Special to the Times North Atlantic right whales have returned to the waters south of Massachusetts, prompting federal authorities to designate a voluntary slow zone. Scientists from the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life were flying an…
Wu Announces Voting Stage of Participatory Budgeting Initiative, “Ideas in Action”
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Office of Participatory Budgeting announced the voting phase for Ideas in Action, the City’s participatory budgeting initiative. Over 1,200 ideas were submitted earlier this year, recommending how $2.2…
Beloved Service Dog Rescue to be Honored at Celebration of Life Event at Copley Square BPL
Special to Times The Greater Boston community is invited to gather at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square on Saturday, Feb. 7,, from 3 to 4 p.m., for a Celebration of Life honoring Rescue, an extraordinary NEADS Service Dog…
Meet Boston Announces Exciting Winter Activities
Frostival Lodge furnished by Wayfair at Copley Square and a spectacular Ferris Wheel on the Greenway Special to the Times The inaugural Boston Frostival swings back into gear this February with two signature activations – the Frostival Lodge furnished by…
Let’s Go Patriots!
For those of us who are longtime fans of the New England Patriots, it seems like it was only yesterday that the Pats of Brady and Belichick were the dominant team in the NFL. We were around in the early…
As we’re Shivering Next Week, Remember, We’re Halfway through Winter
When the National Weather Service issued its long-range forecast for this winter last fall, it was a good news/bad news scenario. They were predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures for our region, which was the good news (after all, who likes cold weather?),…