By Dan Murphy City Councilor Kenize Bok will hold Winter Office Hours for her Mission Hill constituents on Thursday, March 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Penguin Pizza at 735 Huntington Ave., both in person and virtually. “Meeting with…
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What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette If weather is one of the favorite topics in New England, then the month of February certainly left its mark. Snow, sleet, sun-shine, high winds, rain and spring-like weather all made their appearance…
News Briefs
Spring Garden Talk Planned Join the Shirley-Eustis House Association and The Roxbury Historical Society for an online discussion about garden plants as cures for illness and preservers of wellness in early New England. Master Gardener Mary Lou O’Connor will share…
Wu Announces Launch of Two-Year, Fare-Free Program for MBTA Bus Routes
Mayor Michelle Wu on Feb. 9 announced that the City of Boston is launching the two-year fare-free program on MBTA bus Routes 23, 28, and 29 on March 1, 2022. This program extends the highly successful fare-free Route 28 pilot…
Wu Files Ordinance Regarding Targeted Residential Picketing
Mayor Michelle Wu on Feb. 28 filed an Ordinance Regarding Targeted Residential Picketing, adding parameters to protect the health and well-being of residents in our neighborhoods against targeted harassment. Targeted residential picketing means picketing, protesting, or demonstrating, with or without…
Wu and School Committee Chair Robinson Outline Process for Superintendent Search
Mayor Michelle Wu and School Committee Chair Jeri Robinson on March 3 announced the members of a 9-person search committee and the collaborative process for selecting a new Boston Public Schools Superintendent, as outlined by the Chair in Wednesday’s School…
Paramedic Training School Scholarship Program for Massachusetts’s EMTs Announced
Transformative Health- care announced a $1,000,000 Paramedic Training School scholarship program to enable EMTs aspiring to become Paramedics access to state-of-the-art education at a fraction of the tuition expense. Over eighty (80) EMTs will receive scholarships to participate in the…
Coalition Calls for Swift Action on Low-Income Fares
In the wake of the failure by the MBTA board to create a Low-Income Fare for MBTA riders, a popular proposal that garnered overwhelming support in public testimony, the Public Transit Public Good Coalition calls for swift action on providing…
Baker-Polito Announce Small Business Relief Program
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the launch of a new $75 million grant program to support Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new program is part of the plan to spend $4 billion in American Rescue Plan funding that…
Wu Announces Expansion of Food and Urban Agriculture Initiatives
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture. The new office will be within the Housing Cabinet and will work to increase food production throughout Boston; develop and implement innovative food production strategies; provide technical assistance…