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Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a series of events honoring New Edition, the legendary Boston-based R&B group founded in Roxbury in 1978, on Saturday, August 30. In recognition of the [...]

The Spark Council is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement program for millennial and Gen Z residents responsible for leading engagement initiatives and advising the mayor’s office on the affairs [...]

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced that, effective August 24 as part of Fall 2025 service changes, all subway lines and eight frequent bus routes will offer extended service [...]

BOSTON – Sunday, August 10, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu today issued a heat emergency for the City of Boston beginning tomorrow, Monday, August 11 through Wednesday, August 13 due [...]

On Wednesday, August 7, 2025, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested 37-year-old Eric Vargas of East Boston on charges of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, stemming from an [...]

Boston’s city council unanimously moved to condemn the Trump administration's proposal to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Endangerment Finding – the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions established [...]

A little past midnight on Wednesday, things got intense at the corner of Chelsea and Emmons Streets in East Boston. A pickup truck lost control and smashed straight into the [...]

BOSTON – Monday, July 28, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu today issued a heat advisory for the City of Boston beginning today, Monday, July 28 through Wednesday, July 30 due to [...]

Amidst a growing rat problem and public debate over whether the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP) is sufficient to mitigate vermin, local pest control specialists are seeing an uptick in calls city-wide. [...]

BOSTON, July 21, 2025 – A licensed practical nurse from Cape Cod has been charged with falsifying medical records at an East Boston healthcare facility to steal oxycodone pills, Suffolk [...]