Mayor Michelle Wu announced applications for the 2023-2024 SPARK Boston Council are now open and available online. The SPARK Boston Council is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement council made up of 20 to 35 year olds charged with spearheading…
Month: April 2023
MBTA publishes 3-year safety improvement plan
The MBTA announced the release of its 3-Year Safety Improvement Plan, a forward-looking document that on the MBTA’s commitment to strengthen its safety culture through continuous improvement. The three-Year Safety Improvement Plan was produced in response to an act of…
Holding Court
East Boston schoolteacher Vasili Mallios is a Division 1 college basketball referee By Tony Ferullo Heckling fans. Screaming coaches. Unruly players. Welcome to the world of Suffolk University alumnus Vasili Mallios, a Division I men’s basketball official who is never…
Mbta continues aggressive hiring campaign, offering $7,500 sign-on bonus for multiple positions
The MBTA announced that, effective April 15, the MBTA will increase its sign-on bonus to $7,500 for applicants applying to a number of eligible positions throughout the MBTA as part of its aggressive hiring campaign. The list of positions eligible…
Encore Boston Harbor partners with all the city’s major sports teams
Encore Boston Harbor Announces Partnership with the Boston Encore Boston Harbor announced a multi-year partnership with the nine-time World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox. With the newly formed collaboration, Encore Boston Harbor now has partnerships with all the region’s…
Happy Ramadan, Easter, and Passover
One of the things that we take for granted as Americans is our freedom to worship — or not to worship — as we see fit. What brings this thought to mind is the plethora of religious-oriented observances that are…
Good luck, Mr. Eng — you’ll need it
Governor Maura Healey last week announced the appointment of Phillip Eng as the next General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Eng is an engineer with nearly 40 years of experience in transportation, including serving as the President…