MBTA removes ads critical of Boston Public School performance
October 3, 2026
Funding is tight in Boston’s public schools (BPS), with budget cuts forcing layoffs for more than 500 teachers as rising costs, flat revenues, and the loss of federal funding has put a hole in the city’s budget.
For the third year in a row, the Boston Police have acquired and deployed social media surveillance technology without obtaining approval from the Boston City Council in apparent defiance of a 2021 ordinance requiring them to do so.
Mayor Michelle Wu and other city officials discussed their latest approach to managing traffic and parking in and around Franklin Park and White Stadium at a public meeting in Roxbury on Tuesday evening.
Thousands of union members turned out in Boston’s Back Bay on Monday morning for a Labor Day parade and rally in Copley Square. Traditionally, union officials placed more focus on the annual Labor Day breakfast, a formal affair that typically takes place at the Park Plaza Hotel and features speeches from elected officials, while SEIU locals, which represent security guards, janitors and other service workers, have taken to the streets to bring attention to strikes and ongoing labor disputes.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden won a decisive victory on Tuesday as he fended off challenges from former staffer Linda Champion and Rachael Rollins, his predecessor.
Jordan has been the chief of staff in the city’s Department of Innovation and Technology.
Asked last week about the delayed implementation, Mayor Michelle Wu said city officials are still working on a new detail assignment system.
On Sunday, the 41st annual Dominican Festival parade went past Mozart Park on its way to the Playstead in Franklin Park, where it drew thousands of spectators, writes Yawu Miller.
Sen. Nick Collins faces a challenge from Wu-backed candidate Latoya Gayle to hold the First Suffolk seat in the State Senate.
All three candidates for the Suffolk County district attorney’s seat came out swinging in the first, and most likely only, forum for the race, held at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury on Aug. 6.
A City Council resolution aimed at affirming local residents’ role in determining what gets developed on publicly owned land in Roxbury was approved 10-0 last month, with three councillors absent.
The issues facing nurses at Boston Medical Center (BMC) are common to healthcare workers across Boston and around the country: stagnant wages, declining staffing levels, and increasing costs of living.
US Sen. Ed Markey joined a Roxbury event for state Rep. Christopher Worrell’s re-election campaign on Saturday.
Relying on expected revenue from the so-called millionaires tax, Healey’s legislation would distribute funding to districts across the state on a per-pupil basis, delivering approximately $11 for each student enrolled in a district.
Three local lawmakers discuss their positions on whether or not a major overhaul of Blue Hill Avenue should move forward and how.