The long-vacant storefront on Broadway that used to house the Salvation Army store has gone out to bid this week and will soon have some movement on choosing a developer to build-out the City-owned, and key, downtown property. City Planner…
Month: March 2021
Senator DiDomenico will not Hold Annual St. Patrick’s Day Roast
This week, Senator Sal DiDomenico sat at his home reviewing the video of last year’s DiDomenico Foundation annual St. Patrick’s Day Roast – a yearly tradition bringing most everyone from the state and regional political and civic circles together for…
City to Begin New Program to Develop Affordable Housing on Vacant Property
City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) is taking a novel step this month in entering into the development game – a new initiative championed by City Manager Tom Ambrosino and recently advanced by the AHTF for a property on Orange…
News Briefs
MCU Opens College Scholarship Opportunities Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced that it will provide scholarship opportunities for the 2021-2022 academic year. To be eligible, the applicant and/or their parent or guardian must be a…
Driver’s License Bill Relaunched at Multiplatform, Multilingual Event
On Tuesday, February 23, a press conference hosted by the Driving Families Forward coalition showed how the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Drivers’ License, is now positioned to…
Bruins Beat
Bruins to put fans in the stands The Bruins tonight (Thursday, 7pm) will take on the New York Rangers, and then again on Saturday at 1pm, to begin a 20-day schedule in which they will play 11 games. During that…
State Awards Midas Site Grant for Affordable Housing Development
Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy and Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Jennifer Maddox joined local leaders for a virtual celebration of the Commonwealth’s most recent affordable housing awards, including a large grant for the Midas site on upper…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Emmanuel College Announces Fall 2020 Dean’s List In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College in Boston has named more than 900 students to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s…
WynnBET Awarded Online Sports Betting Permit in Virginia
WynnBET, the premier casino and sports betting app from the global leader in luxury hospitality, Wynn Resorts, announces today that it has been issued a permit for the operation of online sports betting in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The WynnBET…
School Updates
Early Learning Center Updates •Diane Loycano’s Grade 1 class was named a MVP classroom in the: 3rd Annual Imagine Literacy Bowl contest. Her classroom averaged 240+ minutes working on Imagine Language & Literacy during the competition and Imagine Learning awarded her class a $50 gift…