Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced the creation of the “Family Overdose Support Fund,” a new fund that will provide financial support to Boston families who have lost a loved one…
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Celebrate Presidents’ Day Week at the JFK Library With Family-Friendly Activities
Special to the Gazette The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum offers several family-oriented activities and programs throughout Presidents’ Day week, including its signature Presidents’ Day Festival on Feb. 19, featuring presidential storytelling, activities and performances, and a Celebrate!…
Environmentalists: Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Vladimir Lenin used the term “useful idiots” to refer to journalists, labor leaders, and politicians in the West who extolled the virtues of Lenin’s new Communist regime in Russia as a “worker’s paradise.” They were in the vanguard of the…
Op-Ed: Alarming New Survey Reveals How High MBTA Fares Are Harming Riders
Dear Editor, On the heels of Governor Healey pledging to fund a permanent low-income fare for the MBTA in her FY25 budget, a groundbreaking survey of riders finds that they forgo meals, medicines, and other necessities as a direct result of the…
Annual Mission Hill 5K Road Race
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Community Gets Look at Parcel 25, Phase 3 Project Change
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At a public meeting hosted by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on October 23, the plans for Phase 3 of the Parcel 25 project located on Tremont and Station Streets were revealed. This public…
CAMH Discusses Hillside Street Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its monthly meeting in October, the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) heard an initial presentation for a project at 14 Hillside Street. As part of this proposal, the building on Hillside Street would have…
City Issues Reminders Ahead of Municipal Election
Special to the Gazette The Boston Election Department is reminding voters that the Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7. The election will determine At-Large and District City Councilors for the City of Boston. Due to redistricting, the…
Got Pumpkins? Compost Them in the Common on Nov. 6
Special to the Gazette Boston does Halloween right. We decorate our stoops with pumpkins and a skeleton (or three); we dress up in costumes, kids and grown-ups alike; the city closes our streets to traffic; and neighbors open doors to…