Legislation Seen As Way To Counter Imminent Deportation Threats Concerned by the Trump administration's unfolding deportation efforts, some Massachusetts lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates launched a new campaign...

Dec 11, 2024 · City councillors made quick work Wednesday of setting Boston's property tax rates for 2025 after a months-long campaign to shift the balance beyond normal limits collapsed in the Senate. The city council voted unanimously to set the residential tax rate at $11.58 per $1,000 of value and to set the commercial rate at $25.96 per $1,000 of value.

Jan 3, 2025 · A non-profit grocery store in Mattapan Square will close its doors this weekend. Daily Table, located on the ground level of The Loop building on River Street, will shut down at the end of the day on Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a letter sent to customers by CEO Sasha Purpura today. The non-profit grocery chain's original store in Dorchester’s Codman Square will stay open.

Dec 31, 2024 · Boston Police have asked for help in identifying the person shown in these images. He is wanted for questioning in a reported aggravated assault incident on Christmas Day in the area of 778 Dudley St. near Uphams Corner. The suspect is described as a black male, with a light complexion, wearing all black clothing, and black gloves. Please call detectives at 617- …

Dec 31, 2024 · The Boston School Committee began its last meeting in 2024 on Dec. 18 with a cheer for inclusive education, only to end three hours later with slightly tweaked plans for rationing coveted seats at three exam schools. The state’s 2025 “Teacher of the Year,” Luisa Sparrow, was congratulated for her work with special needs students in grades 5 …

Dec 31, 2024 · Three local health centers – DotHouse Health, Codman Square Health Center, and Mattapan Community Health Center – will launch a new training program for doulas this year through the state’s Department of Public Health. The objective is to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals, caregivers, and families by making doulas more accessible in communities like

Thomas Gunning received the 2024 Martin J. Walsh Alumni Award from Gosnold Behavioral Health last week. The Cape Cod-based non-profit helps people heal from behavioral health conditions, substance use disorders, and co- ...

Nov 21, 2024 · A new public-private partnership for Boston’s senior citizens will allow them to get up to five free rides with the Lyft ride share service over the winter months via a pilot program that is looking to fill in transportation gaps. The program was announced last Friday at the Grove Hall Senior Center. Representatives from the Urban League, the city’s AgeStrong Commission, and

The controversial MBTA Communities Act is a constitutional law that the attorney general can enforce with legal action, but the measure remains “ineffective” until the Healey administration takes another pass at crafting regulations, the state’s highest court …

The state Department of Revenue formally moved Thursday to seize Simco's, 1509 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan, for non-payment of $736,000 in taxes and interest.