The city will sponsor its second virtual meeting on planned improvements to the Public Garden tool house on Wednesday, June 28, at 6 p.m. Home to both the Public Garden’s facilities and the Swan Boat operations, the 642 square-foot structure…
Month: June 2023
Boston Fire Commissioner and Cadets Visit the Boston Athenaeum Great Fire Exhibit
Special to the Times On Wednesday June 14, the Boston Fire Commissioner and Chief of Boston Fire Department Paul F. Burke, along with other Boston Fire Officials and the members of the Inaugural Boston Fire Cadet class, visited the Boston…
MGH’s LVC Turns 154
Special to Times The Massachusetts General Hospital LVC celebrated its 154th year this spring as one of the oldest hospital auxiliaries in the country, providing support in the form of grants to the MGH clinical community. The LVC currently has…
Council President Flynn To Host Virtual Veterans Town Hall June 23
Boston City Council President Ed Flynn will host a virtual Veterans Town Hall this Friday, June 23, at 3 p.m. on Zoom. The Town Hall is organized in light of the City Council’s passage of the amended FY24 budget, which…
Neighborhood Roundup
Meeting on Proposed Charlesbank Landing on the Esplanade Set for June 22 The Esplanade Association will unveil the design plans and timeline for Charlesbank Landing on the Esplanade, which will include a year-round pavilion and visitors center, at a public meeting…
Sharon Durkan Earns Sen. Ed Markey’s Endorsement for District 8 City Council
By the Durkin campaign Sharon Durkan, a dedicated community activist, former political staffer for Mayor Wu and former Ward 5 Democratic Committee Chair, earned the endorsement of Sen. Ed Markey in her campaign for the Boston City Council District 8…
Wu Cuts Ribbon on City of Boston’s New Exhibit, “Slavery in Boston”
Mayor Michelle Wu last week cut the ribbon on the City of Boston’s new exhibit, “Slavery in Boston.” This exhibit – located in Faneuil Hall – provides an opportunity to discuss Boston’s role in enslavement and shares the stories of…
BPL Receives $1 Million To Expand LGBTQ+ Resources, Collections, and Programming
The Boston Public Library (BPL) is proud to announce that it has received a $1,000,000 bequest from the late Howard Cooper to dramatically expand its LGBTQ+ resources, collections, and programming. Cooper, who resided in San Francisco, CA as an adult, grew up in Dorchester…
Senate Resoundingly Approves Bill for Progressive Tax Relief and Assistance
The Massachusetts Senate approved on Thursday a $590 million Tax Relief bill which delivers support to low- and middle-income earners and chips away at the headwinds that threaten Massachusetts’ competitiveness. Focusing on providing relief to residents across Massachusetts while upholding…
BHAC Green-Lights Previously Approved Park Street School Infill Addition
The Beacon Hill Architectural unanimously green-lit the Park Street School’s previously approved application to build a three-story infill addition in its courtyard on Brimmer Street during the commission’s monthly public hearing on Thursday, June 15, which took place virtually. Don…