Wu officials no-show at Blackstone pool hearing

From Boston News

• Council presses no-show administration on Blackstone pool. Boston city councilors took up a hearing order seeking an independent engineering study of the long-closed Blackstone pool after no one from the Wu administration showed up, as members detailed how a $2 million pool project has vanished from the city's capital plans.Boston News
• Disability board presses city on Blue Hill Ave redesign. Boston's Disability Commission Advisory Board pressed a city transportation planner on accessibility gaps in the $124 million Blue Hill Avenue corridor redesign, questioning platform safety for blind residents and warning cyclist noise could endanger deaf pedestrians.Boston News

Today in Boston

• Coastal storm warning in effect for Boston through Sunday. A coastal storm warning is in effect for Boston from Friday evening through Sunday, Sept. 27, with City Hall closed to the public and no residential trash pickup over the weekend, the city said.City of Boston
• Red Sox clinch wild card matchup with Yankees. The Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in Thursday's doubleheader opener, securing a Wild Card Series matchup against the New York Yankees, Boston 25 News reported.Boston 25 News
• Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows canceled. Ed Sheeran canceled his weekend concerts at Gillette Stadium citing severe weather from the approaching nor'easter, the Boston Herald reported, a blow to fans across the region who had tickets.Boston Herald
• Two BPS staffers win Shattuck Public Service Award. Boston Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Equipment Coordinator Billy Grubbs and Mather Elementary paraeducator Kimberly Marshall are among the 2026 Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Award winners, to be honored Oct. 21 by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau.Boston Public Schools

Coming up

• Mon, Sep 28: Council Ways and Means panel meets Monday. The Boston City Council's Committee on Ways and Means holds a hearing on Dockets #1671-1674 Monday, Sept. 28, at Boston City Hall, according to the city's events calendar.City of Boston
• Mon, Sep 28: Restaurant finance workshop returns Monday. The city's Restaurant Finance Workshop Series continues with a Restaurant Finance Fundamentals session Monday, Sept. 28, aimed at local restaurant owners, per Boston.gov's events calendar.City of Boston
• Mon, Sep 28: Digital Literacy Workshop set for Monday. Boston hosts a Digital Literacy Workshop Monday, Sept. 28, offering residents free instruction on basic computer and internet skills, according to the city's events calendar.City of Boston

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