🏈 Thousands of Patriots fans braved cold temperatures at Gillette Stadium for a Super Bowl send-off rally as the team departed for Super Bowl LX. (CBS Boston)
🏫 Boston Public Schools implemented a partial hiring freeze to address a possible $53 million budget gap. (Boston Globe)
Superintendent Mary Skipper said increased health insurance costs, improved fill rates for positions and inflation affecting special education and transportation were to blame.
🎓 Harvard physics professor Lisa Randall maintained years of contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including flying on his private jet and visiting his Caribbean island in 2014, according to DOJ documents. (Harvard Crimson)
Randall said she was "appalled by the full extent of allegations" against Epstein and regrets maintaining contact.
