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Mayor Wu Declares a Snow Emergency, Parking Ban in Effect Sunday, February 22nd at 2pm
Boston Public Schools will be closed on Monday, February 23. All municipal buildings will be closed on Monday. Residents are encouraged to stay home. If [...]
Man arrested in NH after dragging a Mass State Trooper in East Boston
Gheesh According to the Citizens app, a Massachusetts State Trooper was hospitalized after being dragged by a car in East Boston early Thursday morning. The [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Red Bull Heavy Metal coats City Hall Plaza in fresh powder ahead of snowboarding competition
150 tons of snow were unloaded onto City Hall Plaza Tuesday night to convert the city’s stoic epicenter into a premier extreme winter sports venue [...]
City of Boston Licensing Board Approves Five Liquor License Upgrades for Beer + Wine Licensees including one in Eastie
BOSTON - Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - The Boston Licensing Board recently approved five applications from beer and wine licensees upgrading to non-transferable all alcoholic [...]
Everybody in office is staying in office. Incumbents sweep Boston municipal elections.
Election season is finally over. Michelle Wu will officially enter her second term as Mayor of Boston. The progressive Democrat [...]
Guide to Election Day: Meet the Boston City Council-At-Large Candidates
Election season is thankfully almost over. Though Josh Kraft dropping from the mayoral race in September has cleared the field [...]
With the threat of SNAP being paused, East Boston Steps Up: How to Help Your Neighbors in Need
As many families across Boston face cuts or a pause in their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)benefits, it’s more important than [...]
Mayor Wu Delivers First Ever State of Schools Address
BOSTON – Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – This evening Mayor Michelle Wu delivered the first ever State of the Schools [...]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the new and improved Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School in East Boston
BOSTON - Monday, October 27, 2025 - Today, Mayor Michelle Wu joined Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper, the City's [...]
Yes, there were fireworks on Monday AND Tuesday night over Boston Harbor. Here’s the reason.
You ask. We answered. You’re not crazy. There was an elaborate fireworks display over Boston Harbor on Monday AND Tuesday [...]
City of Boston Licening Board Approves Four New Liquor Licenses
The businesses—who were approved for zip code restricted licenses—are located in East Boston, Roxbury, and the South End BOSTON – Thursday, October 23, 2025 – [...]
New Housing Ordinance gives City “right of first refusal” in redeveloping municipal property into affordable housing
The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Wednesday, October 8, prioritizing the conversion of surplus municipal property into affordable housing. These properties include schools, public safety [...]
Councilors Breadon, Louijenne, and Coletta Zapata exploring city-run grocery stores to keep food on the table
The City Council approved a hearing for Wednesday to examine the feasibility of publicly owned grocery stores to strengthen Boston’s food infrastructure. This comes in [...]
Boston Housing Authority to Deploy Extrasense AI-Enhanced Cameras In Ongoing War on Rats
Over the next six months, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Extrasense Technology Incorporated will pilot AI-enhanced rodent monitoring cameras at BHA properties in Brighton [...]
14-year-old girl stabbed near East Boston High School last month.
In a disturbing incident near East Boston High School, a 14-year-old has been ordered held without bail after allegedly stabbing another teen girl, according to [...]
Federal Government Shutdown – Here’s what you need to know
Well, here we go… At 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1st, the federal government officially shut down after Congress couldn’t get it together to pass [...]
