With the holiday season long in the rear-view mirror and the oppressiveness of a New England winter fully upon us, for many this can be the saddest time of the year — quite literally. The medical ...

When the National Weather Service made its long-range forecast for the winter last fall, it was a good news/bad news scenario. They were predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures for our region, ...

City of Boston officials joined Federal and State leaders to announce new funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for key coastal resilience projects including one in East Boston.

With the Boston Water and Sewer Commission relining one of the main lines that runs beneath the Boston Common, fencing has gone up around the park’s Beacon Street Mall, which is expected to remain ...

William Cooper Nell (1816-1874) was a pioneering African American writer and civil rights activist whose contributions to the abolitionist movement were profound, particularly in Boston, where he ...

The City of Boston announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Boston Public Schools (BPS) a $35 million grant to purchase 125, 30-passenger electric school buses. This ...

The Tobin Bridge is not going to disappear any time soon, but MassDOT has begun the process of studying potential future replacement options for the bridge. Last week, MassDOT and its team of ...

The word “resolution” may suggest the end of something. But for about 30% of American adults, New Year’s resolutions are just the beginning. “I resolve to… “ becomes a pledge they make to themselves ...

On January 9, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (S.2552) into law. The law bans cat declawing in Massachusetts, except in rare situations of medical necessity, ...

The Beacon Hill Civic Association is delighted to share that after years of BHCA advocacy, JDMD, the owner of the Archer Residences and 27-29 Hancock Street, finalized an agreement to donate 27-29 ...

The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission unanimously approved as submitted a design review application for 7 Louisburg Square at the commission’s Jan. 16 monthly public hearing, which took place ...

seen on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. “As we await the arrival of a new president, I am working to guide the staff on the essential day-to-day activities, positioning the organization to be productive ...