The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced significant improvements to Child Care Financial Assistance programs in Massachusetts. Updated regulations and policies will simplify the application process for parents, reduce paperwork for families and early education programs, and better support homeless families, families with disabilities and families facing domestic violence who take advantage of this program. With these changes, the Department of Early…
Month: October 2023
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $5.2 Million To Support Recycling and Waste Reduction
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced nearly $5.2 million in grant funding to 283 municipalities and regional solid waste districts across Massachusetts. The grants, made available by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) through the Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP),…
Neighborhood Roundup
Upstairs Downstairs Fall Event Set for Oct. 5 Upstairs Downstairs Home will hold its annual Fall Event on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 69 Charles St. The event will feature local art and music, along with…
NABB Homelessness Forum Returns to Copley BPL
The fourth annual Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Homelessness Task Force Educational Forum returned Wednesday, Sept. 27, to the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Hall. This year’s program, called “Model Strategies to Prevent Homelessness and…
Construction Update
THE North Washington Street Bridge Replacement URpdates from Massachusetts Department of Transportation are as follows. Construction Look-Ahead: October 1 – October 14 Scheduled Work • Installation of bridge lighting • Installation of architectural trellis • Waterproofing of bridge deck •…
BCAE Comptroller Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Embezzlement Scheme
A former Saugus selectman pleaded guilty Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court to 18 counts of forgery, larceny and other charges in a scheme that embezzled nearly $1.3 million from the Boston Center for Adult Education, where he was comptroller, District…
News Briefs
Bay Village Historic District Commission Agenda The commission will hold its next monthly public hearing virtually on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 4 p.m. Please note: This hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go…
BMPS to Start 26th Season October 7
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, begins its 26th season at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, October 7 at 8:00 p.m. The ambitious program celebrates three…