 7% in Greater Boston this July compared to last year, adding to the challenge for families buying supplies for the new school year.

There's just one more day of campaigning before Tuesday's primary election. WBUR's political reporter Anthony Brooks joins Morning Edition for a closer look.

Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind Geoff Diehl. Maura Healey is preparing for November. And Chris Doughty is appealing to "the exhausted middle." Here's how the gubernatorial candidates are closing out the Massachusetts primary.

A coalition of groups called Olmsted Now is distributing grants to projects that change the way people perceive who's welcome in parks. The effort is in honor of the 200th birthday of Frederick Olmsted, who designed Boston's 7-mile-long Emerald Necklace and thought high quality parks should be open and available to all.

The 77th annual North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament celebrates 9-man, a street version of volleyball adapted for the back alleys of Boston's Chinatown.

For reaction to the report, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Jarred Johnson, chief operating officer of the of the local advocacy group Transit Matters.

Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to look back on her first year in the role and set us up for future years.

The FTA first told state officials it was launching an inspection of the MBTA's operations and maintenance in April — days after a man was dragged to death by a Red Line train.

While there are some competitive statewide races on the ballot, legislators often get a free ride to retain their seats.