Boston Teachers Union releases proposal for the safe restart of Boston Public Schools The Boston Teachers Union (BTU) has released a proposal for re-opening schools this fall, calling for a fully remote learning program and not the hybrid, in-person model…
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Federal grant will expand special court at BMC for substance abuse, mental health
Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey and Court Administrator Jonathan Williams recently announced that the Trial Court has received two federal grants totaling $6 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide mental and behavioral…
MassDOT Schedules Lane Closures at Comm Ave and the BU Bridge
Closures will be in place from Friday night, July 24, until Sunday, July 26 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be reducing the number of travel lanes on a section Commonwealth Avenue eastbound and westbound…
New Green Line, bus boarding procedures on July 20
The MBTA is announcing that, effective on Monday, July 20, there will be updated boarding protocols for customers using buses and the Green Line at street-level stations. Standard fare collection processes will continue at the front doors of buses and…
MassDOT Advisory: Lane closures at intersection of Commonwealth Avenue & BU Bridge
Friday night, July 17, until Saturday afternoon, July 18 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be reducing the number of travel lanes on a section Commonwealth Avenue eastbound and westbound at the intersection of the BU…
A Rare Chance: JVS/BCAE merger looking at two options for Bay Village facility
Following the announcement of the merger between the Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) and Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE), JVS said this week it is looking at two options for how to use the former BCAE facility on Arlington Street…
Shooting on East Newton under investigation; witnesses reported man shooting at people in the street
Detectives at the D-4 Station are still investigating a brazen shooting on East Newton Street and Harrison Avenue just after midnight on July 5 – adding to the incredible drama that unfolded with fireworks, lawlessness and noise throughout the city…
Latest COVID-19 Statistics for the downtown neighborhoods
Citywide Cases as of July 7: 13,578 Citywide Case Recoveries as of July 7: 9,568 Citywide Deaths as of July 7: 710 Numbers of Back Bay/Beacon Hill Cases: •As of July 1: 486 confirmed positive cases with an infection rate of…
Three councilors call for unarmed community response team
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu, Lydia Edwards, and Julia Mejia File Ordinance to Establish An Unarmed Community Safety Crisis Response System Many neighborhood residents in the South End and Back Bay have long told police and public officials from City…
Framingham teen charge with Arson in the Torching of a Boston Police Cruiser
15-year-old arraigned Friday, held on $10,000 bail A teenager from Framingham was arraigned Friday in Boston Juvenile Court for arson due to the role he played in the torching of a Boston Police Department cruiser on the night of May…