

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved plans by Frank Delaney and Teresa Murphy to replace the short-lived Scobie’s, 782 Adams St. in Dorchester, with the Session House, which will feature Irish pub grub accompanied by Irish seisiún music – much of it by local musicians.
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.

Boston residents who use the curbside food waste pickup program learned this week that the program will move from a weekly to a bi-weekly schedule starting on Oct. 5., meaning that those who participate in the “green bin” program will have to hold their food waste for two weeks between collections.

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.


Denella J. , the president and CEO of the Boston Arts Academy Foundation, will be the honoree Sunday at Girls’ LEAP’s first Annual Women’s Leadership Brunch, taking place on June 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Thelma D. Burns Center.

After weeks of failed attempts to reach consensus and a two-hour disruption by obstreperous protesters, the Boston City Council voted decisively on June 10 for an amended version of Mayor Michelle Wu’s $4.9 billion FY27 operating budget

World Cup soccer and Father’s Day fun will come together at a day-long free event at the former Dorchester Tire property on Dot Ave. in Savin Hill on Sun., June 21 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Residents were asked for input on parking zone restrictions and furnishings inside the stadium, which remains under construction.

The first of the battery-electric multiple-unit trains, known as BEMUs, is now expected to arrive for testing in 2029, and service is expected to begin in 2030.
Police say the armed suspect drove at officers and struck a cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop last evening.
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