By Dan Murphy Acting Mayor Kim Janey delivered a speech commemorating her first 100 days in office on Friday, July 2, at the Museum of African American History. “It has been just over a 100 days since I took office,”…
Month: July 2021
Kelly Ransom Suspends Campaign for District 6 City Council
Longtime District 6 resident Kelly Ransom has made the “incredibly difficult decision” to withdraw her city council campaign. Kendra Hicks and Mary Tamor are the remaining District 6 candidates. Ransom has written the following letter, which was sent out by…
Mayor Janey Announces Expanded Recycling Services Through BPS Partnership
Mayor Janey, in collaboration with the City of Boston’s Environment Department, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and Northeast-based textile recycling company Helpsy, has delivered dropboxes for residents to bring their textiles to eleven BPS locations across Boston. These dropboxes are a…
Exam School Admission Task Force Puts Off Test for This Fall: Embroiled in Further Controversy on Recommendations
For just a small fraction of the Boston Public School (BPS) student population, the Exam Schools have proffered no shortage of controversy and outsized attention this year. That was on display last Wednesday, June 30, when the Exam School Admissions…
No Escaping Climate Change
Heat domes. Polar vortexes. Superstorms. Megadroughts. Wildfire tornados. Rising sea levels. These terms were unheard of at the start of this century — other than in academic journals — but are now part of our everyday conversation. Climate change and its catastrophic effects…
Op-Ed: Welcoming Phase of Re-enty and Renewal
By Cathy Judd-Stein It is often said that the opportunity to find a deeper power within emerges when life becomes most challenging. Like many, I continue to reflect on the magnitude of fear and uncertainty we collectively experienced during the…