No Menthol, Know Why Dear Editor, I want to remind people that starting June 1st, 2020, flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes like Kools and Newports will no longer be sold in Massachusetts. Last Fall, the Fight All Flavors campaign and…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Memorial Day
Back Bay Resident Recognized by Chambers and Partners
Attorney Harold B. Murphy, a Back Bay resident, as well as shareholder and president of Boston-based law firm Murphy & King, P.C., has once again received prestigious acclaim from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2020 rankings for his expertise in…
Massachusetts Weekly Unemployment Claimant Data
From May 3 to May 9, Massachusetts had 44,274 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI), a decrease of 10,949 over the previous week, and the sixth consecutive week of fewer initial claims filing over the previous…
Parks Parcel Priority Plan Survey Now Underway
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging park users and open space advocates to take part in the City of Boston’s new Parcel Priority Plan (PPP) using an online survey. The survey results will be used in developing the…
For the Record
Coronavirus Update: Due to public health concerns, the hearings that normally would be held on a week have been postponed or canceled due to the guidance of Mayor Martin Walsh and the order of Gov. Charlie Baker. Some meetings, however, have…
Memorial Day, 2020
This will be a Memorial Day unlike any that Americans have known. Ever since the official inception of the holiday on May 30, 1868, when the practice of decorating the graves of the fallen Union soldiers with flowers, wreaths, and…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You Dear Editor, I want to thank reporter Seth Daniel on behalf of United South End Settlements and our partners in this work including United Way, City Fresh Foods, About Fresh, and The Krupp Family Foundation. We appreciate that Seth’s article captured the spirit of our neighbor to neighbor family fund designed to help…
WGMS Here for Community Throughout Pandemic
DA Rollins and Rep. Santiago Supporting Efforts to Reduce Incarcerated Population
District Attorney Rachael Rollins and State Representative Jonathan Santiago jointly filed an amicus letter on May 7, 2020 in a case brought by incarcerated individuals seeking an order of the Supreme Judicial Court to ensure the lives and health of…