Emerson College President Lee Pelton recently penned a letter to the Emerson community detailing his own experiences with racism, as well as his response to racism in America in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The Times spoke with Pelton…
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Phase Two of State’s Reopening Plan Begins this Week
Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan began on Monday, June 8, after an announcement by Governor Charlie Baker over the weekend. “This terrible virus and the terrible toll that it takes will be with us until there are medical…
Joint Statement by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin Regarding Enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement Monday following the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act: “We want to thank President Trump for his leadership and commend Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader McCarthy for…
Senator Markey Receives Major Endorsement from the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Massachusetts last weeknd announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. “Senator Ed Markey has been a supporter of public education for decades and has consistently fought for adequate…
New Unemployment Claims Fall by More Than 10,000 Over the Previous Week
Massachusetts had 27,034 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI) from May 24 to May 30, a decrease of 10,584 over the previous week. Since March 15, a total of 924,239 initial claims have been filed for…
MBTA’s RIDE Distributing Food to Vulnerable Residents
The RIDE has partnered with the City of Boston, YMCA of Greater Boston, and The Greater Boston Food Bank. The MBTA announced late last week a partnership with the City of Boston, YMCA of Greater Boston, and The Greater Boston…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on Zoom on June 18, 2020 at 5 p.m. Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and…
Councilor Bok Weighs in on City’s Proposed Fiscal ’21 Budget
Following Tuesday’s four-and-a-half-hour hearing of the city’s Ways and Means Committee, which included testimony on its fiscal ’21 budget, City Councilor Kenzie Bok reflected on how the municipality is responding to these uncertain times in terms of dollars and cents.…
Neighborhood Roundup
Enrollment Open for Beacon Hill/Back Bay Girl Scout Troop 65321 Girl Scout Troop 65321, covering the Beacon Hill and Back Bay neighborhoods, is accepting enrollment for new scouts entering Kindergarten and first grade (fall 2020). Meetings are held on Monday…
Boston Pride and the City of Boston Raise the Pride Flag
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Boston Pride Flag Raising, hosted by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston, is being held as a virtual event, as all of Boston Pride’s public events were postponed…