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Cathy Nicholson admires From the Sea to the Mountains: The Trustees 125th Anniversary. The exhibit will be on display at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center through Aug. 28.

Library exhibit celebrates cultural heritage

April 7, 2016
Historic maps, letters and other artifacts adorn the Boston Public Library’s (BPL) Norman B. Leventhal Map Center in a new exhibition that opened Saturday, April 2.
ONEin3 aims to engage millennials in civics

ONEin3 aims to engage millennials in civics

March 31, 2016
Senior business student and Entrepreneurs Club president Benjamin Bungert was named earlier this month to the 2016 Mayor’s ONEin3 council, an advisory group composed of students and young professionals in the city. Since its inception in 2004, the program has worked with the Boston Redevelopment Authority on wide-ranging issues including public transportation, student housing and the burgeoning small business scene in Boston.
MWRA initiative to overhaul lead pipe infrastructure

MWRA initiative to overhaul lead pipe infrastructure

March 31, 2016
In the wake of the water crisis in Flint, Mich., the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) created an interest-free loan program to encourage Massachusetts cities to replace lead water lines with newer, safer pipes.
New bill angers taxis, ride-sharing companies

New bill angers taxis, ride-sharing companies

March 24, 2016
After the Massachusetts State House passed new legislation regulating ride-sharing companies on Wednesday, March 9, ride-sharing companies and taxi groups are dissatisfied with the compromises.
St. Patrick's Day parade brings fun, trouble

St. Patrick’s Day parade brings fun, trouble

March 24, 2016
Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade brought good weather, boisterous crowds and a quiet controversy surrounding one of Boston’s signature events.
Medical examiner works on unfinished cases

Medical examiner works on unfinished cases

March 24, 2016
The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has been struggling to chisel away at its backlog of cadavers that need to be autopsied and issued death certificates. The office began accruing this backup in 2006 due to a shortage of medical examiners and an increase in cases, according to the most recent annual report by the OCME.
The Green Line, pictured here at Northeastern University station, will soon extend into Somerville.

MBTA ends late-night T, prompts other changes

March 17, 2016
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has agreed to conduct an equity rights analysis after the controversial termination of the late-night T service that goes into effect on March 18.
A photo of the women of the Dyke March in June 2010.

Massachusetts fifth in US for women, study finds

March 17, 2016
Massachusetts was ranked the fifth-best state in the US for women according to a study done by WalletHub, showing that the state is a leader in the nation, but there is still room to grow.
Massachusetts voters at a polling station.

Trump, Clinton win big in Bay State

March 4, 2016
Massachusetts voters took to the polls Tuesday, March 1, favoring Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.
Super Tuesday saw a close election between Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in Massachusetts, with Clinton winning by 1.4 percent over the Vermont senator. In the GOP primary, Donald Trump won over John Kasich by 31.3 percent.

Supporters gather for Sanders at State House

March 3, 2016
A cacophony of chants bounced among the Financial District business offices’ facades as nearly 750 supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., paraded down Winter Street off Boston Common.
Higginson-Lewis K-8 school, pictured here at 131 Walnut Ave. in Roxbury, is one of four schools where City Year volunteers will teach.

BPS partners with City Year in new initiative

March 3, 2016
My Brother’s Keeper, a new White House initiative to fight chronic absenteeism in public education, has joined with Boston Public Schools (BPS) to introduce the partnership program to four institutions.
Andrea Campbell was elected to the Boston City Council in November 2015.

Campbell moves from private to public sector

February 25, 2016
Andrea Campbell, city councilor for Boston’s District 4, which includes Dorchester, Mattapan, parts of Jamaica Plain and parts of Roslindale, was born and raised in Boston. Before being elected to City Council in the fall of 2015, she worked as a lawyer, first at a nonprofit focusing on education, then as deputy legal counsel under Gov. Deval Patrick.