Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Wu joined Senator Ed Markey last week to celebrate that the City of Boston has received $11.4 million in funding from the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant. This grant will bolster…
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Wu Announces 2023 – 2024 Spark Boston Council
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced the newly-selected 2023-2024 SPARK Boston Council. The 43-member group will spend the next year working to connect young adults to leaders in local government, City services, and one another. The SPARK…
Wu Announces Effort To Support Halloween Block Parties Citywide
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Community Engagement Cabinet announced a new streamlined application process to make it easier for residents to host Halloween block parties to ensure that children and their families…
BWSC Conducts Annual Tap Water Tests for Lead
Special to the Times-Free Press In compliance with State and Federal regulations, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) must annually collect tap water samples from residential properties that have lead water services or copper services with lead solder and…
Wu Announces Opening of New Office for Returning Citizens and Powercorps
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu last week joined the Human Services Cabinet, PowerCorps, and partner organizations to celebrate the opening of new office space for the Office of Returning Citizens and PowerCorps. The departments moved to 30…
Wu Announces Appointment of Mendes as Deputy Director of OYEA
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement (OYEA) announced the launch of the Youth Worker Professional Development Program, a series of free opportunities for people who work in youth-serving organizations to…
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S.P.I.R.I.T.S. Of New England Ghost Lecture S.P.I.R.I.T.S. of New England, in co-operation with the Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association (WIHA), will host a fundraiser for the historic Deane Winthrop House. The event will be held on Saturday, October 21st with…
Wu Announces Fast Track Program To Improve City Permitting Process
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the City’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) announced changes to the City permitting process that will streamline eligible projects through a revitalized “Fast Track Program.” The program, discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
The Tragedy in Israel
The incursion into Israel by terrorists from Gaza this past weekend, resulting in the indiscriminate and wilful slaughter of 900 innocent civilians, including young children, rates as one of the most heinous events in the world in this century. The…
Democrats Share in the Blame for the Chaos in the House
There are many who are to blame for the complete breakdown in the operations of the U.S. House of Representatives, but a large share of that blame belongs to the Democrats, all of whom voted to oust former Speaker Kevin…