Mayor Martin J. Walsh One of the most fundamental ways we can improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods is by proactively addressing the basic needs of our residents. The men and women of our Public Works Department do…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Guest Op-ed: High School Education for the 21st Century, Right Here in the City of Boston
By Kevin McCaskill Call them the Latest Generation. Young adults are putting off home ownership, marriage, and children — all benchmarks of becoming an adult, since World War II. But as 44 million Americans grapple with student debt, college has…
Guest Op-ed: 50th Anniversary a Joy for Health Center Founders
By Dr. Gerald Hass Since this is the 50th. Anniversary of the South End Community Health Center, I would like to say Happy Birthday and many more. But sadly, I can’t. I can, however, say thank you to Divina and…
The BCA Ball & Fundraising Gala
East Boston and South End Health Centers Announce Intent to Merge
Special to the Sun This week, in one of the first mergers of its kind in Massachusetts, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) and South End Community Health Center (SECHC) announced their intent to merge after signing a definitive merger…
Show Some Pride Boston Pride Week
Schedule of Events Thursday, June 6 6pm Stonewall 50 Event Author Talk Featuring Russ Lopez – Author of Hub of the Gay Universe Commonwealth Salon, BPL Copley Square (Boston) 9pm-2am Pride@Night Event Queeraoke Midway Cafe – (Jamaica Plain) Friday, June…
City Hall Plaza Reimagined in New Proposal
In 2015, Mayor Martin Walsh announced his vision to reimagine City Hall Plaza— and that vision is now becoming a reality. Global design firm Sasaki has been hired to create the design for the Plaza, which will be revamped in…
News Briefs
DCR Traffic Advisory: Fenway, Boylston Street, and Park Drive Starting Saturday, June 1, 2019, and continuing through Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close Fenway from Boylston Street to Forsythe Way and from Brookline…
For the Record
From the June 4 South End Landmarks District meeting, City Hall: Violations •172 West Brookline St. Violation: Ratification of unapproved front PVC air intake vent. •275 Shawmut Ave. Violation: Ratification of unapproved commercial exhaust at rear of structure that rises…
Police Briefs 06-06-2019
‘A wonderful toy’ On Monday, May 27, at about 1:55 p.m., a victim walked into Boston Police Area A-1 headquarters to report that she believes she was drugged while working in her office at 175 Berkeley St. The victim said…