Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu has announced a cold weather advisory and shared winter safety tips for today through Saturday, January 31, due to the extreme cold weather forecasted for this time period. Boston is forecasted to experience…
TSA fees for Passengers without a REAL ID or Passport begin Feb. 1
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding residents that they must present a federally approved form of identification, such as a REAL ID driver’s license, a REAL ID identification card, or a valid U.S.…
News in Brief
Fenway Forward’s annual meeting set for April 16 at Simmons University Fenway Forward will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, April 16, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at Simmons University, Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, 300 The Fenway.
Massport Releases Draft 2025 Strategic Plan; Public Input will help Shape the Authority’s Vision for the Next Decade
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the release of its draft Strategic Plan and is seeking public comment to help shape Massport’s path forward. The Plan builds on Massport’s strengths and a decade of progress,…
Sen. Collins Reminds Residents of Options to Lower Tax Bills
Special to the Sun With property tax abatement applications due by February 2, Senator Collins is urging residents to review their assessments and explore available tax relief options. As deadlines for tax relief options approach, Senator Collins wants to remind…
Residents Now able to Apply for Home Heating and Energy Assistance
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts’ home energy assistance program (HEAP) is a free resource to help eligible households pay a portion of winter heating bills. Homeowners and renters, including households whose cost of heat is included in the rent,…
City of Boston Conducts 46th Annual Homelessness Census
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu, Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon and Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Bisola Ojikutu led more than 300 volunteers, including state and city officials, homelessness service providers, public health representatives, and first responders, in…
Author Sets Second Novel in Her Adopted Beacon Hill Neighborhood
By Dan Murphy While Karen Winn set her first novel in a fictionalized depiction of her New Jersey hometown, ‘The Society,’ her second full-length work of fiction published by Dutton and out now, instead takes place in her adopted neighborhood…
Boston Food Access Council Awarded Community Power Grant from Project Bread
Special to the Sun Boston Food Access Council, of Boston, has been named a recipient of Project Bread’s inaugural Community Power Grants program. The funding will help to drive grassroots advocacy and systems change to address the root causes of…
Coalition of Mayors across U.S. file Amicusbrief Challenging ICE Surge in Twin Cities
Special to the Sun Led by the City of Boston and the Public Rights Project, 44 mayors, cities, and counties argue that the deadly surge of federal agents into Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota is an unlawful and unconstitutional effort…
The Pitt Demonstrates a Healthcare System on Life Support
The Pitt, the critically-acclaimed hit series on HBO about an emergency room in a big-city hospital in Pittsburgh that has just begun its second season, is far more than just good entertainment. The critically-acclaimed show also accurately portrays the critical…
This is the SAD-dest Time of the Year — So get Outside
With the oppressiveness of a New England winter fully upon us, for many this can be the saddest time of the year — quite literally. The medical community has long-recognized that the shortened days of winter affect all of us…