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Early Voting for the State Primary Begins Saturday in Boston
Ready to cast your ballot? Early voting for the September 1 State Primary kicks off in Boston on Saturday, August 22, and runs through Friday, [...]
Man Arrested After Allegedly Recording Children with Camera Glasses at Boston Common Frog Pond
At approximately 6:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) along with US Marshals arrested Mark Sullivan, 60-years-old, of Brockton, in the area of [...]
South Boston PSA: Don’t throw your smoke detector in the trash
Here’s a little Southie PSA that could save lives: If your smoke detector is going off, please don’t take it down and throw it away [...]
City Clerk says Councilors should file agenda items “sooner than 10 minutes” before deadline at Rule 15 hearing.
In a year when the City Council has repeatedly debated its own rules, the body held a hearing Thursday to review the clarity and consistency [...]
Overnight Shooting Reported Near Scorpion Bar in Seaport
Boston police are investigating an overnight shooting in the Seaport. According to NBC10 Boston, officers responded to the area of [...]
Senator Collins Supports Retirement Benefits for Teachers
Measure Would Allow Eligible Teachers to Purchase Full-Time Service Credit for Years Spent Working Part-Time to Raise Children State Senator [...]
Councilor Flynn to Chair a Hearing On Animal Control Enforcement, Leash Law Compliance & Dog Licensing in the City of Boston
BOSTON - On Thursday, July 30th at 10 a.m., Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will chair a City Services hearing [...]
BPS eyes Brighton in-district charter school to replace Excel High School (South Boston High)
Excel High School closed its doors in June so the South Boston High School building could be refurbished for a [...]
Happy Hour Could Return Under New State ‘Fun Agenda’
State senators are pursuing a new “fun agenda” amendment package to loosen Massachusetts’s notorious alcohol laws. “Not everybody’s fun is [...]
Eight years later, a message of gratitude from the McGrath family
Back in 2018, 2-year-old Colin McGrath was killed at the intersection of L and 6th. Out of this tragedy came Colin’s [...]
Road safety camera and automated ticketing bill receives City Council endorsement.
Boston’s City Council endorsed two bills before the State Legislature that would give cities and towns the ability to use road safety cameras to address [...]
Senate Passes Senator Collins’ Property Tax Relief Legislation for Second Time Unanimously
Measure would provide property tax relief to homeowners, seniors and small businesses The Massachusetts Senate unanimously adopted an amendment to the economic development bill offered [...]
USACE proposes 16-mile flood barrier across 5 Boston neighborhoods
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Boston have partnered to build flood protection along the city’s extensive 47-mile coastline. [...]
Be a part of the City of Boston’s First-Ever Planning Academy
Have you ever wondered why your neighborhood looks and feels the way it does? If you join the Planning Academy, you will learn about Boston’s [...]
Councilor Flynn to Chair a Hearing On Animal Control Enforcement, Leash Law Compliance & Dog Licensing in the City of Boston
BOSTON - On Thursday, July 30th at 10 a.m., Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will chair a City Services hearing on animal control enforcement, leash [...]
MNA returns to work after historic strike. Union leaders call on MGB to return to the bargaining table in good faith.
More than 4,000 registered nurses and 450 Home Care clinicians have returned to work this week after the largest nursing strike in Massachusetts history. Although [...]