Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) last week announced that the City of Boston awarded the first grants from the previously announced Affordable Commercial Assistance Fund (ACAF) to make commercial rents more…
Month: April 2023
Henry Santana Makes Bid for City Councilor At-Large
A familiar face around City Hall over the past few years, Henry Santana will be among the candidates for City Councilor at-Large this fall. Santana, 27, who serves as the city’s Director of the Office of Civic Organizing, was born…
Traffic Advisory for April 25- April 30
Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be…
Wu Announces Expansion of Curbside Food Waste Collection
Special to the Times In celebration of Earth Day (April 22) and building on her commitment to make Boston a greener and more sustainable city, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Public Works Department announced the expansion of the food waste…
Wu Announces Registration for BCYF Teen Summer Programming
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) announced that registration is open for a variety of summer teen programs. Building on Mayor Wu’s commitment to make Boston the best city in the…
Antisemitism Has No Place In Our Society
As we were reading about the federal court trial that is getting underway this week of the 50 year-old Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting 11 people and wounding six at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, which was the deadliest…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella A Great Community Service Through its current Food Insecurity Program, NEW Health has managed to distribute much-needed fresh fruits and vegetables to local patients that appreciate receiving healthy food. Since the program was established in 2016, the…
NEMPAC Perform-a-Thon Raises Funds For Youth Scholarships
Old North Church Celebrates 300th Anniversary on Friday
On Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Old North Church and Historic Site, 193 Salem St. will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the laying of the church’s cornerstone with a day of special programming. Admission to Boston’s…
NEWNC Resumes In-Person Meetings
The North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) returned to an in-person meeting on Monday night at the Nazzaro Center on North Bennet Street after more than three years of remote meetings. Joel Faller, President of the NEWNC, opened the meeting,…