The Boston City Council honored Jamaica Plain open-water swimmer Maura Toomey, who swims for the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association, after she became the oldest person to complete the Catalina Channel crossing this August at age 70, finishing in 15 hours and 45 minutes. The s…
Boston's Blackstone Community Center pool in the South End stayed closed for a fourth year, and city councilors used a Sept. 24 hearing to press for an independent engineering study on repairs. Councilor Ed Flynn said the pool, closed due to a deteriorated shell, drain line failure and …
The Boston City Council used its Sept. 16 meeting to honor BC High boys lacrosse coach Marcus Craigwell for guiding his team to the 2026 state championship, its first title after five tournament appearances since he took over the program in 2019. Councillors Brian Worrell and Fitzgerald…
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…
The Boston City Council used its Aug. 5 meeting to formally designate the second weekend of August as "Crew Love Weekend," recognizing a community basketball tournament that began in 2012 and has grown into citywide "city love games" between neighborhoods including Roxbury, Dorchester, …
Boston's week of July 27 centered on a City Council hearing on animal control enforcement, where Councilor Aaron Murphy told the Committee on City Services that off-leash dogs have repeatedly interrupted a girls' softball team's games at McConnell Park. The July 30 hearing, chaired by C…
The Boston City Council used its July 8 meeting to celebrate the city's youth sports community, honoring East Boston High School volleyball coach Clarita Prudenzio, whose team has qualified for the MIAA tournament twice since she took over the program in 2021, and Parkway Travel Soccer …
Boston's week of June 29 was defined by a City Council hearing on BCYF pool access and equity. Councilor Flynn demanded an independent engineering study of the indefinitely closed Blackstone Community Center pool, citing unequal access for children of color in the South End and Roxbury.…
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