A new admission agreement signed today will make it easier for Roxbury Community College (RCC) students to transfer to UMass Boston.
This year’s enrollment dipped below 45,000 students for the first time.
The St. Mark’s Area Civic Association (SMACA) honored husband-and-wife team Sarah Weinstein and Ken Blumberg for their 20-plus years of volunteerism in coordinating and maintaining the Tunnel Cap gardens near Shawmut Station. While the couple intends to stay involved, they are looking for younger people to take the lead on the beloved Shawmut Garden project that goes back decades.
New Beginnings Reentry Services held its 10th anniversary event at Dorchester’s Strand Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 1, with special guest Dr. Angela Davis, a prominent American political activist, philosopher, academic, author, and advocate for social justice and prison abolition. Davis was joined by gubernatorial candidate Andrea James for a fireside chat.
Jane D. Matheson died in April of 2025. Born in Winchester, she was the daughter of George H. Matheson of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Ruth M. Matheson (Wellwood) of Stoneham.
The executive director of the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition (MFFC) plans to step down at the end of the year after a seven-year tenure. Shavel’le Olivier, 34, started working with the non-profit group while still a student at Boston Latin Academy.
Boston’s Catholic Archbishop Richard G. Henning celebrated Mass with the Cristo Rey High School community at St. Teresa of Calcutta Church in Dorchester last Thursday (Nov. 5) before making a visit to the school on Savin Hill Ave., where seniors Taryn Daniel and Myles Robinson and sophomore Trinity Coy took him on a tour of the premises.
US Rep. Katherine Clark and fellow Democrats eyeing leadership roles in the US House and Senate will be busy over the next several weeks solidifying an agenda they hope will help the party hold onto, and possibly expand, its base of support over the next few years.
During this year’s campaign, President Trump told voters again and to act as if he were still on the ballot, and they did. But he remains president, and despite the large majority of Democrats in the new Congress, their number is not enough to override a veto.
We lucked out this fall with milder than average temps. But you could feel the change this week: Colder weather is coming, and with it another round of punishing heating bills for households already struggling with the rising costs of food, housing, and groceries. This winter promises to be especially difficult for families and seniors on fixed incomes.
Codman Academy Charter Public School marked its 25th anniversary on Oct. 29 at Grace by Nia in the Seaport with a celebration of the students, families, alumni and partners who have shaped the institution.
The JFK Library will host a free public forum exploring the contributions of Indigenous and immigrant communities to American cuisine next Thursday (Nov. 19) from 7 to 8 p.m. The discussion will feature acclaimed chef and restaurateur Joanne Chang, culinary historian Adrian Miller, and Indigenous chef Sherry Pocknett. Food writer Sheryl Julian will moderate the conversation, which will examine the cultural influences and culinary traditions that have helped shape American food. Registration is available through the QR code on Page 4.
A series of holiday lighting celebrations across the city will begin on Nov. 23 and culminate with the lighting of Boston’s official Christmas tree on Boston Common on Thurs., Dec. 3.
When asked in high school to write an essay on an unexplored facet of her identity, Selena Daley naturally reflected on being mixed-race. Her father is Black, and her mother is Greek, but Daley said she presents as a fully Black woman, which makes her stand out on her mother’s side of the family.