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Full Speed Ahead! MBTA Boosts Red Line’s Braintree Branch to 50 MPH Where Possible
Faster than the speed of light...well, not really, like 50 MPH BOSTON – The MBTA today announced the upcoming restoration of speeds on the Red [...]
MBTA and City of Boston Announce Partnership to Improve Bus Reliability by Expanding Transit Signal Priority City-wide After Successful Test Along Brighton Avenue
The MBTA and the City of Boston aim to improve bus speed and reliability citywide with a major transit signal priority upgrade as a part [...]
Op Ed: Rebates, Increased Exemptions are Real Residential Tax Relief
Written By: Senator Nick Collins Earlier this month, residents across Boston saw their property tax bills go up and, in some cases, skyrocket. There are [...]
Focus on retail theft at South Bay Mall results in 73 stay-away orders in last quarter of 2024
From DA Kevin Hayden’s Office: BOSTON, January 19, 2025 – As part of a multi-partner initiative targeting store-based crimes, Suffolk prosecutors over the last quarter [...]
DCR Parking Advisory: DCR Will Open Parking at Castle Island for Boston Residents During Snow Emergency Â
WHAT:   Due to the snow emergency in the City of Boston, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will open the [...]
Mayor Wu Declares Snow Emergency. Parking Ban in Effect Monday at 10pm. BPS Closed on Tuesday.
Residents are encouraged to stay home. If travel is necessary, please use public transportation. Monday, February 12, 2024 - Mayor [...]
DCR Advisory – Agency Operated Ice Rinks Early Closure
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close the following agency operated ice rinks on Sunday, February 11, 2024, [...]
Southie elected officials call for community meeting to discuss migrant shelter proposal
After it was reported that an office building in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston is being considered for [...]
Stowaway discovered at Conley Terminal in South Boston
An old-fashioned stowaway was discovered at Conley Terminal in South Boston on Monday morning. According to Boston 25, the man [...]
Migrants could be coming to Fort Point neighborhood.
Buckle up! The Boston Herald is reporting that Fort Point neighbors were informed that migrants could be moving into their [...]
Traffic Advisory – Morrissey Blvd – February 9th – 12th
Plan accordingly! Due to the potential high tides and minor coastal flooding forecasted, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is preparing for potential lane [...]
Councilor Flynn Files Ordinance to Create the Office of Pest Control in the City of Boston
We all know rats have been problematic lately in the city! Remember this? City Councilor Ed Flynn wants to create the Office of Pest [...]
Mayor Wu + Major Cultural Institutions of Boston Launch BPS Sundays
BOSTON – Friday, February 2, 2024- Following her announcement at the 2024 State of the City Address, Mayor Michelle Wu today launched BPS Sundays, a [...]
SBYHL teams are onto the Massachusetts Hockey State Championships
Let's go, Southie! On Thursday night, the South Boston Youth Hockey League had three teams playing in the District 1 finals to earn a spot [...]
Councilor Flynn Files Hearing Order to Discuss the Impact of For-Profit Urgent Care Centers on Nonprofit Community Health Centers in the City of Boston
BOSTON - Councilor Flynn has filed a hearing order to discuss the impact of for-profit urgent care centers on nonprofit Community Health Centers. The City [...]
Be informed. Get involved – Morrissey Blvd. Commission Meeting on Tuesday
It’s a tale as old as time. If it’s raining, or a high tide, or a coastal storm, you avoid Morrissey Boulevard. Why, you ask. [...]