Special to the Gazette Superintendent Mary Skipper, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Boston School Committee Chairperson Jeri Robinson honored the outstanding accomplishments of the 2023 Boston Public Schools valedictorians yesterday at Fenway Park. The ceremony brought together a diverse group of…
Month: June 2023
Mayor Wu Launches PRIDE Programming, Other Summer Events Happening on City Hall Plaza
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Offices of Arts a,d Culture and Tourism, Sports & Entertainment have announced the kick off of its first season of community arts and cultural programming on City Hall Plaza, launching…
Wu Announces New Program To Support Tree Canopy Growth
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu joined Mass Audubon at the Boston Nature Center to announce a new City program to expand tree planting and maintenance on private land. The City has selected Mass Audubon to design and operate…
Largest Pizza Festival Returns to City Hall Plaza
Special to the Gazette The Boston Pizza Festival is pleased to announce its return to City Hall Plaza in Boston’s government center. The largest consumer pizza event in New England will take place on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June…
Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicks Off June 1
Special to the Gazette In conjunction with the beginning of Atlantic Hurricane Season today, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced a series of online resources for the Commonwealth’s residents to deepen their awareness of and prepare for the impacts…
DA Kevin Hayden Names Charlene Luma as Chief of Staff
Special to the Gazette Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden last week named Charlene Luma, current chief of the office’s Victim Witness Assistance Program, to be his next chief of staff. “Charlene is a smart, organized and driven public servant who…
Congratulations to the Class of 2023
A high school graduation is a singular event in the life of every community, where almost everybody knows one of the graduates or their families. All of us share the happiness and sense of achievement of our young people who…
Biden, McCarthy Deserve Praise
As this is being written, it would appear that the deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend to raise the nation’s debt limit has averted what would have been a cataclysmic economic event,…
Op-Ed: Enjoy Your Stuff, But Be Prepared To Let It Go
By Dr. Glenn Mollette One of the perils of life is putting too much value on “stuff.” Stuff can be about anything. It can consist of what we have or what we don’t have. Much of life is about our…