Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over the next weeks. Cambridge Street Committee The Cambridge Street…
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Kenzie Bok Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate
Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok announced today her endorsement of Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. Her announcement comes with a little over a month left before the primary voting closes. “Kenzie is a dedicated councilwoman…
MBTA to Resume Fare Collection on Buses, Trolleys, and Commuter Rail
The MBTA has resumed fare collection on buses, on trolleys at street-level stops on the Green Line and Mattapan Line, and on the Commuter Rail beginning Monday, July 20. Customers are encouraged to pay with a preloaded CharlieCard or CharlieTicket…
Massachusetts Logs Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation for June
The state’s June total unemployment rate is up eight-tenths of a percentage point at 17.4 percent following a revision to the May rate of 16.6 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. It is the highest unemployment…
Vacation Cancelled? Take a Trip to the Boston Public Garden instead
The Boston Public Garden is known for being a place to relax, unwind, and enjoy nature, and this summer, be sure to stop and smell the hibiscus. For more than 100 years, city gardeners have prided themselves on ornamental planting…
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Virtual Lecture Looks back at Images from Women’s Suffrage Movement Join the Nichols House Museum and Professor Allison Lange for “Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement”- a virtual lecture on the visual history of women’s suffrage – on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 6…
State Continues to Advance Solar Progress with Incentive Program Updates
The Baker-Polito Administration announced final updates to the Commonwealth’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program after filing emergency regulations in April. As a result of a robust stakeholder and public comment process, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) implemented revisions…
ALKU Scholarship COVID-19 Relief Funds Are Now Available
ALKU, in partnership with Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP), has awarded additional relief funds to its ALKU Scholarship recipients to use towards their education. Recent events directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic have created new obstacles for students everywhere, but especially…
Pandemic Causes Esplanade Events To Go Virtual
While the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation has postponed group events on the Charles River Esplanade through the end of this month, some organizations that had events planned in the park during this time have taken a cue from…
Charles Circle Bluebikes Station Busiest in Metro-Boston System
The Charles Circle Blubikes station is now the busiest in the metro-Boston system. The station’s ridership was estimated at 3,704, up from 3,291 last June, making it one of the few stations in the system with higher ridership last month…