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Winthrop School Committee enters executive session amid teacher contract standoff

WINTHROP -- February 9, 2026, Winthrop teachers and educational support professionals flooded a School Committee meeting to demand settlement of a contract now more than 200 days overdue. Dozens of current and former Winthrop Public Schools employees filled the Harvey Kering Room at Town Hall on February 9 to tell the

Boston Council Committee Advances $9.5 Million for School Window and Roof Repairs

BOSTON -- February 9, 2026, Boston Council committee advances $9.5 million for window, door, and roof work at four public schools. The City Council Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councillor Benjamin Weber, on February 9 moved two loan orders toward a full council vote: Docket 0128,

Boston City Council Convenes February 4 With Full Quorum, No Business Captured

BOSTON -- February 4, 2026, Boston City Council opened its February 4 session with a full quorum but no legislative business was captured in the available broadcast recording. All 12 councillors answered present at roll call: Braden, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Mejia, Vipin, Santana, Weber, and Rowe. The presiding

Winthrop Town Council Deadlocks 4-4 on MBTA 3A Exemption Case Motion

WINTHROP -- February 3, 2026, Winthrop Town Council deadlocks 4-4 on motion to join MBTA Communities Act exemption case. The council split evenly Tuesday night on an amended motion that would have directed Town Manager Anthony Marino to join a Superior Court exemption case, docket 2484-CBO-2351-A, filed

Boston Zoning Board Approves Nine Projects, Including Downtown Office Conversion

BOSTON -- February 3, 2026, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved nine development cases at its February 3 virtual hearing, advancing projects ranging from a downtown office conversion to East Boston multifamily additions. The board unanimously approved the conversion of the historic Bowker Building at 295-297 Franklin Street,

Boston Council Committee Advances $19.4 Million in Fire, School Labor Contracts

BOSTON -- February 2, 2026, Boston City Council committee advances $19.4 million in firefighter and school administrator contracts toward a Wednesday vote. The Committee of the Whole, chaired by District 9 Councillor Liz Braden and run by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, reviewed four dockets Monday covering two collective bargaining

Boston PIC Approves Four Permits for Suffolk's $30 Million Roxbury Renovation

BOSTON -- January 29, 2026, Boston PIC clears four Suffolk Construction permits for a $30 million Roxbury headquarters renovation. The Public Improvement Commission voted unanimously on January 29 to approve the abandonment of roughly 24,573 square feet of Farnham Street, a private right-of-way in Roxbury, along with pedestrian

Boston PFC Approves School Window Contracts and Two Housing Transactions

BOSTON -- January 28, 2026, Boston's Public Facilities Commission approved more than $1 million in school repair contract amendments and two housing actions at its January 28 meeting. Commissioners Larry Mamoli and Donald Wright voted 2-0 on all five items. Project Manager Alyssa Schwab presented amendments increasing the

Boston City Council Defers New Rules to Committee, Passes ICE Condemnation Resolution

BOSTON -- January 28, 2026, Boston City Council defers new operating rules on first meeting day of Braden presidency. Council President Liz Braden, presiding over her inaugural session Wednesday, sought same-day suspension and passage of updated 2026-2027 council rules, a practice she said was standard for more than two

Boston ZBA Approves 144-Unit South Boston Development, Dozens of Other Housing Cases

BOSTON -- January 27, 2026, Boston ZBA greenlights 144-unit South Boston development and more than a dozen housing cases. The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously January 27 to approve a 144-unit residential project at 181 West First Street in South Boston, brought by attorney Joe Hanley on

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