This year, Boston voters can vote before Election Day comes around. A Massachusetts state law passed in 2014 requires that cities and towns hold early voting for the general election every two years. The first early voting period was in…
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Car Theft on the Rise in Back Bay
Lock those car doors—theft from vehicles is happening at an alarming rate in the Back Bay. Of the 31 crimes listed on a handout provided at a Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Public Safety meeting on Oct. 25,…
Union Park Home Hosts Destination Location for Halloween
If it isn’t the Donald Trump effigy that catches the eye, then maybe it’s that of Vladimir Putin. Or even Kim Jong-un. But it could also be Sarah Huckabee Sanders, or the bloodied up Lady Liberty on the operating table…
BVNA Holds Annual Meeting
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association (BVNA) held their annual meeting at the Revere Hotel on Oct. 30. Over 50 members and neighbors gathered for hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and cocktails before listening to updates from the Executive Committee about happenings and…
Northeastern University Aids Its Students Who Were Affected by Hemenway St Fire
On Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3:17 p.m. firefighters responded to a seven alarm fire at an apartment building at 104 Hemenway Street. Though the apartment building is not owned by any area schools, many Northeastern, Berklee, and Emerson College students…
City Council, Union Workers Rail Against National Grid at Council Hearing
Gas provider National Grid came under fire at the City Council’s Committee on Environment, Sustainability, and Parks hearing on Boston’s gas infrastructure on Tuesday. According to Councilor Matt O’Malley, the company declined an invitation to testify at the hearing. O’Malley…
Boston Women’s Memorial Celebrates 15 Years
Though it was a chilly, gloomy day, it did not stop a large crowd from gathering at the Boston Women’s Memorial on Oct. 28 for its 15th anniversary. Several women made remarks, speaking about how this memorial has impacted the…
BPS Students Call on Northeastern to be a Pilot Program Leader:Students and Allies Ask University to Pay City Property Tax Assessment to Fund Schools
Over 100 elementary, middle and high school students went on a field trip to see what a state-of-the-art library looks like and ask Northeastern to join us in fighting for excellent schools for all. Northeastern supports the community in so…
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From the Oct. 30 Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, City Hall: Groundwater Overlay: 215 West Canton St. (South End), Applicant: Susan Blinn Replace patio drain to prevent water backup into home. Remove patio block and dig down to expose drain. Licensed…
Annual Pumpkin Float at the Boston Common Frog Pond
Alina Jones worked on some arts and crafts by lamplight on Friday evening, Oct. 19, during Mayor Walsh’s annual Pumpkin Float at the Boston Common’s Frog Pond. Hundreds of kids in costume showed up to try their hand at pumpkin…