Frog Pond Spray Pool Opens for the Summer
Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown Among Neighborhoods To Get Added Polling Locations
In October of last year the City of Boston conducted a reprecincting initiative to restructure polling locations in neighborhoods across the city aimed at increasing voter participation and equity as well as reducing wait times in some wards. On Tuesday…
Mary Skipper Selected As New BPS Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at last Wednesday night’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS recently avoiding receivership, School Committee members voting in…
Sheriff Candidate, Zamor-Calixte on Hand for Virtual Discussion
Sandy Zamor-Calixte, one of two candidates who will vying for the Suffolk County Sherriff’s seat in the Sept. 7 State Primary, was on hand Tuesday, June 28, for a virtual discussion sponsored by the Boston Ward 4 and Ward 5…
Spikeball Comes to Boston Common
By Mark Duffield Spikeball – a game once introduced on Shark Tank – is a new sport that’s sweeping the nation and has now found its way to the Boston Common. The first day of summer brings many delights and…
News in Brief
Union Park Picnic in the Park Returns After a two-year hiatus because of COVID, the Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA) will once again be holding concerts in Union Park, featuring a live band playing popular songs. The Picnic in the…
Development Partnership Files PNF With City for 65 Wareham St. Project
A partnership between two local developers and a Connecticut private real estate investment firm filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) with the city on June 28 for a proposed project, which would raze five dilapidated South End buildings to make…
Mayor Wu Announces Paul F. Burke As Fire Commissioner
On June 30, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of longtime Boston firefighter Paul F. Burke as Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department. He will officially begin in his new role tomorrow. “Paul is a trusted leader in this department…
Rep. Livingstone, House Passes Reproductive Rights Bill in the Wake of Roe V Wade Being Overturned
In response to the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) recent decision to overturn Roe v Wade, Rep. Jay Livingstone joined his House colleagues last Wednesday to pass a bill to uphold reproductive justice and gender-affirming care. The bill, H.4930 “An Act…
Free, English-Language ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Performances Set for Aug. 11 and 13
A free, public opera adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” on the historic Boston Common opens Boston Lyric Opera’s 2022/23 season with two performances on Aug. 11 and 13 at 8 p.m. Based on Charles Gounod’s 1867 musical setting of the…
District 4 Sees 1-Percent Drop in Part One Crime From Last Year
With the first six months of 2022 on the books, District 4 had seen a 1-percent decrease in Part One crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 1,211 incidents of Part One crime were reported in the district, which…