Bunker Hill Community College’s (BHCC) is marking the third year of a $150,000 grant from Liberty Mutual Foundation supporting its DISH Food Pantry, which provides food and other essential resources to students and their families. Since opening in 2019, DISH…
The Mayor’s Office of Human Services released findings of a three-phase research project examining how young people in Charlestown perceive and experience casino gambling and sports betting. Funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Gambling Harm Mitigation Fund,…
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has been awarded a $1.375 million federal grant to help hundreds of Chelsea Public Schools students prepare for and pursue postsecondary education and career opportunities. The five-year grant, running from October 2026 through September 2031,…
Mayor Michelle Wu joined residents of Harbor Towers Condominiums on Wednesday by cutting the ribbon on the downtown waterfront property’s $20 million flood-resistance project that includes deployable barriers. The ribbon-cutting was part of Deployables Day, a citywide gathering that highlights…
The MBTA announced the successful advancement of work on the Green Line, including critical work to replace and upgrade the 120-year-old signal system within the central tunnel and much more. “The latest phase of work to replace our 120+-year-old signal…
Governor Maura Healey announced new actions to help Massachusetts families lower their heating and electric bills this winter. Governor Healey has declared a State of Energy Emergency and, through an Executive Order, is expanding eligibility for home heating assistance and…
The Monument Square Landmark District Study Committee and staff of the Boston Landmarks Commission are pleased to announce the release of a preliminary working draft of a study report on the proposed designation of the Monument Square Landmark District and…
The question facing Charlestown residents is whether Monument Square should become Charlestown’s first local historic district while other parts of the neighborhood face the greatest and most immediate threats of redevelopment, demolition, loss of public views, and irreversible change. The…
Boston Senior Home Care (BSHC), a private nonprofit Aging Services Access Point that helps older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers access home- and community-based services and supports, has honored Former State Representative Brian Dempsey, President, Dempsey Associates, and Michael…
Fire chiefs and fire service leaders from Australia, Canada, Mexico, Slovenia, and the U.S., including Commissioner Rodney Marshall from the Boston Fire Department, gathered in September for the annual Urban Fire Forum (UFF), hosted by the National Fire Protection Association®…
