State officials want to save space for train parking in Allston despite neighborhood concerns
The move threatens to complicate the realignment of the Massachusetts Turnpike in that neighborhood and the related ...
House advances Wu’s property tax proposal; Senate to debate it after Thanksgiving
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been attempting to enact a contentious plan to temporarily increase commercial property tax ...
The city’s official Christmas tree arrives on Boston Common; courtesy of Nova Scotia
This year’s tree was donated by Hugh and Liz Ryan of Canada, the city’s parks and recreation department announced earlier ...
‘Good luck’: AG Campbell casts doubt on timeline of Trump’s deportation plans
Attorney General Andrea Campbell is one of several Massachusetts Democrats openly defying Trump's plans to conduct mass ...
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Massachusetts House Passes Boston Property Tax Adjustment Bill, Now Faces Senate Scrutiny
The Massachusetts House passed a bill to adjust Boston's property tax, which now proceeds to the Senate amid debate over ...
Should illegal aliens awaiting hearings be moved to Martha’s Vineyard?
Her attacker, a Venezuelan named Jose Ibarra, had been living in the United States illegally since 2022 after the Biden ...
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House approves Boston tax bill, sends on to Senate
Norwell Rep. David DeCoste slowed the bill’s advancement last week but was not in the House chamber when Democrats put the bill up for a vote at the immediate outset of their 11 a.m. session and moved ...
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Boston Prepares for 82nd Annual Common Tree Lighting, Mayor Wu to Celebrate 53 Years of Nova Scotia's Gifted Tree
Boston is set for the 82nd Boston Common Tree Lighting on December 5, celebrating a long-standing holiday tradition.
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How do Boston’s soup kitchens and food pantries prepare for Thanksgiving?
Greater Boston Food Bank president and CEO Catherine D’Amato, right, alongside Gov. Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu at a ...
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House vote sends Boston tax bill to Senate
The House on Monday approved the City of Boston’s request to temporarily reconfigure the way it splits property taxes between ...
Office vacancies are at 30-year high. How cities are reimagining their downtowns.
Office-to-housing conversions are being pursued as a potential lifeline for struggling downtown business districts.
Opinion
Editorial: Enough with the secrecy — post quasi-public salaries
What Boston taxpayer wouldn’t like a 60% pay raise? Unless you work for a quasi-public agency like the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, that’s probably not going to happen. But you ...