Special to the Regional Review Boston City Councilors Ricardo Arroyo (District 5) and Gabriela Coletta (District 1) filed an ordinance for the city to formally establish an Office of Food Justice and a Food Recovery Program to address food insecurity…
Wu Announces Awardees of Returning Citizens Support Grant
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Human Services (OHS), and the Office of Returning Citizens (ORC) announced the award of over $1 million in funding to 35 organizations including North Suffolk Community Services that provide…
Boston Sees Continued Improvement in COVID-19 Metrics
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shared that the city continues to note downward trends in several key COVID-19 metrics. Suffolk County is now at low community level, per the CDC. While these data are a positive sign, residents who are…
Prince Street Building Roof Collapses
A partial roof collapse with multiple floors compromised took place last week at 43 Fleet Street in the North End. The five-story brick building was under construction and unoccupied. Two other buildings, 45 and 37 Fleet Street were evacuated as…
Wu, Immigrant Advancement Award Mini-Grants To Promote U.S. Citizenship
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) are awarding $50,000 in mini-grants to five nonprofits for creative initiatives that help green card holders become U.S. citizens. The grants range from $2,000 to $12,000 for programs including…
News Briefs
The Italians Are Coming to the North End Join Boston-based author Anthony Mitchell Sammarco, a noted historian and author of over seventy books on the history and development of Boston, as he speaks at the North End Library, 25 Parmenter…