By Kane DiMasso-Scott Just this week I heard about something that I’m surprised has not gotten more media coverage on the national level, as it’s extremely important to us as consumers. Beginning in February and continuing through the end of…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Baker-Polito Administration Files $5 Billion General Government Bond Bill
The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation seeking $4.991 billion in capital funds to support core improvements that will enable the Commonwealth to continue delivering critical state services to the people of Massachusetts. The proposal, titled An Act Financing the General Governmental…
MBTA Launches New Online Youth Pass Application
The MBTA announced the launch of the new digital Youth Pass application available online at mbta.com/youthpass/apply. “Providing young adults with more convenient access to this secure, easy-to-use application is another step in providing broader access to the MBTA’s system through…
Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the members of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Commission on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in the buildings sector. The Commission, which was created via Executive…
Markey and Warren Announce $307.5 Million in Home Energy Funding
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have announced that Massachusetts will receive a record $307.5 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The Biden administration reported that in addition…
Strike Out Your Ex This Valentine’s Day
Kings Dining and Entertainment Locations Hosting an Anti-Valentine’s Day Party Kings Dining and Entertainment is hosting an Anti-Valentine’s Day Weekend where to get out some frustrations while over your ex. In addition to regular bowling and dining reservations, on Sunday…
Mayor Michelle Wu: Grace Under Pressure
The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Something Else to Worry About
We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?” we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
Emerald Necklace Conservancy to Bring Back ‘Lights in the Necklace’
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is bringing back a wonderful reason to visit the Emerald Necklace parks this winter. “Lights in the Necklace” is a unique lighting exhibition which began last year and will return beginning February 1 and continuing through…