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Early voting in Boston

Early voting for the November 6 election takes place from October 22 to November 2.

How to vote early

Sunday, October 21

Street cleaning

There is no daytime street cleaning. Overnight street cleaning is on a normal schedule.

Tow lot

The tow lot is closed. Automated kiosks are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for vehicle releases.

Parking meters

Parking meters are free with no time limit on Sundays.

City building hours

Some community centers are open. The Central Library in Copley Square is open from 1 - 5 p.m. All other municipal buildings and libraries are closed.

Trash and recycling

There is no residential trash and recycling pickup during the weekend.

Common resources

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Pay a parking ticket

Pay your motor vehicle excise tax

Get a resident parking permit

Pay your real estate taxes

Apply for a job with the City

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Get financial help to remove lead from your home

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Transformative plan to create resilient, open Boston Harbor unveiled

Oct 17

Transformative plan to create resilient, open Boston Harbor unveiled

"Resilient Boston Harbor" lays out strategies along Boston's 47-mile shoreline that will increase access and open space along the waterfront while better protecting the City.

Oct 19

Boston reaches major milestone in ensuring park access for all residents

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Oct 19

GRAD Last Mile Fund scholarship aims to help students finish degrees

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Oct 18

Traffic Advisory for October 20 and 21, 2018

Transportation

Oct 18

Ground broken on Boston Arts Academy in Fenway

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Improper storage of trash barrels

Report unshoveled sidewalk (wait until three hours after snowfall ends)

Request a bulk item pickup

Request to salt or plow a street

Report a pothole

Report a parking violation

Report a missing or damaged street sign

Report a streetlight outage

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh, an accomplished advocate for working people and a proud product of the City of Boston, was sworn in as the City’s 54th Mayor on January 6, 2014.

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