Officials at the Boston Public Library (BPL) announced Reading Together, a yearlong reading challenge for the year 2021. While many Bostonians remain isolated due to the global health emergency, Reading Together challenges BPL patrons to read a book each month…
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Walsh, BHA extend moratorium for nonessential public housing evictions
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), Kate Bennett last week announced an extension on the moratorium on nonessential evictions for BHA public housing residents until March 1, 2021. The moratorium offers housing stability…
JP Progressives hosting forum on policing in Boston
Join JP Progressives on January 19 at 7 p.m. for a Zoom discussion with Bostonians who are working to achieve police reform and fighting against police misconduct. We’ll discuss the history of police violence in our city, the current debate…
Michelle Wu demands Harvard protect jobs for frontline custodians
On Tuesday, Boston City Councilor and Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu sent Harvard President Lawrence Bacow a letter expressing her concern about the administration’s decision to cut contracted workers out of its pandemic leave policy next semester, even as COVID-19 rates surge…
Letter to the Editor 1-08-2021
Raise the age of military service and ban recruiters from high schools Dear Editor, Ever wonder why it’s legal to serve as a soldier at age 18 in America but you can’t legally have alcohol until you are 21? In…
New Spark Boston Council announced with local residents named to board
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced this week the incoming Mayor’s 2021 SPARK Boston Council, with four new members representing Jamaica Plain. The diverse 41-member group, composed of 33 new and eight returning members, will spend the next 12 months working to continue…
Crestwood CEO joins Lenny Zakim Fund Board of Directors
Crestwood Advisors (“Crestwood”), a boutique investment and wealth management firm based in Boston, today announced that CEO and Managing Partner Michael Eckton has joined the Lenny Zakim Fund (“LZF”) board of directors. Eckton will serve an initial three-year term on…
Vaccines Have Landed: MGH, BMC Receive First Doses of Covid Vaccine
Boston Medical Center (BMC) received the area’s first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Monday morning, taking it into cold storage immediately and, on Wednesday, beginning the first rounds of vaccinations on staff members. Mass General Brigham followed suit…
Boston Still Honors The Paris Agreement
City Offering Free Webinars in Multiple Languages on Community Choice Electricity Program
By Dan Murphy The city’s Environment Department is now offering free webinars to the public in multiple language on the upcoming Community Choice Electricity program, which, officials said, will provide Boston residents with a “stable, affordable, and cleaner electricity option.”…