The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that it will be celebrating Halloween with Mayor Walsh’s Pumpkin Carving Contest featuring a grand prize provided by Xfinity. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Parks Department recognize the effort that Boston…
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News in Brief
Evening Prayer Oct. 26 You are invited to join us for Evening Prayer (Vespers) Monday, October 26 at 7:00 pm.This ancient liturgy of light in the darkness is set to beautiful contemporary music. We will stream on Facebook at Our…
Annual Kitty Connection Silent Auction Goes Online
Kitty Connection, an all-volunteer non-profit dedicated to rescuing and finding safe, loving homes for local cats and dogs, will hold its fourth annual Silent Auction online this year due to health and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online…
Baker Celebrates Annual STEM Week With Virtual Kickoff
Gov. Charlie Baker, STEM Advisory Council Co-Chair Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, educators, business leaders and state officials kicked off the Third Annual Massachusetts STEM Week. This week, throughout the Commonwealth, academic and employer partners will…
Fall Commuter Rail Schedule Changes Take Effect Nov. 2
The MBTA is reminding customers of upcoming schedule changes coming to the Commuter Rail network this fall effective Monday, Nov. 2. These updates are being made in response to changing ridership patterns on the Commuter Rail as a result of…
Courts Extend Start-Date for Jury Trials to Nov. 9
Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey has announced that the earliest potential start date for jury trials will be extended to Monday, Nov. 9. The Supreme Judicial Court had authorized Phase 1 in the resumption of jury trials to…
Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for September
The state’s September total unemployment rate is down 1.8 percentage points at 9.6 percent following a revision to the August rate at 11.4 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary…
New England Governors Call for Modernization of Regional Wholesale Electricity System
Recognizing the critical role that New England’s regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Charlie Baker and Governors from four Northeast states last week issued a statement calling for reforms needed to…
Voting Has Begun!
Thanks to the early voting laws, every registered voter in Massachusetts has the opportunity to cast their ballot for the upcoming Presidential election in the two weeks prior to Election Day itself, Tuesday, November 3. Although the exact locations and…
Voter Registration Deadline Is October 24
With all of the excitement (for lack of a better word) being generated by the upcoming election, a record turnout of voters is being predicted both in Massachusetts and across the country. Americans are voting early and in huge numbers…