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A Block Party on City Hall Plaza for Mayor Michelle Wu
It’s a delayed inauguration celebration for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with fun in the sun on Boston City Hall Plaza. Kwani Lunis was there.
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BPS Begins Interviews for Superintendent Finalists
Two candidates are set to interview for the job, which is open as the state and the city are apparently still at odds over the future Boston Public Schools.
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BPS to Start Interviewing Superintendent Finalists
Interviews with two finalists for Superintendent of Boston Public Schools are set to begin Thursday.
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State, City at Odds Over Future of Boston Schools as Supt. Finalist Interviews Begin
The state and the city are apparently still at odds over the future Boston Public Schools, even as interviews for a new superintendent start today. In May, the Department of Education found that Boston schools were dysfunctional and broached the possibility of receivership for the state’s largest school system. Mayor Michelle Wu and Jeff Riley, the city’s education commissioner,...
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Ordinance Limiting Protest Hours OK'd By Boston City Council
An ordinance limiting the hours during which protesters can gather in residential neighborhoods won the backing of the Boston City Council Wednesday in a victory for Mayor Michelle Wu, who has been targeted in the early morning hours outside her home by people protesting her city employee coronavirus vaccine mandate. Wu filed the proposal in February. The measure would allow...
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Bostonians Plagued By Sky-High Rent Prices
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is scheduled to address skyrocketing rents across the city on Thursday.
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Mayor Wu Announces New Rent Stabilization Effort
You may have already gotten a letter from your property management company or landlord – letting you know your rent is going up $200 – $500 – even $750 a month! And you are not alone. Boston now has the third highest rent in the country – behind New York and San Francisco. Rental housing experts say while the average…
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Mayor Wu to Make Announcement on Rent Stabilization
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Mayor Wu is expected to make the rent stabilization announcement at the Whittier Street Health Center at 11 a.m. Thursday morning.
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Bostonians Happy to See City's Mask Mandate Dropped
Masks are still required in Boston on public transportation, in health care and congregate living facilities, and in the city’s public schools.
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Boston Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted
Boston has lifted the majority of its indoor mask mandates, regardless of vaccination status. A Brigham and Women’s doctor says people certainly need to stay alert and maintain vigilance.
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Boston's Indoor Mask Mandate for Businesses Is Lifted
A city order that required people to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces in Boston, including restaurants, shops, museums and entertainment venues, was lifted Saturday. City public health Commissioner Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, in conjunction with the city health board, made the decision earlier this week citing a steep decline in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations as well as high…
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Boston Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
Boston’s citywide mask mandate is lifted on Saturday, although there are still a few exceptions.
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Supporters of Michelle Wu Hold Counter Protest in Roslindale
Supporters of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gathered outside her Roslindale home Thursday morning in a show of solidarity for the city’s vaccine mandate. Among her supporters are nurses and teachers who say they support the mayor’s vaccine mandate. They will be pushing back against the constant protests that have been happening in Wu’s neighborhood. On Wednesday, some of those...
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Vaccine Mandate Protests At Mayor Wu's Home
Both protestors and counter-protestors will line up in front of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s home in Roslindale on Thursday in regards to the city’s vaccine mandate.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Gives Update on First Sizeable Snowstorm of Her Tenure
For the first time since her inauguration, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is contending with a sizeable snowstorm. She gave an update on the city’s response to NBC 10 Boston Friday morning.
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Happy New Year From First Night Boston
Boston says goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022.
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First Night Boston Celebrations Ring in New Year
Safety was top of mind for city officials as Boston’s First Night festivities took place. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday that rapid test kits and vaccinations would be made available at this year’s First Night Boston celebration. Click here to watch the First Night Boston festivities live. The measures were part of a series of changes announced in...
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First Night Festivities Underway to Ring in New Year
Safety is top of mind for city officials as Boston’s First Night festivities get underway.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Outlines Safety Plans for First Night Boston
Wu says the city will open walk-up vaccination sites to those who are in the city for First Night activities.
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Rapid Test Kits, Vaccinations to Be Made Available at First Night Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday that rapid test kits and vaccinations will be made available at this year’s First Night Boston celebration. The measures were part of a series of changes announced in an effort to slow the surge of COVID-19 cases in the city while still allowing the New Year’s Eve festivities to go forward. “We are...