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This City of Boston has made history once again! Kim Janey, previously the Council President, was sworn in this week as the Mayor of Boston.
Eight hundred nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester are poised for a third week of a strike that began March 8.
The Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) was established in 2015 to monitor the MBTA’s finances, management, and operations as the MBTA faced challenges on these fronts.
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution in support of SD.1709, An Act Relative to Medication Assisted Recovery and Care, and supported legislative efforts to implement new...
Boston VNA (BVNA) is a certified home health agency that provides nursing care, therapies, rehabilitations, and other home healthcare services to patients in Boston.
National Women’s History month is an opportunity to shine a light on the extraordinary legacy of all women and girls who have built, shaped and improved our City, Commonwealth and Nation.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced that as part of its “Forging Ahead” plan, they will suspend all service of the #55 bus starting on March 14, 2021.
Eversource Energy is proposing to construct and operate a new transmission substation facility located on the Chelsea Creek waterfront on East Eagle Street in East Boston.
As it stands, Boston Public Schools currently do not require their history or social science curriculum frameworks to include the topic of genocide when teaching United States history or world history...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing the Boston Ujima Project’s 2021 Citywide Assembly, "We Be Knowin: A Boston Ujima Project Celebration Of Everyday...
The Parks and Recreation Commission voted to formally ratify the City Council resolution passed in 1969 to officially name the playground at Hooker and Sorrento Streets in memory of James H. Roberts.
This week, the Council recognized February 7, 2021 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the City of Boston.
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution in support of allowing students to repeat their grade due to the educational disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Project Bread, food insecurity has increased from 1 in 10 children to 1 in 5 households with children in Massachusetts.
National School Counseling Week is a time to recognize the important work our school counselors do to support students academic, career, and social and emotional development.
The month of February is Transit Equity Month, and February 4 is the birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, whose role in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott brought national attention to the...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the Labor Secretary, and if confirmed, Mayor Walsh would leave his position before the end of his term.
This year marks the 5th annual Winter Walk, a campaign raising awareness and funds to help end homelessness in the City of Boston.
This week, the Council adopted a resolution urging Governor Charlie Baker’s administration to prioritize childcare providers, early education, and K-12 educators in COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing February 3, 2021, as National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Patricia O’Neill is a longtime Dorchester resident who led the Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Association as President for 20 years, and this week the Council voted to adopt a resolution in support of...
This year will mark the 41st Homeless Census, an annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count of individuals and families staying in emergency shelter, transitional housing, or domestic violence shelter programs...
Between climate change, industrialization, and development, we are dangerously destroying wetlands globally at a rapid pace.
Computer Science Education Week highlights the crucial role that computer science plays in transforming our society.
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing Native American Heritage Day.
During this week’s City Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution highlighting the Boston Black Hospitality Coalition’s work to help impacted Black businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
National School Psychologist Week is a time to recognize the important work school psychologists and other educators do to help all students thrive.
Since 2007, November has been recognized at National Homeless Youth Awareness Month.
Recently, the Marriott Hotel in Copley Square permanently eliminated 231 employees, offering them little severance.
During this week’s City Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing Friday, November 20, as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
