Registered Democrats in Boston’s Ward 4, which includes parts of the neighborhoods of Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End, will hold a caucus on Saturday, June 26, at 11 am on Zoom (https://tinyurl.com/2021BosWard4Caucus) to elect delegates to the 2021…
Month: June 2021
Rep. Pressley Urges Lawmakers to Pursue Legislation to Get Police Out of Schools
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) submitted testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion in which she urged lawmakers to prioritize legislation that will dismantle the school-to-confinement nexus by reallocating funding from school-based law enforcement and…
City Realty Proposes Transformative Lab Space Building in the Heart of Mass/Cass
The Bradston Street corner is one of the most infamous corners on the Mass/Cass corridor – one that most people drive by in shock as they observe the quality of life issues playing out in real time – but now…
A Long, Hot Summer
The images of parched reservoirs in the western part of the country that have been filling the news lately paint a devastating picture of the effects of climate change coupled with the overuse of natural resources. While it is true that the…
Parthum Remembered With Scholarships
Janey Announces Creation of PILOT Task Force Council Holds Hearing on PILOT Community Benefits
On June 14, Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced the creation of a 2021 PILOT Task Force “to revisit and modernize the current voluntary Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) payment program for Boston’s charitable institutions,” according to a release from…
Neighbors of Parcel 12 Construction Have Had It
Sleepless nights full of pile-driving and jack-hammering have turned into some frustrating days for residents of the Fenway area dealing with around-the-close construction impacts for the Parcel 12/Boylston Street air rights project – a situation that has boiled down to…
Friday Night Supper Program to Resume In-Person Meals
Friday Night Supper Program can rightfully be called one of Back Bay’s most-consistent unsung heroes, faithfully serving hot, nutritious meals once a week since 1984 to Boston’s homeless and extremely low-income residents from the Arlington Street Church, and after pivoting…
The Gun Crisis
The recent increase in mass shooting incidents across the country comes as no surprise to anyone with an ounce of common-sense. The ease of purchase, and relatively low-cost, of assault-style weapons, particularly AR-15 semi-automatics with large-capacity magazines, makes it possible…