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Water quality report card names cleanest beaches around Boston
BOSTON - The water quality at some Boston-area beaches has dropped in the past year after a deluge of rain, but an environmental group says local swimming spots can still claim to be "the cleanest urban beaches in the country."Save The Harbor/Save The Bay released its Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card on Monday. It says the overall water quality safety rating for Boston Harbor beaches is 85%, down from last year's 93% grade following "the rainiest summer in the Boston area since 1955."Safety grades for Boston-area beachesPleasure Bay, City Point and M Street beaches in South Boston all earned...
Boston’s Logan Airport sheltering over 100 migrants with more families arriving ‘at all hours’
The number of migrants being sheltered at Boston Logan Airport appears to have increased, with throngs of families lining a baggage claim surrounded by suitcases and using sparse blankets for makeshift mattresses. Over a hundred migrants are currently spending their nights sleeping on the floor at the Boston airport, The Post’s new photos show — an apparent uptick in recent weeks from the dozens who were being housed there a few months ago. “We continue to see migrants at the airport. They come to Logan a number of ways. They also arrive at Logan at all hours,” a representative from MassPort previously...
Boston Public Health Commission Completes Pilot Meal Delivery Program for Postpartum Families in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) has wrapped up a 10-week meal delivery program aimed at providing postpartum support for families, improving maternal and mental health outcomes, specifically among communities of color. The initiative, spearheaded by the Boston Healthy Start Initiative (BHSI) under the BPHC's Child, Adolescent, and Family Health (CAFH) Bureau, catered to 14 families with weekly provisions that included two meals suitable for up to four people, various snacks, and breastfeeding kits, as reported by the official announcement.
Developer wants Quincy pub closed. Bar owner suing while paying big rent increase
QUINCY – A small Irish pub in Quincy Center is suing its landlord, one of the city's largest developers, for $1.32 million, according to court filings. Gerry Hanley and his wife, Diane Hill, owners of Paddy Barry's Ales and Spirits at 1574 Hancock St., claim that their landlord, a subsidiary of real estate developer LBC Boston, violated their lease by rejecting their five-year lease extension option and ordering them to vacate the premises by June 1...
Boston is second happiest city in U.S., according to new survey
BOSTON - Boston is the second happiest city in the United States, according to a new international ranking.The Institute for Quality of Life, an organization in London, England that researches issues "related to the quality of life," created an index of 250 cities around the world based on happiness.Happy City IndexThey looked at five specific areas - citizens, governance, environment, economy and mobility - to come up with a "Happy City Index." The group measured each category "on the basis of objective, transparent and verifiable data."The cities were then grouped into three categories - gold, silver and bronze.Aarhus, Denmark...
New England power grid operators prepare for extreme summer weather
Operators of New England’s power grid say they’re ready for summer and the unpredictable weather it may bring. ISO New England is responsible for keeping the electricity on in the region. They operate the power grid, manage the electricity markets and plan for the future. According to operations...
Wu pushes property tax proposal, says she has hope in Legislature
The proposal was approved by the City Council despite vocal opposition. Mayor Michelle Wu now needs the support of lawmakers on Beacon Hill. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended her push to give the city the power to temporarily increase the commercial property tax rate Tuesday, saying that the idea is widely supported and expressing hope that state lawmakers will agree.
Mayor Michelle Wu Advances Homeownership in Dorchester and Mattapan with "Welcome Home, Boston" Initiative Phase Two
In a move to tackle the present homeownership disparity in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu has moved forward with the second leg of the "Welcome Home, Boston" initiative. According to a city statement, phase two will see the development of roughly 70 homeownership opportunities on 15 City-owned parcels in Dorchester and Mattapan. This comes on the heels of the first phase where 72 opportunities were created on 12 parcels in the same neighborhoods.
Older worker accuses defense contractor of discriminating by seeking recent college grads
BOSTON (AP) — A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The class action filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act.
Mass. man sentenced for threatening interracial couple on Facebook
A Massachusetts man with a criminal record of more than 100 different arrests was sentenced on Monday for threatening an interracial couple on Facebook Messenger in January 2021 and trying to prevent the couple from reporting the threats, acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua S. Levy’s office said in a statement.
Giant Inflatable Rat on West Broadway in Southie
If you’re on a construction site, it’s never a good sign when a giant inflatable rat shows up. Well, this week, the rat and about a dozen protesters showed up to protest in front of 202 West Broadway. They are there to picket the non-union workers hired by...
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