Staff Report While residents across the Commonwealth have just experienced a record-breaking heatwave in some areas, municipal officials are acting on a less-often-discussed contributor to the climate crisis: food waste. Fifty-one municipal officials from 17 cities and towns across Massachusetts,…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
Bunker Hill Community College Collaborates with Labcorp on New Simulation Lab in Chelsea
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), in collaboration with Labcorp, a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, celebrated a new chapter in clinical education with the unveiling of a brand-new simulation lab on its Chelsea campus on May 13.…
Local Couple Marries at North Shore Affair
Special to the Regional Review In what is being hailed as one of New England’s most elegant weddings of the year, two members of the local legal and business universe, Hailey Jenkins and Anthony D’Ambrosio, were married Saturday, July 19,…
MBTA Continues to Make Improvements to Bus and Subway Service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced improvements this fall to subway and bus schedules, which go into effect on August 24. The MBTA typically adjusts service schedules quarterly to reflect the levels of service being delivered. Among the…
BCBS Offers Riders $31 Bluebikes Credit for National Wellness Month in August
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”), the title sponsor of Greater Boston’s municipally owned bike-sharing system, is launching the program to encourage active transportation and support healthier lifestyles across Metro Boston. How it works: Beginning Aug. 1, individuals…
Councilor Coletta Zapata Joins Mayor Wu at Press Conference to Discuss Community Benefits Agreement Agreement for Proposed Soccer Stadium
By Cary Shuman City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata delivered powerful remarks at a press conference hosted by Mayor Michelle Wu to discuss the community benefits agreement negotiations with the Kraft Group for the proposed soccer stadium in Everett. A rising…
Should Drivers over 80 be Required to Take a Road Test?
We read with great sadness the recent news reports about an 81-year-old man who was arraigned last week on multiple charges connected with the wrong-way crash that killed an 18-year-old boy and injured three other teenage passengers. According to a…
BCYF Kids and Staff Travel to Canobie Lake
Coletta Zapata Leads Hearing on Proposal to Reform the ZBA
Special to the Regional Review Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1) chaired a hearing to review a Home Rule Petition she has proposed modernizing and reforming the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) in Boston. Earlier this year, Coletta…
Wu and Age Strong Announce over $1.2 million in Grants
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu and the Age Strong Commission last week announced the recipients of two grant programs totaling $1,276,000 to support Boston residents aged 60 and older. The first, the Expanding Engagement grant program, awarded…