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Boston City Council June 3 Meeting Produces No Reportable Record

BOSTON -- June 3, 2026, Boston City Council's June 3 meeting leaves no reportable record. The community access TV recording provided for the meeting yielded a transcript of a single phrase, "Thank you.", with no deliberation, votes, named officials, or public comment captured. It is unclear whether

Boston City Council Passes $1.73 Billion BPS Budget 8-5 Amid Paraprofessional Cuts Debate

BOSTON -- June 3, 2026, Boston City Council passes $1.73 billion BPS budget 8 to 5 but punts the full city operating budget to its June 10 charter deadline. Ways and Means Committee Chair Councillor Ben Webber recommended passage of the Boston Public Schools fiscal year 2027 spending plan, which

Winthrop Council Sets June 9 Budget Vote After $84 Million Finance Review

WINTHROP -- June 2, 2026, Winthrop Town Council receives $84 million fiscal year 2027 budget review and schedules June 9 special meeting for adoption vote. Finance Commission Chair Matt Gorkowicz presented findings Tuesday showing total revenues of $82 million, up 2.6 percent over fiscal year 2026, with property taxes funding

Boston ZBA Unanimously Approves Seven-Story Allston Hotel With Four Parking Spaces

BOSTON -- June 2, 2026, Boston ZBA approves seven-story Allston hotel with four parking spaces on unanimous vote. The Zoning Board of Appeal voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a proposed 96-room hotel at 393 Cambridge Street in the Boston Landing section of Allston, granting variances for a floor-

Winthrop School Committee ratifies three-year union contracts covering 279 school employees

WINTHROP -- June 1, 2026, Winthrop School Committee ratifies three-year labor agreements with four employee unions covering nearly 280 district workers. The committee voted unanimously Monday to approve separate memoranda of understanding with the teachers, educational support personnel, secretaries, and nurses bargaining units, capping a multi-unit bargaining round for

Boston Council Scrutinizes $22.8 Million BPS Supplemental Budget Request

BOSTON -- May 27, 2026, Boston Council committee grills BPS finance chief over $22.8 million supplemental appropriation request. The Ways and Means Committee heard testimony Wednesday from Boston Public Schools Chief Financial Officer David Bloom on Docket 1031, which would appropriate $22,845,672 to cover health insurance overruns of

Boston Council Hears $47 Million Snow Removal Supplemental Funded by Free Cash

BOSTON -- May 27, 2026, Boston's Ways and Means Committee heard a $47.1 million supplemental budget request Wednesday to cover snow and winter management costs for fiscal year 2026. Budget Director Jim Williamson and Chief Financial Officer Ashley Groffenberger told councilors the appropriation, funded by free cash, is

Boston Council's Final FY2027 Budget Hearing Draws Overflow Crowd Opposing Mayor's Cuts

BOSTON -- May 26, 2026, Boston residents flood City Hall to oppose Mayor Wu's proposed FY2027 budget cuts. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 City Councilor Ben Weber, held its fourth and final public testimony listening session Tuesday, drawing an overflow crowd that required fire-

Boston City Council Closes Budget Hearings With Scrutiny of Assessing, Treasury Departments

BOSTON -- May 26, 2026, Boston City Council concludes its departmental budget hearings with scrutiny of assessing, treasury, and auditing operations ahead of FY27 deliberations. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber, heard Tuesday from City Auditor Scott Finn, who confirmed a Wolfen Company audit

Boston City Council Closes FY27 Budget Hearings With Scrutiny of Property Assessments

BOSTON -- May 26, 2026, Boston City Council closes final FY27 departmental budget hearing amid scrutiny of property assessments, capital equity, and debt policy. The council reviewed operating budgets for the Assessing, Auditing, and Treasury departments under docket numbers 0733 through 0740, with Commissioner of Assessing Nicholas Aranello confirming he is

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