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Council eyes aid for Nubian Square fire victims

Boston council weighs emergency relief for businesses displaced by Nubian Square's six-alarm fire. From our own coverage: Council weighs aid for Nubian Square fire victims; Facilities panel weighs Dorchester school study contract. Also in today's brief (13 items): Council approves fundi…

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Facilities panel advances school study, housing lease

Boston facilities panel advances Dorchester school study and long-pending Nubian Square housing lease. From our own coverage: Public Facilities panel vets Dorchester school rebuild study. Also in today's brief (10 items): Council approves funding for youth, workforce, climate work; City…

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City sues to protect $20M Roxbury grant

Boston sues Trump administration to protect $20 million Roxbury street grant. From our own coverage: Council panel delays vote on detectives' raises. Also in today's brief (12 items): Pressley, Wu sue to protect Roxbury street grant; Two BPS employees win Shattuck Public Service Awards;…

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Sports

Boston sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

Boston's Blackstone Community Center pool in the South End stayed closed for a fourth year, and city councilors used a Sept. 24 hearing to press for an independent engineering study on repairs. Councilor Ed Flynn said the pool, closed due to a deteriorated shell, drain line failure and …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026

This week's column carries 11 Boston, Massachusetts obituary notices: Alexandre, Jean A.; Can, Tho Dinh; Freedman, Harold; Kaveney, Madelyn P.; Kramer, Harold "Bumpy"; McCabe, Rev. Edward; McCusker, Richard D.; Morris, Neil Daniel; Nguyen, Sanh Van; Nguyen, Tan Hai; and Van Dam, Marie (…

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City completes phase one of equity study

City completes first phase of equity study focused on Black men in Boston. From our own coverage: Disability board presses city on Blue Hill Ave redesign; Council presses no-show administration on Blackstone pool. Also in today's brief (10 items): City completes phase one of Black men e…

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