Numerous public gatherings, meetings and conferences were abruptly cancelled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and major hospitals in the area are preparing for a potential surge of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases – all this while financial markets in…
Author: Seth Daniel
Residents Raise Major Concerns About Conditions at Hennigan Center
When Phyllis Petruzzelli and many of the other female swimmers that utilize the Hennigan Pool and Community Center on Heath Street come to participate in their bi-weekly class, they don’t begin the night by warming up or getting dressed.…
BPS Issues RFP on New Testing Company for Exam School Entrance
In the wake of a scandal this month involving the maker of the ISEE Exam School test and the Boston Public Schools, Supt. Brenda Cassellius reported this week they have begun to seek new vendors for the exam school…
New England Genealogical Society Speaks Out Against New Record Restrictions
Seemingly out of the far reaches of left field, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in the Back Bay were ambushed last week with a little-known proposal in Gov. Charlie Baker’s budget that would severely limit vital records…
Local Students Get First-Hand Learning at the State House
Math problems, reading assignments, persuasive writing reports and civics lessons happen in classrooms all over the city for young students, but at The Neighborhood School in Jamaica Plain this semester, those lessons have been intertwined with a cause – and…
A Different Budget: Supt. Cassellius’ Budget Reflects What She Heard Major Investments Proposed For Seven Schools in JP
The world of school budgets within the Boston Public Schools (BPS) has rarely been marked by intrigue or excitement in year’s past, but new Supt. Brenda Cassellius said this week that her first budget proposal is different than any previous…
Kelly Rink: A Hard-Fought Resource for the Neighborhood
On most every Saturday morning in the cold winter months, bundled up families and children pack onto Marbury Terrace to a little sheet of ice abutting the Orange Line tracks. They laugh. They shiver. But above…
Cassellius Releases Framework for Public School Strategic Plan
After more than six months of visits to all 135 school buildings in the Boston Public School district, and conducting more than 100 community meetings, Supt. Brenda Cassellius submitted her final strategic plan to the Boston School Committee last…
Study: e-scooters Could Unlock Thousands of Jobs for Boston Residents
When Boston’s Charlie Palleschi first saw an e-scooter at an event in Cam-bridge, he thought it simply looked fun. On second look, though, he realized the compact electric scooter could likely change his commuting life. And in fact,…
Jp Drone Pilot Says the ‘Possibilities Are Endless’ for Unmanned Aircraft
JP resident Julio Aguilar had always been drawn to flight – and as a kid in his na-tive Florida, that took the form of air shows and airplane mechanics. He said he grew up with his father frequently working on…