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…
Month: March 2022
Arroyo and Hayden Say They Are Both in the Race for Suffolk County District Attorney
So far the race for Suffolk County District Attorney will be between one candidate who supports many of former DA Rachael Rollin’s reforms and another who is more moderate and was appointed as interim DA by Republican Governor Charlie Baker.…
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 Announces New Offices for Food Justice and Access to Urban Agriculture
Mayor Michelle Wu announced on Feb. 24 the creation of a new Office of Food Justice in the city, formerly the Office of Food Access. Wu also announced the new GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture, which will be led by…
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…
Wu Recommends CPA Funding For Evans Way Footbridge Project
This week, Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announced their recommendation for the latest Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding round that includes funding for a project in Mission Hill. With 52 projects totaling $27…
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…
Mayor Wu Announces Creation of the Office of Early Childhood
At a press conference last Wednesday Mayor Michelle Wu said, for anyone who has had to try to find an early childhood education seat in Boston navigating the many complicated systems, registrations and applications can be a daunting task. “This…