State Representative Jon Santiago (D-Boston) joined his colleagues in voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, H4000. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Get That Shot!
The idea of “vaccine hesitancy” is a relatively new phenomenon in our country. For those of the Baby Boom generation, there never was any question about getting shots for all kinds of childhood and adult communicable diseases. Vaccines, along with antibiotics,…
April Showers Bring May Flowers to Library Park
St. Botolph Neighborhood Association Cleans Up
Pine Street Inn Hosts Virtual Home Remedy With Special Guest, CNN’s John King
Pine Street Inn, New England’s leading organization dedicated to ending homelessness, will host their annual signature Home Remedy fundraising event, virtually this year, on Thursday, May 6, 9-10 a.m. The event will feature CNN’s John King in conversation with GBH’s…
Bok Files Ordinance to Track Vacant Commercial Properties
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of vacant commercial units in the City of Boston, adding to the units that have been vacant years. Councilors Mejia and Bok, in partnership with community advocates Derrel Weathers…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest in America…
Guest Op-Ed: Customer Service?
By Alison Barnet, Special to the Sun “I can’t help you with that, miss. I can’t help you with that, miss.” And indeed he didn’t. Why did I bother calling? Customer service isn’t what it used to be. As one…
How the South End News Began
By Alison Barnet, special to the Sun The first issue of the South End News hit the streets of the South End on February 15, 1980. It was put out by Skip Rosenthal, publisher, and Alison Barnet, editor. The lead…
Council Bans Use of Chemical Crowd Control Agents, Mayor Janey Expected to Sign It
On Wednesday, the Boston City Council voted 7-5 to pass an ordinance refiled by Councilors Ricardo Arroyo (District 5) and Andrea Campbell (District 4) that limits the use of chemical crowd control agents and kinetic impact projectiles. The measure now…