Special to the Sun Pine Street Inn, New England’s leading organization dedicated to ending homelessness, prepared close to 1,000 holiday meals for its guests on Christmas Eve Day at its South End headquarters at 444 Harrison Ave. Cardinal Sean O’Malley…
Month: December 2023
The Prudential Lights Up The Night For Boston Harbor Now
The Boston Sun Rewind: Looking Back at ’23 in the Hub
• On Jan. 13, “The Embrace” – the long-awaited memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. – was unveiled during a ceremony on the Boston Common. The memorial was initiated via a partnership between the City of Boston and Embrace Boston.…
Mayor Wu Announces 2024 Civic Summit for Community Leaders, Members
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced the Civic Summit, an event focused on uniting neighbors, civic leaders, and non-profit advocates in a dynamic forum featuring panels with local leaders and advocates. The Civic Summit, organized for the first…
News In Brief
‘Story Time with Librarian Margaret Coming to USES Story Time with Librarian Margaret will take place on Thursday, Dec. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at United South End Settlements, located at 48 Rutland St. The program, which is presented in partnership…
Wu Announces First Night Public Safety Preparations
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu joined City leadership to share the City’s preparations for First Night, Boston’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. The free and family-friendly event is moving to the newly refurbished City Hall Plaza, and will…
Boston Public Health Comm. Encourages Vaccination As Respiratory Virus Cases Rise
Special to the Sun Recent data analyzed by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shows low vaccination rates and an increase in cases of respiratory viral illness in Boston. BPHC recommends people protect themselves and their communities from getting sick,…
Appreciation: Remembering Robert Mann (1952–2023)
Robert E. “Bob” Mann, of Gainsborough Street, formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., died suddenly on Dec. 18. The beloved son of the late Eugene and Adeline (Brzezowicz) Mann, and the loving brother of Richard Mann of Redondo Beach, Calif., Mr. Mann…
Healey Proposes Regulations To Strengthen Resilience From Coastal and Inland Flooding
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today issued draft regulations to strengthen wetlands and stormwater resilience by providing flood control and preventing storm damage to shorelines and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. The…
Wu and PowerCorpsBOS Celebrate Graduation of Third Cohort
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu celebrated the graduation of PowerCorpsBOS’ third cohort. PowerCorpsBOS is a green jobs program that creates workforce development opportunities for young adults, particularly from Boston’s environmental justice communities, in fields that address pressing environmental…