On January 29, MassEquality received notice that their application to join the March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston was denied, marking the nineteenth year in a row that parade organizers have banned LGBT advocacy groups from participating. The Boston parade, which first began in 1737, is a staple of St. Patrick’s Day, a day in which Irish heritage and the contributions of Irish-Americans are celebrated.
Much like the scandal of communication records being collected by the National Security Agency, a stir has been caused by the fact that students’ personal records are readily available to third party users, with or without parental consent. On Jan. 14, however, Senator Ed Markey’s office sent out a press release announcing plans to introduce legislation to protect the data of students from those third parties.
Though Boston is renowned for its shops, restaurants and resources, one thing the illustrious city has lacked until now is the presence of a year-round, indoor public market where local vendors can sell their fresh products. That’s all going to change when the Boston Public Market opens at 136 Blackstone St in 2015.
Governor Deval Patrick, joined by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, revealed in a much-anticipated news conference earlier this month a $50 million action plan to buttress the state against the threats of climate change.
Less than a month into his new position as mayor of Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh has dealt with a snowstorm, cancelled school much to the delight of all Boston Public students and made a number of key appointments to his staff. So far, he seems to be having no problem filling former Mayor Menino’s shoes. A week after the new year began, a press release from the mayor’s office laid out a few of the key appointments he had made thus far.
For the Northeastern University campus and surrounding community, the crime statistics for 2013 are in. The areas stretching around Agassiz Road, Symphony Road, Westland Avenue, Saint Stephens Street, around Wentworth’s Sweeney Field and down around Columbus Avenue were considered in the reports provided to the Huntington News by the Boston Police Department.
With just a single email sent out to Attorney General Martha Coakley’s supporters this week, the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election has heated up. The email, had the subject line: “Charlie is just wrong.”
One Fund Boston, a non-profit organization aimed at providing financial support to victims of last year’s Boston Marathon bombings, has announced the future release of a second distribution of donations.
For the first time in 20 years, a new mayor of Boston was inaugurated on Monday. Mayor Martin J. Walsh was sworn in as Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s successor at a packed Conte Forum at Boston College, Walsh’s alma mater, at 10 a.m., marking the end of the Menino era.
By News Staff
Boston’s night owls will no longer have to worry about paying for a cab past 1 a.m. on the weekends, or leaving the bars early to catch the last T.
In a Nov. 3 press release, Governor Deval Patrick announced a one-year pilot program extending Massachusetts...
By Mary Whitfill, News Staff
An audible sigh escaped the lips of Mike Lake as he straightened his red tie and adjusted his smile, one he’d been wearing for three and a half hours by the end of his fundraiser at the Cafeteria Boston on Nov. 6.
As he greeted potential...
