Oct. 16 book event explores Black family history, genealogy
September 28, 2026
American Ancestors will host a Boston book launch for genealogist André Kearns’s new book, Finding Cornerstone Stories: Uncovering Inspiration in Your Family’s History, on Friday, Oct. 16, from 5 to 6 p.m. at 97 Newbury St. in Boston.
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.
Police say the armed suspect drove at officers and struck a cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop last evening.
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.
Former New York Times columnist and frequent television commentator David Brooks spent his Monday morning on Morrissey Boulevard, where he offered the inaugural lecture for the Edmond D. Villani ‘64 Institute for Civil Discourse at Boston College High School.
The annual event seeks to honor the unheralded work of Cape Verdean women in the community to coincide with Women’s History Month and the Cape Verdean Women’s Day – both in March.
Boston Latin School senior Lucy Zhang is hosting an opening reception for her exhibit, “Voices of the Lower Neponset River,” at the Keys Community Room of Milton Public Library on Mon., April 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
A long-delayed re-development project in Roxbury is under review, but remains a case study in how changing parking rules from City Hall can impact building projects.
A sergeant on the UMass Boston police force was arrested Tuesday morning on charges he participated in a New York City bribery and kickback scheme involving home health care for the elderly and a security firm he set up, allegedly starting before he retired from the New York Police Department and moved up here.
Massachusetts officials are calling for accountability among local and federal law enforcement in the wake of the death of Dorchester’s Emmanuel Damas in immigration custody.
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.
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