Mayor Walsh held a press conference on Friday, July 31, where he provided updates on the City’s COVID-19 efforts, as well as invited Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius to speak more about the status of the BPS reopening…
Month: August 2020
Roxbury Community College to offer online, remote, hybrid, and in person classes in fall 2020
Roxbury Community College (RCC) recently announced plans to offer a combination of online, remote, hybrid and in-person classes for its students in the fall 2020 semester. In person classes will be held in spaces that allow instructors and students to remain…
Mayor appoints Alejandra St. Guillen to Boston Cannabis Board
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced last week the appointment of Alejandra St. Guillen to Boston’s Cannabis Board, which was created this spring to strengthen the City’s focus on equity in the new marijuana industry. St. Guillen lost by only a few votes…
Letters to the Editor
Supporting environmental justice legislation To the Editor, As a diverse group of city and town elected officials representing hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents, we write in support of environmental justice (EJ) legislation for our communities — specifically H. 4264,…
Editorial 08-07-2020
Waiting for The Big One As we are writing this, we are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, which is the earliest-ever ninth named storm of a hurricane season. Although Isaias was a weak Category 1 hurricane when it made…