Dec 11, 2024 · City councillors made quick work Wednesday of setting Boston's property tax rates for 2025 after a months-long campaign to shift the balance beyond normal limits collapsed in the Senate. The city council voted unanimously to set the residential tax rate at $11.58 per $1,000 of value and to set the commercial rate at $25.96 per $1,000 of value.

After a nearly two-year permitting process and build-out, the new Papa John’s Pizza shop opened in Fields Corner last week. “So far, so good,” said Joe Johnson, who co-owns the store with his wife Rolanda and ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Three local health centers – DotHouse Health, Codman Square Health Center, and Mattapan Community Health Center – will launch a new training program for doulas this year through the state’s Department of Public Health. The objective is to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals, caregivers, and families by making doulas more accessible in communities like

Dec 6, 2024 · FBI agents arrested Boston City Councillor Tania Fernandes Anderson at her Dorchester home last Friday morning (Dec. 6) and federal prosecutors later accused her of orchestrating a kickback scheme with a staffer to obtain thousands of dollars in cash. US Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy announced that she had been indicted by a grand jury on five counts of wire fraud and

Dec 11, 2024 · A Dorchester-based developer unveiled plans for a 5-story, 25-unit condo building on Granite Avenue abutting Cedar Grove Cemetery during a virtual meeting organized by the Boston Planning Dept. on Monday evening that drew about 50 participants. The building, with 25 below-grade parking spaces, would rise on what is now an unoccupied lot at 157 Granite Ave. between the Shields

Nov 6, 2024 · At long last, work began this week on Dorchester’s newest facility that will be a game-changer for kids and teens in the city: The FieldHouse+, a collaborative effort by two of this city’s most respected and impactful organizations – the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester (BGCD) and the Martin Richard Foundation. Preliminary site activity started up …

Thomas Gunning received the 2024 Martin J. Walsh Alumni Award from Gosnold Behavioral Health last week. The Cape Cod-based non-profit helps people heal from behavioral health conditions, substance use disorders, and co- ...

Drops Market Oversight Bill On Guv's Desk With Only Hours Left In Session Lawmakers rushed a hospital oversight bill to Gov. Maura Healey on Monday, agreeing on policy responses to the Steward Health Care crisis that aim to better regulate private equity...

Nov 12, 2024 · In 17 of Boston’s 22 wards, the 2024 vote for the Democratic presidential ticket was down by more than 20 percent. The 2024 election results show that Boston remains a Democratic stronghold, but this time with a noticeable downturn in support for the party’s presidential ticket and the overall level of voter engagement. It was less about a Donald Trump surge than negative

Nov 21, 2024 · A new public-private partnership for Boston’s senior citizens will allow them to get up to five free rides with the Lyft ride share service over the winter months via a pilot program that is looking to fill in transportation gaps. The program was announced last Friday at the Grove Hall Senior Center. Representatives from the Urban League, the city’s AgeStrong Commission, and