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Boston City Council Approves $30 Million for Affordable Housing, Passes Anti-Gang Violence Grant

BOSTON -- July 8, 2026, Boston City Council approves $30 million for affordable housing and a $1 million anti-gang grant while rejecting a resolution to restore BPS jobs. At the July 8 meeting, Councillor Sharon Durkan led passage of Docket 0968, authorizing the Mayor's Office of Housing to

Former Senate President Bulger Reflects on UMass Leadership and Massachusetts Political Life

BOSTON -- July 7, 2026, Former Massachusetts Senate President William Bulger discussed his transition to the University of Massachusetts presidency and raised alarms about declining electoral competition on the public-access program Dorchester Connection. Bulger, who spent 35 years in the legislature before taking the UMass helm after predecessor Michael Hooker&

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Winthrop's Few Disclosed Home Sales Show Median Near $923,000 in June

Fourteen deeds were recorded in Winthrop between June 8 and June 11, 2026, but only four carried disclosed sale prices, ranging from $70,000 to $1,250,000 with a median of $922,500. The month's standout transaction was 35 Beach Rd., which sold for $1,250,000 on June 10 in a transfer fro…

Revere Deed Data Thin on Residential Prices as Bank Transfers Cloud June Market Picture

Sixteen deeds were recorded in Revere, Massachusetts, between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only four carried disclosed sale prices, ranging from $100,000 to $43,090,000 and producing a dataset median of $406,250. The period's standout filing was a $43.09 million transfer of 734 Winthrop…

Revere Parks and Recreation's 2026 Summer Program launches with basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and more available for residents of all ages.

Revere Parks and Recreation has launched its 2026 Summer Program, which includes a broad slate of youth sports offerings — among them Basketball Skills & Drills, a Summer Basketball League, Soccer Clinic, Sunshine Soccer Tots, Lacrosse Skills & Drills, T-Ball, and Tennis Clinic. Program…

Chelsea June Deed Data Reveals Thin Disclosure Rate, Limiting Market Analysis

Thirteen deeds were recorded in Chelsea between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only two of the 13 carried disclosed consideration amounts: $59,689 for a unit at 12 Dudley St. and $475,300 for a property with no street address listed in the deed. A calculated median of $267,494 is derived …

Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026

One Chelsea obituary was published during the week of June 29 through July 5, 2026: Ciriello, Mary L., age 83, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, who died June 29, 2026. No biographical detail beyond dates and service information was available in the published notice. Funeral arrangements were …

Boston City Council pressed city officials over BCYF pool equity as the Blackstone Community Center pool remained indefinitely closed ahead of a summer heat wave.

Boston's week of June 29 was defined by a City Council hearing on BCYF pool access and equity. Councilor Flynn demanded an independent engineering study of the indefinitely closed Blackstone Community Center pool, citing unequal access for children of color in the South End and Roxbury.…

Boston Council Advances $1 Million Anti-Violence Grant to Full Council Vote

BOSTON -- July 2, 2026, Boston City Council committee advances $1 million anti-violence grant amid state funding cuts. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice held a virtual oversight hearing Thursday on Docket No. 0970, a $1,073,239 FY26 Shannon Community Safety Initiative grant from the Massachusetts Executive

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