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Boston City Council March 19 Meeting Produces No Recordable Transcript

BOSTON -- March 19, 2026, Boston City Council's March 19 meeting produced no reportable record. The community access TV transcript submitted for the session contains no speech, no named participants, no motions, and no votes, only repeated dots and the isolated word "You," indicating a recording or

BPDA Approves Largest Downtown Office-to-Residential Conversion Under City Pilot Program

BOSTON -- March 19, 2026, Boston's BPDA board approved the largest office-to-residential conversion yet submitted under Mayor Michelle Wu's downtown pilot program at its March 19 meeting. The project at 280-300 Washington Street, an 11-story building historically known as the Old South Building,

Winthrop School Committee Delivers Contract Counter-Proposals to Teachers Union

WINTHROP -- March 18, 2026, Winthrop School Committee presents package contract counter-proposals to teachers union in special open session. Meeting at Winthrop High School Library on March 18, the committee offered three alternative salary schedules for teachers and three for educational support professionals, with teacher options ranging from tiered step

Boston Disability Board Hears Free Assistive Technology Presentation, Previews ADA Day Move

BOSTON -- March 18, 2026, Boston Disability Advisory Board installs new chair and previews summer ADA Day relocation at quorum-short March meeting. Zari Amir-Haseni, a 10-year board veteran and disability program manager at Massachusetts General Hospital, chaired her first meeting March 18, joined by members Paul Karen, Olivia

Boston City Council Unanimously Backs Federal Road to Housing Act, Flags $200M in At-Risk Transportation Funds

BOSTON -- March 18, 2026, Boston City Council passes sweeping housing resolution and raises alarm over $200 million in stalled transportation funding. At its March 18 meeting, the 13-member council unanimously adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, co-sponsored by Senators

Boston City Council Grills Administration on White Stadium's $135 Million Price Tag

BOSTON -- March 16, 2026, Boston City Council holds joint hearing on White Stadium's $135 million guaranteed maximum price contract. The Committee on Post Audit and the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation convened March 16 to review Docket 0205, filed by Councillor Benjamin J. Weber, and Docket 0199,

Boston City Council Grills Administration on White Stadium Costs and Equity Promises

BOSTON -- March 16, 2026, Boston City Council scrutinizes White Stadium's $135 million guaranteed maximum price as community members challenge equity promises. A joint hearing co-chaired by Councilor John FitzGerald and Councilor Sharon Durkan on Monday combined two dockets, Docket 0199 on government transparency, sponsored by Councilor Julia

Boston council presses city on weekend rat inspector gaps and leptospirosis risks

BOSTON -- March 16, 2026, Boston City Council panel challenges city over rat inspector staffing and leptospirosis preparedness. City Councillor Edward M. Flynn, chair of the Committee on City Services, convened a March 16 hearing on docket 0281, grilling city officials on whether Boston's 14 licensed pest control inspectors,

Boston council presses city on weekend rat inspector gaps and leptospirosis risks

BOSTON -- March 16, 2026, Boston City Council panel challenges city over rat inspector staffing and leptospirosis preparedness. City Councillor Edward M. Flynn, chair of the Committee on City Services, convened a March 16 hearing on docket 0281, grilling city officials on whether Boston's 14 licensed pest control inspectors,

Boston Plans 10,500 Summer Youth Jobs as State Funding Faces 46 Percent Cut

BOSTON -- March 13, 2026, Boston youth jobs officials plan for 10,500 summer placements but warn of a potential 46 percent cut to state funding. The City Council Committee on Human Services held its fifth annual pre-season hearing March 13, with Allison Verney, executive director of the Office of

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