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Dec 2

Keep your home safe during the holidays

With the holidays fast approaching, Inspectional Services is providing a weekly blog related to home...

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Oct 11

Preparing your home for the inevitable winter

Although we joke about Boston’s weather, Inspectional Services wants to remind property owners to...

Jul 1

Summer safety tips: Keep your food safe

To protect yourself, your family, and friends from foodborne illness during warm-weather months...

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Jun 25

Summer safety tips: Rodent and pest control

The warm weather has a tendency to cause a rise in the amount of rodents in the area.

Jun 19

Summer safety tips: Use precaution and common sense

Inspectional Services has written a series of blog posts on summer safety.

May 7

Inspectional Services celebrates National Building Safety Month

Our job is to ensure that where you live, work, eat and play are safe.

May 3

National Asthma Awareness Month: A healthy home is a happy home

This Asthma Awareness Month, learn about asthma triggers commonly found in the home.

Apr 4

Preparing your home for spring

Tips from the City's Inspectional Services Department for how to prepare your home for spring.

Mar 27

Inspectional Services employee completes 35 years of service with City

We're saying farewell to Assistant Commissioner John Meaney.

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Mar 7

Celebrating women in construction at Inspectional Services

It’s Women in Construction Week! To celebrate, we want you to get to know some of the women behind...

Mar 1

Weights and Measures: Here’s the team that keeps things consistent

In honor of Weights and Measures Week — yes, that’s a real thing — we wanted to take a moment to...

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Feb 26

New signage to increase transparency in project development

The Inspectional Services Department has announced new signage to provide more transparency in...

Jun 11

Online tool to help business owners navigate zoning regulations

Boston Zoning Check allows business owners to see where specific uses are allowed by the zoning code...

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Oct 21

Mayor Walsh Announces Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Boston

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Jul 22

Mayor Walsh doubles hearing capacity for Zoning Appeals Applications and begins televised meetings

How we inspect airline scales to ensure accuracy

A look at how the Weights and Measures division inspects terminal scales at Logan Airport to ensure...

Getting what you pay for at the gas pump: tips from our Weights and Measures Division

A look at how our Weights and Measures Division makes sure you get when you pay for at the gas pump.