Essay Receives Honorable Mention Adam Whitney, a ninth-grade student at Boston Latin School, was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2022 Bill of Rights Essay Contest sponsored by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Chapter…
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City Reports Boston’s Most Popular Dog Names
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Animal Care and Control Division reminds city dog owners that the annual deadline for licensing their pets is March 31. All dogs in Boston require a new license each year. “Not only is licensing your…
Parks Department Hosts Feb. Vacation Week Activities
Children, parents, and caregivers are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for free February school vacation week activities at the Bubble at Carter Field located at 709 Columbus Avenue on the South End/Roxbury line. Online registration and…
Wu Announces Boston to Offer Residents Weekend Curbside Textile Collection
Building on the success of the neighborhood textile dropbox program, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston will begin offering weekend curbside collection of household textiles at no cost to residents. The Boston Public Works Department has again…
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Preparing for High Customer Volume
The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is preparing for a high volume of in-person customer service transactions during school vacation week which is scheduled to take place the week of February 21, 2022. The RMV traditionally sees a high volume…
Mask Advisory for Vaccinated, Unvaccinated Residents
Effective February 15, 2022, a fully vaccinated individual should wear a mask indoors if you have a weakened immune system, or if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or…
BPDA Approves Downtown Life Sciences Building
In an effort to revitalize and reoccupy an existing building on Atlantic Avenue, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board approved plans to create a life sciences hub in Downtown Boston. Last week the BPDA board voted in favor…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
We Can Do Better! Trash Trash should be put out before 6 am on Mondays and Fridays. All residential trash materials must fit inside trash bags made of .9 millimeters (or greater) plastic material, and cannot be larger than 32…
Historic New England to Explore ‘Reimagining’ Otis House
Historic New England is taking a fresh look at the Otis House to explore options for the next chapter in the history of this Charles Bulfinch-designed National Historic Landmark at 141 Cambridge St. “We definitely want to create an engaging…
BPS Superintendent Cassellius Will Leave at the End of the School Year
In May 2019 the Boston Public School Committee voted 5-2 to appoint Minnesoata’s former Commissioner of Education Dr. Brenda Cassellius as BPS’s new school superintendent. At the time Cassellius beat out two other finalists, Oscar Santos, Head of School for…