By Ellen WalkerSpecial to the Gazette So many positive changes and events have happened over the past several weeks bringing a breath of fresh air and hope to us all including the biggest change of the positive move to fewer…
Author: Gazette Staff
Wu seeks to expand arts and culture
City Councilor At-Large and Candidate for Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by José Massó, Announcer and Producer of WBUR’s ¡Con Salsa!, members of the arts community and residents, called for a summer of play and issued proposals to transform, expand and…
Campbell proposes ‘Student Acceleration Accounts’ from federal stimulus relief funding
With the Boston Public Schools receiving over $400 million in federal relief funding, Councilor and mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell is calling on the district to put control of some resources directly in the hands of families, teachers, and schools to…
Boston women labor and community leaders lead “Diaper Drive”
Women, labor, and community leaders came together today to donate diapers and feminine products to serve families in need in Boston. Through the citywide diaper drive, they collected thousands of diapers and other products, all of which will go towards…
Accelerated Green Line D Branch track and signal replacement work to start June 12
The MBTA’s Green Line Transformation program (GLT) will accelerate the Green Line D Track and Signal Replacement Project to complete the most disruptive track replacement work by early fall 2021. After this milestone, signal replacement and testing will continue through the end of…
Rescued sea turtles to be released into the wild
Following a historic season that saw hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles wash ashore on Cape Cod, the New England Aquarium sent off 25 rehabilitated turtles to be released back into the wild from the North Carolina coast. The turtles spent…
BPD officers arrest suspect wanted in connection to several recent lewd incidents in Mission Hill
At about 7 p.m. on Monday May 24, officers assigned to the BPD Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Decosta Turner, 30, of Roxbury in the area of 13-A McGreevey Way in Roxbury as part of an ongoing investigation which was…
Essaibi George for Boston releases economic justice and workers’ rights policy plan
“Boston has the opportunity and responsibility to learn from our past, and not just rebuild our economy, but build a better economy that works for everyone.” Boston City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi George released a new economic justice and workers’…
June programming at the Museum of Fine Arts posted
This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), hosts its ninth annual Juneteenth—the MFA’s first in-person community celebration in over a year—and continues its partnership with the Roxbury International Film Festival (RIFF). Additional virtual events include a program hosted…
Congratulations to the Class of 2021
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they have a personal connection to a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share…