The Back Bay Garden Club and Speak for the Trees will be hosting a pop-up Zoom forum on invasive insects in the urban forest on Thursday, April 29. As part of the event, UMass Extension Entomologist Tawny Simisky will speak…
Shattuck Hospital to Start Construction This Summer, Residents Concerned About Parking Plan
The construction on the new Shattuck Hospital – formerly the Newton Pavilion – on East Newton Street in the South End could begin as early as July, with new green spaces and a smart new exterior, but a plan to…
YouthINK Offers Aspiring Teen Writers the Chance of a Lifetime
Through her newly launched, Boston-based nonprofit initiative, YouthINK, Christy Cashman is offering a trip to Ireland for some lucky teenaged writer to hone their craft in a most inspiring setting, Cashman’s own Kilkea Castle, located just outside County Kildare. “There’s…
Federal Judge Sides With School Committee on Temporary Exam School Admissions Policy: South End Parent of Two Children Seeking Admission Part of the Case
Federal Judge William Young late last week issued his decision on the challenge to this year’s altered Exam School Admission process, saying that the temporary admissions system did not discriminate by race against white and Asian students, but it should…
At Last, Spring Has Sprung
Spring officially may have arrived on March 21, but the past month has been anything but spring-like. For those of us who live along the Massachusetts coastline, this is nothing new of course. The prevailing, on-shore sea breezes at this…
Mass Shootings Are Our New Epidemic
Mass shootings with high-powered weapons are nothing new in America. The recent tragedies in Atlanta and Indianapolis are just two more of a long string of the slaughter of innocent Americans who simply were going about their everyday lives at…
Letters to the Editor
Monteiro Running for Council At-Large Dear Editor, My name is Carla B. Monteiro and I’m running for Boston City Council At-Large. My story is the story of so many Boston families, one of struggle and rising above it. My parents…
Three Suspects Arrested on Mass/Cass After Robbing Victim of Bicycle on Columbus Ave.
Two juveniles and an adult were arrested at 4:31 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 after officers from District D-4 (South End) responded to a call for an armed robbery at Columbus Avenue and Camden Street in the South End.…
Adult Male Arrested with a Loaded Firearm After a Call for Shots Fired in the South End
At about 8:57 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a call for shots fired in the area of 193 Warren Avenue in the South End – more specifically in the Ellis…
State Holds Public Hearing for Shattuck Campus Proposal
On April 13, a public hearing was hosted by the state’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) to present the project proposal for the Shattuck Hospital campus on Morton St. in Jamaica Plain, and to allow for public…
Businesses, Some Community Members Say ‘No’ to Comfort Station in South End
Situation cannot be normalized, leaders say While a smattering of individuals appeared to be using intravenous drugs on the sidewalk, a group of business owners from Newmarket and some South End and Roxbury residents made a public call to City…
Five of Six Mayoral Candidates take Nomination Papers on Day 1
Early poll shows half of voters undecided, Wu with highest favorability Five of the six declared candidates for Mayor of Boston took out their Nomination Papers on the first day of their availability, April 13, with only Acting Mayor Kim…