Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Mary Skipper shared the independent report by Mintz Attorney Natashia Tidwell following her review of safety policies and performance under the contracts with Transdev, and announced…
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Reviving Happy Hours will Put More Drunk Drivers on our Roads
The proposal by State Senator Julian Cyr to revive happy hours — which have been outlawed in Massachusetts since the 1980s — is a terrible idea that will have only one guaranteed consequence: More motorists will be driving under the…
Fenway CDC Hosts Fenway Ball
The Fenway Community Development Corporation held their Annual Fenway Ball at Time Out Market.
CAMH Boardhears Plans for Proposed Distillery
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At the Community Alliance of Mission Hill’s (CAMH) July meeting, attendees learned about plans that would bring a Korean-American distillery to 89 Heath Street. The planned distillery, called NAMU (tree in Korean) Distilling Co.,…
Mayor Michelle Wu’s Movie Nights Begin Aug. 5
Special to the Gazette The Boston Parks and Recreation Department ParkARTS program presents Mayor Wu’s Movie Nights, featuring family-favorite movies in 12 City of Boston parks beginning August 5 through August 29. The Mayor’s Movie Nights series is…
Elections Dept. Sends Vote-By-Mail Applications, Issues Call for Poll Workers
Special to the Gazette In order to increase access to and participation in local elections, the City of Boston’s Election Department is mailing vote-by-mail applications to Boston voters. Applications are being mailed to the address at which each voter…
News in Brief
Boston Children’s School turns 60 The Boston Children’s School celebrated a major milestone this past May. Founded in 1965, the Boston Children’s School, a pioneer in private early elementary education, celebrated its 60th Jubilee Anniversary at the West…
Hill Happenings
By Maurice ‘Mossy’ Martin The annual Mission Hill Veterans Post Golf Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 (please note: the wrong date was published in last month’s column), at Norwood Country Club. For $125 per guest, a…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Courtney Wright Happy August! As always, the summer goes by too fast and in this year’s case, too hot. Despite the heat, it has been a fun couple of months at Main Streets watching projects come to…
Local Municipal Officials Call for State Action to Keep Food Waste Out of the Trash
Staff Report While residents across the Commonwealth have just experienced a record-breaking heatwave in some areas, municipal officials are acting on a less-often-discussed contributor to the climate crisis: food waste. Fifty-one municipal officials from 17 cities and towns across…