Earlier this month, I gave my State of the City address at Symphony Hall. It’s one of my favorite events because it’s a chance to speak directly to the people of Boston about the progress we’ve made, the challenges that…
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Thank you, Bob DeLeo
It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Winthrop/Revere State Rep. Bob DeLeo was elected the Speaker of the House by his colleagues. (Yes, time flies.) We wish to make note of the 10th anniversary of Speaker…
Nominations Now Open for Bps Educator of the Year Awards 2019
The Boston Public Schools (BPS), City of Boston, and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) are pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Boston Educator of the Year Awards. The Educator of the Year Awards recognize…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
The year 2019 began quite differently with an interesting (for me) medical challenge. As some of you might have heard, I underwent heart surgery right after Christmas to correct a defective aortic valve that I’ve been aware of for the…
Hill Happenings
About 80 revelers gathered at the West Roxbury Elks to celebrate “Big Jim” Moynihan’s surprise 70th birthday party. A hulking soft-spoken man, Jim is my childhood friend and we grew up in the Mission Hill project in the 1950s and…
Local Resident Nelson Rivera among Boston EMT Graduates
On Monday, Jan. 14, Mayor Martin J. Walsh together with Boston EMS celebrated the graduation of 19 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) recruits including Nelson Rivera of Mission Hill, in a graduation ceremony at Faneuil Hall held before family, friends and colleagues.…
City Kids Presents Laptop Computers to 50 High Achieving Students at West End House
City Kids, a youth education nonprofit program developed by City Realty, donated Chromebook laptop computers to 50 high achieving students at the West End House Boys & Girls Club in Allston. The computer donation provides a necessary tool to the high school…
Taushawn C. Tinsley to Run for Boston City Council At-Large
Dorchester resident and BPS educator seeks neighborhood inclusion and school reform. Public schools advocate Taushawn C. Tinsley will enter race for one of Boston’s four At-Large City Council seats. Tinsley, 25, is a Caribbean-American, a former regional planner for The…
Northeastern Awarded $500,000 M212 State Grant
Northeastern University was recently awarded $500,000 for its Foster Innovation for Seafood Handling (FISH) program as part of $3.7 million in new grants from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2). The program is spearheaded by Professor Taskin Padir and “bring[s] collaborative…
City Council Holds Hearing on Early Voting in Municipal Elections
The City Council Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Councilor Michael Flaherty, held a hearing on Jan. 28 concerning a petition for a special law regarding an act authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections.…