A Boston city councilor plans to ask her colleagues to declare support for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War in a measure edited to tone down incendiary language that stated Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The resolution filed Monday by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson comes amid ongoing pro-Palestinian student protests at Greater … Read more
A Boston city councilor raised concerns over what he described as an unpermitted marathon that took place on city streets this past Saturday, with roughly 200 runners winding through neighborhoods without police traffic enforcement. Dubbed an “unofficial” or “unsanctioned” marathon on the mayor’s public schedule and the Race Roster site, respectively, 26.TRUE has been held … Read more
In the wake of two pedestrian fatalities, including the death of a 4-year-old girl, over the past week, the Boston City Council plans to explore a citywide reduction of the speed limit from 25 to 20 mph to enhance street safety. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
Joined by state and city officials, local unions closed off Boylston Street for more than an hour in the middle of the lunch-time rush on Monday, to protest construction efforts at 581 Boylston Street, or the Wesleyan Building. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and City Councilor Ed Flynn are employing similar political strategies to appeal to new Boston residents who may be unhappy with the boozy St. Patrick’s Day parade and noisy outdoor dining in the North End. Flynn’s suggestion to move the rowdy Southie parade downtown is a knee jerk reaction to appease … Read more
The migrant crisis is expected to impact Boston’s budget next fiscal year, the mayor said, pointing to the steady influx of new arrivals straining the city’s adult shelter system and increased services needed for children entering the schools. Mayor Michelle Wu, who may propose her budget to the City Council next month, did not get … Read more
Police are investigating a physical altercation involving two students, one of whom was struck with an object and hospitalized, at a Boston high school Monday. Richard Chang and Stephen Cirasuolo, heads of the Josiah Quincy Upper School, said in a letter to families that the students involved in the afternoon fight will face disciplinary action … Read more
A Boston city councilor backed by the mayor this past election canceled a hearing he was chairing on a push from two of his colleagues looking to expand a mayoral initiative that waives museum fees for BPS students to include all schoolchildren. The office of Councilor Henry Santana, who previously worked for the mayor, sent … Read more
United Way, which has partnered with the state to identify shelter space for migrant families, is officially “evaluating” a church group’s proposal for such a use in a Fort Point office building in Boston’s bustling Seaport neighborhood. Despite the pushback vocalized by several South Boston elected officials since last Thursday’s news that the state was … Read more
A South Boston lawmaker cautioned the state against using a Fort Point office building for a migrant overflow shelter, saying that squeezing families together in a space without proper bathroom facilities could lead to a “public health crisis.” Speaking at an evening press conference two days after the news broke that the state was considering … Read more
