Starting in late February, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will be replacing portions of the equipment that feeds fluoride into its drinking water. During this period, MWRA will not be adding fluoride to the water. This work is expected to…
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Whittier Street Health Center Receives $500,000 Grant
Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of…
Councilors Seek To Make Swimming in City Safer
At the February 8 of the Boston City Council, Council President Ed Flynn and Councilor Kendra Lara refiled a hearing order to discuss water safety awareness and increasing access to swimming lessons in the City of Boston. This hearing order…
Sixteen-Year-Old Charged With Stabbing Murder
A 16 year-old girl, Wilmary Mejia Matos of Roxbury, was arraigned in the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court last Monday (February 13) for the alleged stabbing murder of 21 year-old Brianna Brown early on the Saturday evening…
Officials Reminds Residents To Respond to 2023 Annual Resident Listing
The City of Boston’s Election Department is reminding residents of the importance of responding to the Annual Resident Listing. The 2023 Boston Annual Resident Listing helps provide information for the fair planning and distribution of City services. The information collected…
BPHC Issues Cocaine Advisory to Providers
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) issued an advisory to Boston health care providers alerting them about concerning levels of presumed opioid-related overdoses in Nubian Square among individuals who believed they were using cocaine. BPHC attributes these overdoses to the…
Mayor Michelle Wu, Former Mayor Kim Janey To Be Recognized at Boston Arts Academy Foundation Champion Reception
Special to the Gazette Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and former Mayor Kim Janey will be honored by Boston Arts Academy and Boston Arts Academy Foundation with the prestigious Champion Award at the 2023 Boston Arts Academy Foundation Champion Reception on…
EBNHC Introducing the Office of the Patient Advocate
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Equity is one of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) biggest focuses this year in all facets. With equity in mind and to improve patient service, the EBNHC is creating the Office of the Patient…
Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project Viewing
Special to the Gazette Engage with the future at the Arnold Arboretum! Through March 6, view a temporary exhibit in the Hunnewell Building illuminating the Entrance Improvement Project, a phased initiative to renovate all the Arboretum entrances and provide a…
Sen. Liz Miranda Announces Committee Assignments
Massachusetts State Senator Liz Miranda of the 2nd Suffolk District announced her committee assignments for the 193rd General Court of the Massachusetts Legislature that she will utilize to expand economic opportunity, social justice, and inclusion in the Commonwealth, particularly in…