Supt. Brenda Cassellius apologized to the School Committee at the Aug. 4 meeting for letting her superintendent’s license expire on July 31, and pledged to take the licensing exam on Aug. 14 to bring her into the proper certification. The…
Month: August 2021
AG Healey Calls for More Leadership from State, City on Mass/Cass
Attorney General Maura Healey visited the South End last week on the heels of an historic, $500 million opioid manufacturer settlement, to check in with the kids at St. Stephens Youth Programs (SSYP) and call for more action at Mass/Cass.…
Cappucci Announces Run for Mayor of Boston
Bob Cappucci has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Boston. The following is his announcement. Bob Cappucci, a lifelong resident of East Boston, a retired Boston Police Officer, and a veteran of the US Navy Nuclear Submarine Service, is running…
Family Calls for Justice for Mass/Cass Murder Victim
Family members of Ricardo Garcia are asking that justice be served for their sibling and son that was stabbed and killed on Mass Avenue in the Mass/Cass area on Sunday morning. “We all want justice to be served and people…
‘We Sing Boston’ Continues in Neighborhood Parks Ahead of Sept. 25 Citywide Singing Event
“We Sing Boston” – a program made possible by the Boston Children’s Chorus in partnership with the Friends of the Public Garden – is continuing to bring interactive live-music experiences to outdoor public spaces in and around Boston, leading up…
Violent Part One Crime Up 30-Percent; Other Part One Crimes Down 13-Percent
Last week the Boston Police released its half-year crime stats that compares January 1, 2021 through July 25, 2021 with the same time period last year and found Violent Part One Crime is down in District D-4 as is Non-violent…
A Bleak Future for the Earth
The report released this week by the United Nations detailing the impending effects of climate change in the near future because of our rapidly-warming atmosphere paints the starkest picture yet of what awaits life on Earth as we know it…
City announces pilot program for Mental Health Emergency responses
Acting Mayor Kim Janey last week announced a pilot initiative to address the way the City of Boston responds to mental health crises – a pilot that several mayoral candidates and sitting City Councilors say they had first suggested.A similar…
Blackstone/Franklin named Community Service partner of the year in D-4
While there was no traditional National Night Out (NNO) celebration for D-4 at the familiar Castle Square location, Acting Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Police Department held a luncheon and awards ceremony in the McKim Building of the Boston…
Massport Selects South End Student to Receive Lowell Richards Memorial Scholarship
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual memorial scholarship honoring the memory of Massport Chief Development Officer Lowell Richards, III. The 2021 Lowell L. Richards III Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South End resident and…