Over 20 percent of Boston’s total IDP inventory completed in 2018 BOSTON – Tuesday, March 26, 2019 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) today released the 2018 Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) Annual Report, detailing how Boston is leveraging the strong development market to create and…
Posts published in March 2019
BOSTON – Monday, March 25, 2019 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced mini-grant applications are now available for community partners interested in creating summer meal sites through the Boston Eats program, which provides free meals to youth age 18 and under across the City of Boston. Organizations are encouraged…
MAYOR WALSH TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION FINANCE REFORM ALONGSIDE CITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH BOSTON – Friday, March 22, 2019 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education at the Massachusetts State House in support of comprehensive education finance reform. Alongside a…
BY PAUL FEENEY, PUBLISHER It’s time for the Irish to step aside and make way for the Greeks. It’s the Greeks’ turn to march along the streets of Boston as they celebrate Greek Independence Day with their counterparts around the world. The actual Greek March to Freedom began on March 25,…
While baseball fans everywhere are awaiting the start of a new season, a special group of ball players is also looking forward to another season. They’re the players on the Red Sox and the Dodgers, the two teams that make up the Jason Roberts Challenger League which will soon start…
It’s been a year since the Great Necco Wafer Panic and Necco has since shut down. Now, some of the former Necco candies are coming back, but others are in Limbo. Here is a breakdown of which ones are coming back and when, and which ones are stuck in purgatory:https://www.candystore.com/blog/candy-news/necco-candies-coming-back/ Local…
Front page March 23, 2019
For the 17th consecutive year, the MIAA and Boston Bruins have partnered to honor a student-athlete from boys and girls high school ice hockey leagues across the state for best exemplifying a commitment to the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the season. These student-athletes were selected by representatives of their league…
Boston’s tuition-free community college program to expand to first-ever private college BOSTON – Wednesday, March 20, 2019 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) will be the first private college to participate in Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan. Launched by Mayor Walsh in 2016, Boston’s Tuition-Free…
SHE RAISES MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY IN SUPPORT OF THE ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND EARNS THIS PRESTIGOUS TITLE BY PAUL FEENEY, PUBLISHER Hats off to one of Southie’s Own and the community’s newly selected Mayor, Miss Haley Elizabeth Dillon who received this distinguished, cherished recognition by raising the most…