News In Briefs
BPHC Urges Caution As COVID-19 Spikes in Local Wastewater The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is urging residents to take…
Wu Commits to Speeding Up Production of Affordable Housing in City of Boston
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that she will sign an executive order designed to speed up the production of affordable housing…
Volunteers Gather Along Boston’s Waterfronts for Day of Service Following Waterfront Summit
Special to the Times-Free Press This month, volunteers from across the Boston area joined the Coalition for a Resilient and…
Boston Area Organizers Gather for Shared Gifting Circle
By Shane Rogers It was a warm and sunny day at the end of June on the Boston waterfront. As…
Parking Cut Proposed for 135 Bremen St. Project
By Adam Swift A proposed 94-unit condominium complex at 135 Bremen Street is looking to cut its on-site parking by…
Rep. Livingstone Spearheading Clean-Water Effort To Replace Lead Pipes Across State
As lead pipes continue to be the cause of tainted water throughout Boston and the rest of the Commonwealth, Rep.…
Wu, BPHC Announce New Day Spaces and Expanded Substance Use Services
Mayor Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced a number of investments and initiatives expanding access to substance…
Congressman Jim McGovern Participates in a Conference at EBNHC
On Monday, October 3, Representative Jim McGovern, Congressman for the 2nd District of Massachusetts, visited East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) to…
Massport Will Kick Off East Boston YMCA Reach Out Breakfast As Presenting Sponsor
The East Boston YMCA announced that they have chosen the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) as the presenting sponsor for this…
Take a Forest Bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath” in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its…