VA Boston Healthcare System received new funding for Non-Recurring Maintenance projects in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, continuing infrastructure improvements at its facilities.
This week's Boston obituary notices roundup includes one qualifying resident: Clark, David Barnhart, of Boston, who died on October 13, 2026. Clark was born in Oneonta, New York, in 1944.
MBTA raises Orange Line speed limit to 55 mph between Assembly and North Station. Also in today's brief (10 items): BPS adds new AP Cybersecurity course; Orange Line speed limit rises to 55 mph; Logan voice contest narrows to eight finalists; Mayor Wu to deliver State of the Schools address.
Horace Mann School senior Jean Carlos Rodriguez will join the press scrum at Monday's State of the Schools address, part of his work as a founding Cougar Times staffer, BPS said.
Boston's planning board approved its first tax relief deal for market-rate rental housing, aiming to restart four stalled projects.
The Boston School Committee previewed an all-day cellphone ban and approved $787,501 for custodian raises. Superintendent Mary Skipper said the device policy, covering phones, tablets and smartwatches, could begin "the first day of the 2027-2028 school year," pending a January 2027 vote.
Boston announces more than $16 million to modernize Fairmount Apartments in Hyde Park.
Boston's Education Committee pressed BPS on gaps serving its roughly 17,000 English learners.
Boston will launch five free MBTA-connector bus routes in neighborhoods including Mattapan and Roxbury starting in early 2027. Also in today's brief (12 items): Boston to launch five free bus routes; City Council backs Question 6 conservation fund; Question 7 ballot guide addresses sing…
Eight obituary notices for Boston residents were published this week: Bayh, Peter; Gomes, Henriqueta DaRosa; Halperin, Sandra; Kelly, Mary A.; Medina, Arabelys Nunez; Rich, Nicole C.; Roddy, Gayle A.; and Smith, Bruce E. All eight died between October 5 and October 9, 2026, according to…