Special to Sun Alyssa Moore, an integral member of the Direct Care team at Women’s Lunch Place, is gearing up to run the iconic Boston Marathon on Monday. Her mission goes beyond personal achievement; she’s running to raise funds and…
NAAB Hosts Annual Spring Fling
Jazz Square Working Group Applies for $50,000 Art-Activation Grant
A newly convened working group for Jazz Square, located at Massachusetts and Columbus avenues in the South End, has applied for a $50,000 art activation grant from the city to help educate the public about the area’s rich musical history,…
City of Boston Invests in Enhanced Emergency and Coastal Resilience Planning With Floodmap
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston has awarded the City of Boston Flood Modeling RFP to FloodMapp to provide real-time flood monitoring to enhance emergency preparation, response, and recovery during flood events, marking…
Traffic Advisory for 2024 Boston Marathon: Patriot’s Day Activities
Special to the Sun Marathon Weekend 2024, B.A.A. 5K Invitational Mile, Patriots Day Parade Saturday, April 13, 2024 to Monday, April 15, 2024 The Marathon Weekend Events this year will have two main races on the Saturday before the running of…
News In Briefs
‘Church of the Finish Line’ Holds Blessing of the Marathon Athletes Services This Sunday, April 14, Old South Church in Boston, located at 645 Boylston St. in Copley Square, will hold three Marathon Sunday worship services, featuring the Blessing of…
MBTA Announces Service Information for the 2024 Boston Marathon
Special to the Sun The MBTA today announced service information on Monday, April 15, the day of the 2024 Boston Marathon. Every year, the MBTA prepares for the Boston Marathon across all departments in many ways. It supports the annual…
Mass House Passes Bill To Remove Outdated and Offensive Terms in General Laws; Changes Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission’s Name to ‘MassAbility’
Special to the Sun Massachusetts House of Representatives passed two bills on Wednesday, April 3, that update the Massachusetts General Laws by removing out-of-date and offensive terms related to persons with disabilities, and by renaming the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)…
RMV Cautions Public To Beware of Scam Websites
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding customers to use only Mass.Gov/RMV for information or to perform many transactions, including when trying to renew a license or registration. While there has been no sharp…
A Freaky Friday…
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…
…And a Manic Monday
We had not intended to view the eclipse, so despite the hype, we had not purchased special eclipse eyewear. We figured we’d focus on what was happening around us — the birds and other animals, the shadows, the suddenly-cooler air…
State Budget Woes: Here We Go Again
With state revenue falling off a cliff and almost $1 billion being spent (on an annualized basis) to house, feed, and care for immigrants who have made their way to Massachusetts from the southern border (and with no end in…