This school year, Boston Public Schools, or BPS, is expanding Boston Saves, a children’s savings account meant to help kindergarteners’ families save for their children’s post-secondary education. This program is an extension of an existing three-year pilot program active...

Massachusetts’ temporary ban on the sale of all vaping products is the strictest in the nation. Its severity is causing new problems for local businesses and raising concerns about its effectiveness in addressing public health. Gov. Charlie Baker declared a public health emergency...

MIT students and faculty joined community members at the Stratton Student Center and marched to North Court to speak out against MIT’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein and David Koch, among other individuals, during the MIT Corporation’s annual meeting. The rally was organized...

The MBTA fare hike implemented July 1 has affected many commuters and sparked city-wide protest on the matter. The fare increase, approved by the Fiscal and Management Control Board in March, brought a 6.3 percent increase in price, leading commuters to pay an extra 15 cents...

Last Saturday, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the city council welcomed Boston’s Latinx community to Harambee Park for the fourth annual Latino Coffee Hour, an afternoon of sunshine, chatter and culture in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.   What is Hispanic Heritage Month?  Hispanic...

Following a Sept. 13 student-faculty protest, student activists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, invited community members Wednesday to share their thoughts on the students’ demands. The meeting, hosted by MIT Students Against War, focused on the late...

Ella Wozek, a sophomore at Waltham High School, hopes to go to college and enter the medical field one day. If, as scientists at the International Panel on Climate Change predict, the world only has 11 years to prevent temperatures from reaching above 1.5 degrees Celsius above...

The Somerville Democratic Committee held an ice cream social in Nathan Tufts Park Saturday, where Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) took the stage to call out racism, bigotry and injustice.  Before beginning her speech, Pressley highlighted the upcoming municipal elections while...

Boston Common was filled with smoke and cannabis paraphernalia this past Saturday as pot enthusiasts and entrepreneurs celebrated the 30th annual Boston Freedom Rally, but there was still a lingering sense of uncertainty even after the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana...

The controversial “Straight Pride Parade” drew roughly 200 participants to Boston Aug. 31. A majority of the attendees came to back Super Happy Fun America, or SHFA, a group that describes themselves as “advocates for the straight community.”  Many marchers decked...

Dozens of people from Roxbury and other neighborhoods came together Saturday at the R.I.S.E. Rally to speak out against gun violence in their communities and connect with local youth organizations. The R.I.S.E, or Realize, Interpret, Stop and Empower, Rally was organized by...

Boston streets are no stranger to the whirlwind of college nightlife. It’s common to see throngs of students piling into cars through ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft, known for shuttling students to and from their next escapade. Yet despite a growing prominence on campuses...