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A new state commission, established under a law Gov. Baker signed on Jan. 13, will be tasked with seeking out steps to address racial inequities in maternal health.
The panel will explore ways to reduce or ... Read more.
On Jan. 12, I held my final State of the City, which was broadcast live from Boston’s newest civic treasure, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square.
The year 2020 was ... Read more.
With the Covid-19 vaccine in the early stages of the rollout in Massachusetts, a new polling report indicates that major disparities exist among different populations within the city of Boston as to whether or not to get ... Read more.
Based on current trends in administering its first vaccinations for Covid-19, Massachusetts would complete giving first doses to all Massachusetts residents in June of 2023.
Since Dec. 15, first doses of the ... Read more.
For the second year in a row, the coronavirus has caused the cancellation of the St. Patrick’s Day parade through South Boston.
“Due to ongoing state restrictions limiting outdoor public events to 25 people, the ... Read more.
The Boston City Council last Wednesday debated the merits of a Home Rule Petition that, if approved through four stages of signoffs, would set aside a special election that, according to the city charter, would be ... Read more.
While there are plenty of unanswered questions about what the next 10 months hold for Boston City Hall, there is one certainty: City Council President Kim Janey will be the next mayor of Boston for at least a few months— ... Read more.
Walsh resignation date is key
The field of potential candidates to succeed Mayor Walsh, Secretary of Labor-designate in the Biden Cabinet, dwindled down over the last week as city councillors ... Read more.
For the second year in a row, the coronavirus has canceled the St. Patrick's Day parade through South Boston.
"Due to ongoing state restrictions limiting outdoor public events to 25 people, the 2021 South Boston ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports that Akeem Polimis, 17 and a student at the Codman Academy Charter Public School, was fatally shot at 29 ... Read more.
During their virtual board meeting last night, the Boston Planning and Development Agency approved a proposal to transform the former Phillips Old Colony House, a landmark Morrissey Boulevard dining and function facility ... Read more.
Boston Fire Department responded to two fires that broke out in Dorchester on Thursday morning, leaving several residents displaced.
Firefighters responded to the first blaze, at a three-decker home on Sudan ... Read more.
Bostonians’ Interest in Receiving Vaccine Lower in Communities of Color, Among Women
A newly released National Science Foundation-funded report by UMass Boston researchers finds that 1 in 5 ... Read more.
The Museum of Fine Arts will host its 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration online on Monday, January 18 to commemorate the life and work of Dr. King. The event will be held ... Read more.
Martinez ‘absolutely considering’ a mayoral bid
Mayor Martin Walsh today warned that the rate of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Boston are reaching levels unseen since the pandemic’s peak ... Read more.
The MBTA will receive at least $250 million in federal funding under the latest COVID-19 stimulus package, but agency officials plan to move forward with most of their planned service cuts and direct most of the new money ... Read more.
One of Moderna co-founder Derrick Rossi’s favorite things to say is that there are three keys to life on Earth: “DNA makes mRNA makes protein makes life.”
The experimental technology behind Moderna and Pfizer’s ... Read more.
Just after sunrise last Thursday, the four high school humanities teachers at Codman Academy in Dorchester logged into Zoom. They were developing a game plan for how to guide high school students through a conversation ... Read more.
The transformation of a long-abandoned car dealership on Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a complex of buildings with 76 units of affordable housing is just about at the mid-point of construction work. The progress of ... Read more.
Mayor Martin Walsh said during a speech to the city Tuesday night that he is going to bring Boston with him when he goes to Washington, D.C., to serve in the Biden administration as secretary of labor. Whether he intends ... Read more.
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