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Boston Council Examines Large-Event Safety Protocols After New Orleans Attack

BOSTON -- July 16, 2026, Boston City Council scrutinizes large-event safety infrastructure and federal funding risks. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice held a hearing Thursday on Docket 0163, sponsored by Councilors Aaron Murphy, Ed Flynn, and Enrique Pepin, examining how the city's five core public

BPDA Board Approves 501 Housing Units and Millions in Marine Park Infrastructure

BOSTON -- July 16, 2026, Boston's BPDA board approved 501 new housing units across seven development projects at its July 16 meeting, unanimously clearing a 26-item agenda that also advanced millions of dollars in infrastructure spending at the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park and Charlestown Navy Yard. Chair

Sand Sculpting Festival Continues Draw at Revere Beach

Revere Beach's sand sculpting festival remained a summer draw this week, drawing visitors to its centerpiece sculpture. A Reuters photo dispatch datelined Revere on Thursday, July 16, showed beachgoers pausing along the shoreline to take in the sand artwork as the festival continued its…

Boston City Council Hears Public Testimony on Proposal for HBCU Satellite Campus

BOSTON -- July 15, 2026, Boston City Council holds first public hearing on proposal to bring an HBCU satellite campus to the city. The Education Committee, chaired by At-Large Councilor Henry Santana and convened by co-sponsor District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, gathered more than a dozen in-person and

Boston Officials Describe Layered Event Safety System, Flag Federal Grant Vulnerabilities

BOSTON -- July 15, 2026, Boston public safety chiefs tell City Council the event-safety system is strong but federally funded equipment and training are at risk. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by At-Large Councilor Henry Santana, convened a February 13 hearing on Docket 0163, sponsored

Boston Council Committee Advances $5.85 Million for Six School Design Projects

BOSTON -- July 15, 2026, Boston City Council committee advances $5.85 million for six school design projects, including Madison Park. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, held a July 15 virtual hearing on Docket 1311, a $5 million appropriation for a feasibility study

Boston Announces Final World Cup Watch Parties At City Hall Plaza

Wildfire smoke and a downtown send-off for the World Cup topped a quiet stretch in Boston. Drifting smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota gave the city's skyline a sepia-toned haze beginning July 14, WCVB reports, while NBC Boston reports the city is holding its final FIFA World …

Winthrop Committee Debates Tree Policy as Somerset Ave. Deadline Looms

Winthrop's Public Health, Safety and Public Works Committee debated tree preservation and sidewalk safety Tuesday, finding broad agreement on the need for a graduated replacement policy but taking no formal votes.

Boston ZBA Approves Over a Dozen Zoning Cases, Defers Roxbury Senior Housing After Vote Fails

BOSTON -- July 14, 2026, Boston Zoning Board approves Fields Corner historic restoration and defers Roxbury senior housing after vote falls short. The board cleared more than a dozen zoning cases at its July 14 session, including a Fields Corner project by Beantown Companies that will restore the circa-1886 Dorchester

Winthrop School Committee approves nearly $4.9 million in warrants at July meeting

WINTHROP -- July 13, 2026, Winthrop School Committee approves $4.88 million in warrants and hears summer operations update. The committee voted July 13 to approve expenditure warrant SVW 26-24 for $615,767.39 and payroll warrant SPW 26-26 for $4,266,446.01, with all roll-call votes

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