Governor Healey and the Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced $4.2 million in funding to 20 projects that will prepare workers for offshore wind and maritime careers, and support research on fisheries, wildlife, and the marine environment. The funding is…
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AG Campbell releases annual Labor Day report spotlighting actions to protect workers
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released the Attorney General’s Office (AGO)’s annual Labor Day Report, spotlighting the AGO’s dedicated efforts to protect the rights of Massachusetts workers and ensure access to fair pay, benefits, and safe working conditions for…
Kori bustard chick hatches at Franklin Park Zoo
Throughout the day, the dedicated team at Franklin Park Zoo takes turns visiting a small fluffy, striped kori bustard to make sure the month-old chick is getting enough exercise and reaching important developmental milestones. Hatched on August 1, the female…
Nichols House Museum to offer upcoming programming
The Nichols House Museum at 55 Mt. Vernon St. will offer ‘From Manuscript to Museum: Rose Standish Nichols’ New England Baroque’ on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. At this time, Morgan Sanders, the museum’s 2026 Linsdell Fellow, will examine…
101st Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian this weekend
It’s that time of year again when the streets of East Cambridge will come alive for the 101stAnnual Grand Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian on September 11, 12 & 13 on Warren and Porter Streets in East Cambridge.…
City of Boston releases request for proposals for new Street Furniture Program
The City of Boston announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) procurement process to identify a business partner to upgrade and expand its network of bus shelters, wayfinding kiosks, and other street furniture elements in the City’s rights-of-way. These amenities serve…
Pine Street Inn names Covington & Burling Partner Megan Gates as new Board Chair
Pine Street Inn, New England’s leading organization dedicated to ending homelessness, announced the appointment of Megan Gates, of the South End, as the new chair of its board of directors. Gates joined Pine Street’s board in 2012 and has supported Pine…
Boston Arts Festival returns for 23rd year with more than 50 local artists
The Boston Arts Festival is back with more than 50 artists who will be taking over Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park from September 12 + 13, 2026. The annual celebration of all things art was first launched in 2003. Over the…
Wu announces new Charlestown liaison
Mayor Michelle Wu recently announced Isabella Carr as the new neighborhood liaison for Charlestown, Marcus McNeill as the new neighborhood liaison for Mid-Dorchester, and Abdullah Beckett as the new neighborhood liaison for Roxbury within the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS).…
Boston recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day
Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) joined loved ones, families, friends, advocates, and survivors to remember the lives lost to the opioid epidemic. The Overdose Awareness Day was held on Monday, August 31. Since 2015, nearly 3,000…