The recent catastrophic winter-weather event in Texas has highlighted the degree to which our national infrastructure (among other things) has fallen victim to the penny-wise and pound-foolish thinking that has dominated our national politics for the past 40 years. The…
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Guest Op-Ed: Pandemic Highlights the Contributions of Immigrants to Mass.
By Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco In Massachusetts, immigration is both history and destiny. Immigrants have been shaping the state’s economy, politics and culture since the 1700s. The COVID-19 pandemic is illuminating how their contributions will shape the Commonwealth well into the…
Guest Op-Ed: Taking Down the Christopher Columbus Statue was the Wrong Move
By Richard Smigielski In the last few days and weeks the conversations in the neighborhoods of Chelsea have centered on a few important topics. Some of them include: Have you been able to get the COVID-19 vaccine yet? Another: how do you feel…
Letter to the Editor
MAPC Applauds Gov. Baker for Signing Landmark Climate Bill To the Editor, The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston released the following statement thanking Gov. Baker for signing the new climate bill into law last week: We at MAPC…
Obituaries 04-01-2021
Norma Teofila Calix de Gonzalez Her life’s devotion was to her family, home and grand and great- grandchildren Norma Teofila Calix de Gonzalez passed into eternal life on Wednesday, March 24 due to Covid related illness. She was 65 years…
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BHCC Language Institute Awarded Five-Year Accreditation by CEA
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Language Institute and its Intensive English Program have been awarded by the Commission on English Language Accreditation (CEA) an initial five-year accreditation that extends through December 2025. The full-time Intensive English Program is designed to…
Online Shopping Causing Major Uptick in Pollution, Traffic, and Industrial Rents Across Greater Boston
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) this month released a new study on e-commerce in Massachusetts, finding that this rapidly growing industry is already having major impacts on the job market and transportation network of Greater Boston, including a big…
Judith Garcia Joins The Neighborhood Developers
Judith Garcia officially joins The Neighborhood Developers (TND) as Communications Manager in an effort to help amplify the organization’s mission of creating strong neighborhoods enabling community members to secure a stable home, achieve economic mobility, and determine their own future. …