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Boston Council presses BPS on final four schools without AC
Boston Council presses BPS on the last four schools still without air conditioning.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026
The Boston town report's obituary notices this week list 13 Boston, Massachusetts residents, drawn from Echovita's Boston obituary listings for the week of September 7 through September 13, 2026: Barbosa, Euprepria; Cawley, Elizabeth (CSJ); Fosman, Harold; Frager, Herbert Lee; Gardos, J…
Government · City Council
Boston council hears testimony, takes no vote on Roxbury waste sites
Boston council hears hours of testimony on Roxbury waste transfer stations, takes no vote.
Government · City Council
Council panel hears summer gun data, no votes taken on five dockets
Boston council panel hears summer gun data as Flynn presses for a police-staffing commission.
Government · City Council
Council committee hears testimony on two Roxbury waste transfer stations
Boston council committee hears hours of testimony on two Roxbury waste transfer stations tied to fires and pollution. Chair Brian Worrell's Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks took up docket 1241, filed by Councilors Miniard Culpepper and Julia M.
Government · Zoning Board of Appeal
Boston ZBA approves South Boston courthouse redevelopment, NECAT purchase
Boston Zoning Board clears South Boston courthouse project, NECAT's $9 million Nubian Square purchase.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
Eleven Boston-resident obituaries were published this week: Bean, Philip M.; Fenton, Cheryl Ann; Frishman, Yeva; Karol, Edward Joseph "Ed"; Luong, Hoa Thi; Lydon, James E.; Nguyen, Joe; Ortega, Jose Alejandro; Robinson, Eunice "Robbie"; Smalls-Cardona, Vernelle; and Zaborney, John J. De…
Government · City Council
Boston council hears accessibility complaints on City Hall, sidewalks
Boston council hears hours of testimony on City Hall and sidewalk accessibility gaps. City Councilor Edward M.
Sports
Boston sports roundup, Aug. 24 to Aug. 30
Boston's City Council used its Aug. 26 meeting to honor Boston to Belfast Youth Empowerment, a nonprofit now in its seventh year of sending local youth hockey players to Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of the city's sister-city exchange. This year's travelers include players from All…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026
This week's obituary notices carry 8 Boston-resident deaths: Connor, Matthew James; Gutkin, Irina; Leonard, Deanie Myers; Poberezhskaya, Shefra; Ratta, Eleanor S. (Figaratto); Ruiz, Luz Vizcaino; Valcimond, Violene; and Whelan, Brian C. All eight died between August 24 and August 27, 20…