Morning Brief
City earmarks $16M for Fairmount Apartments
Boston announces more than $16 million to modernize Fairmount Apartments in Hyde Park.
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Government · City Council
Council presses BPS on English learner services
Boston's Education Committee pressed BPS on gaps serving its roughly 17,000 English learners.
Government · Other Committee
Revere Disabilities Panel OKs Minutes, Sets Nov. 10 Meeting
Revere's Commission on Disabilities heard a public health update and clarified handicapped parking sign rules at its October 13 meeting.
Morning Brief
Five free bus routes coming in 2027
Boston will launch five free MBTA-connector bus routes in neighborhoods including Mattapan and Roxbury starting in early 2027. Also in today's brief (12 items): Boston to launch five free bus routes; City Council backs Question 6 conservation fund; Question 7 ballot guide addresses sing…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026
This week's obituary notices column carries one Revere, Massachusetts resident obituary: Martinelli, Cristina, age 50, who died October 6, 2026. The notice was posted to Echovita, with funeral arrangements listed under the care of DeVito Funeral Homes and Cremation. No other obituaries …
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026
This week's obituary column carries one notice for a Winthrop resident: Ryan, Patricia, age 82, who died Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Her arrangements are being handled by Caggiano Funeral Home - Winthrop, with the notice listed on the aggregator Echovita. No further biographical detail …
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026
One Chelsea obituary notice was identified for the week of October 5 through October 11, 2026: Silveira, Emanuel V., age 40, of Chelsea. His arrangements are being handled by Carafa Family Funeral Home, Inc. of Chelsea, with the full obituary posted through Echovita. No other Chelsea-re…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026
Eight obituary notices for Boston residents were published this week: Bayh, Peter; Gomes, Henriqueta DaRosa; Halperin, Sandra; Kelly, Mary A.; Medina, Arabelys Nunez; Rich, Nicole C.; Roddy, Gayle A.; and Smith, Bruce E. All eight died between October 5 and October 9, 2026, according to…
Real Estate
Single Recorded Sale Price Anchors Winthrop's Quiet-Looking September Deed Count
Winthrop recorded 10 property deeds between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but a sale price had posted for only one: a $200,000 condominium sale at 9 Eleanor Court, where Citizens Bank NA was the buyer. Prices for the other nine transfers, including two on Winthrop Shore Drive, had not yet reach…
Real Estate
Single Reported Sale Price Anchors Revere's September Deed Activity So Far
Revere recorded eight property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only one carried a sale price in registry data so far: $365,000 for 157 Newman St, sold by Selman Ahmad to Kedi Dina. The other seven, including three condominium units and a HUD-to-nonprofit transfer at 235 Reve…