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Today, the Boston Public Library announced that the Chronique Anonyme Universelle, or “Genealogy of the Bible,” a 35-foot scroll and manuscript dating from approximately 1470-1479 is now available...
Young People From Mayor's Department of Youth Engagement and Employment, Epiphany School to Participate in Dig
Issues Challenge for More Summer Programs to Sign-On
BOSTON - Saturday, July 11, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today welcomed The Hermione, a replica of the ship that brought France's Marquis de Lafayette to Boston during the American Revolution, to...
BOSTON - Friday, July 10, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today broke ground on "Connect Historic Boston," which will enhance walking, biking and public transit to historic sites and other destinations...
BOSTON - Thursday, July 9, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the lineup for Caliente! 2015, a free concert that will take place on City Hall Plaza on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Headlining the...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that as of the end of June, the City has reached $1.65 billion in housing starts for calendar year 2015. This pace is 138 percent higher than the $692 million in...
First-in-the-Nation HUD Choice Neighborhood Grant Leads to Significant Community Investment and Improvements
Housing Starts Surpass $1.5 Billion Mark
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the 2015Friday Afternoon Concert Series lineup. From July 10 - August 21, 2015, each Friday a different local band will perform live from 12pm-2pm in Sam Adams...
Residents can easily access their trash and recycle collection schedules and sign up for reminders.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the City of Boston will reschedule the kick-off of the 34th annual Boston Harborfest at Faneuil Hall Marketplace to Thursday, July 2 at 11 a.m. (due to the...
BOSTON - Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced $96,000 in grants to 12 community-based organizations through the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) Mini-Grants Program to...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes will be this year's orator for the Independence Day Celebration, which will take place at 10 a.m. on July 4 at Faneuil Hall.
"I am saddened by the loss of Senator Thomas Kennedy: a true public servant to the people of Massachusetts for over four decades. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and all those that loved...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today made the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold marriage equality: "I am deeply moved by the news that the U.S. Supreme Court has made marriage...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced he will sign the budget approved today by the Boston City Council. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget provides the resources necessary to promote the Walsh...
BOSTON - Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced he will sign the budget approved today by the Boston City Council. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget provides the resources...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today officially opened the City's new homeless shelter at 112 Southampton Street and announced the release of An Action Plan to End Chronic and Veteran Homelessness, the result...
"It is disheartening and troubling to see a neighboring country target a minority group for exclusion. I urge Dominican leaders to reverse course and recognize the tremendous value of diversity and...
On June 25, 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, together with President of Citizens Bank Massachusetts Quincy Miller, and nearly 400 community members, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Boston Main...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh welcomes you to participate in Boston's Snow Melt Challenge, a guessing game to encourage Boston residents to guess when all of snow at the snow farm at Tide Street will melt...
Awards Ceremony Honored Volunteers and Businesses; Announced $150,000 in grants from Citizens Bank Foundation and Boston Main Streets Foundations
BOSTON - Thursday, June 25, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a joint partnership with the Melanoma Foundation of New England (MFNE), Make Big Change (MBC) and the Boston Parks and...
Releases New Report to End Chronic, Veteran Homelessness
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today issued the following safety tips for residents following a tornado watch being issued for the City of Boston and surrounding areas until 11 p.m. tonight: Storm cellars and...
Residents can now report needles through Citizens Connect or the Mayor's 24-Hour Hotline, in which case the Mobile Sharps Collection Team will be dispatched to properly take care of the issue.
Residents can now report sightings of needles through Citizens Connect and the Mayor's 24-Hour Hotline.
BOSTON - Monday, June 22, 2015 - The Boston Public Works Department (PWD) today announced the purchase of two large scale truck mounted snow blowers to more efficiently clear Boston's streets during...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today, alongside Mayor Francis Slay of St. Louis, submitted a resolution to the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), calling on Congress to increase funding and the appropriations...
