Special to the Times The City of Boston today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Boston Public Schools (BPS) a $35 million grant to purchase 125, 30-passenger electric school buses. This expansion will allow BPS to…
Wu Urges Caution as Bitterly Cold Weather Arrives
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a cold weather advisory and winter safety tips for the bitterly cold temperatures forecast through Thursday, January 23. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the forecast for Boston includes wind…
Our Remarkably Unremarkable Weather
When the National Weather Service made its long-range forecast for the winter last fall, it was a good news/bad news scenario. They were predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures for our region, which was the good news (after all, who likes cold weather),…
This is the SAD-dest Time of the Year – So Get Outside
With the holiday season long in the rear-view mirror and the oppressiveness of a New England winter fully upon us, for many this can be the saddest time of the year — quite literally. The medical community has long-recognized that…
Coletta Zapata Publishes Report on Local Climate Action
Special to the Times-Free Press As Chair of the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks, District 1 Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata has published a comprehensive report titled “Boston Rising: Building a Resilient City on a Hill Through Local Climate…
East Boston High’s “Jet to College” Program Takes Off
Early college partnership with Fisher is one of several paths to earn free credits Special to the Times-Free Press Every Monday and Wednesday, a bus pulls up beside East Boston High School (EBHS), waiting for nearly 40 students to board. …