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Boston Joins Growing Legal Fight Against Social Media Platforms Over Student Mental Health
BOSTON – July 8, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston, on behalf of Boston Public Schools (BPS), has filed [...]
Boston Crime Up Slightly as Summer Surge Looms
As the weather warms, high-profile criminal incidents and reports of shots being fired in residential neighborhoods challenge Mayor Michelle Wu’s “safest city in the US” [...]
Mayor Wu Announces More Free World Cup Watch Parties Across Boston
BOSTON – Thursday, July 2, 2026 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a slate of free, family-friendly watch parties for the remaining FIFA World Cup™ matches. These watch parties, [...]
Go Team USA! City of Boston Announces Free Indoor World Cup Watch Party at MGM Music Hall
BOSTON – June 30, 2026 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a free, family-friendly watch party for the USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina FIFA World [...]
Mayor Michelle Wu Announces the 2026 Legacy Business Award Winners
City hosted the 30 winners for a formal awards ceremony earlier this week BOSTON — Wednesday, June 3, 2026 — Mayor [...]
Boston Beaches Rank as Some of the Cleanest Urban Beaches in the Country
All Public Beaches from Nahant to Nantasket Receive a Water Quality Score Above 80% According to Save the Harbor/Save the [...]
New CharlieCard Designs Have Arrived And They Are Pretty Cool
The MBTA is giving the classic CharlieCard a fresh new look. Three limited-edition designs have been released to celebrate some [...]
Batten Down the Hatches: Downed Trees + Power Lines in the Neighborhood
Currently, over 200 downed trees in the city! Thanks to the high winds currently whipping through the area, many trees, [...]
Better Budget Alliance demands City Council reject Mayor’s $4.9 billion spending plan
Roughly 200 residents from more than 20 community groups marched on City Hall on Tuesday, demanding that the City Council [...]
Statements on Fallen Boston Firefighter Robert Kilduff, Jr.
BOSTON – Sunday, May 24, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu and Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall issued the following statements on [...]
Ain’t no party like a Summer Block Party – Apply for a Grant from the City of Boston
Just a reminder that applications are still open for the Mayor’s Office of Civic Organizing’s Summer Block Party Grant! As Boston celebrates Boston 250 and prepares [...]
17-year-old Shooting Suspect Arrested for Shooting in Charlestown
At about 5:40 PM on Thursday, May 21, 206, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested a 17-year-old juvenile male of Dorchester on a felony warrant [...]
City Council rejects resolution to reallocate elected official salary increase to cut programs
The Boston City Council rejected a resolution Wednesday that would rescind the approved salary increase package for elected officials. The resolution’s sponsors, Councilors Ed Flynn [...]
MBTA Announces New Weekday Harbor Loop Ferry Service Beginning June 29
New weekday route will provide year-round connections between North Station, Aquarium, Seaport, and Logan Airport BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced the [...]
BPD Community Alert: Boston Police Warn of Drink Spiking and Urge Victims to Report Incidents
BPD Community Alert: As area College Commencements approach and graduation parties take place, the Boston Police Department would like to remind the public of the dangerousness [...]
ATTENTION: MCCA 2026 Community Partnership Grant and Hospitality Scholarship application deadlines are June 5
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority invites eligible organizations and students to apply for the Community Partnership Grants and Hospitality Scholarships Program. Learn more by visiting here! Applications close June 5, 2026 About the [...]