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Mayor Wu Celebrates Home Ownership With 235 First Time Buyers In Boston

December 21, 2024
Dec 14, 2024 BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Mayor Michelle Wu held a brunch at the University of Massachusetts Club with a group of first-time home buyers. Residents used the Boston Home Center,…
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New Boston program aims to improve labor and delivery for Black women, who often face challenges

December 21, 2024
By Mallika Marshall, MD Updated on: December 3, 2024 / 4:25 PM EST BOSTON – A new program in Boston is trying to improve the labor and delivery experience for expectant…
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A new Mass. high school is catering specifically to LGBTQ+ students. Here’s what to know.

December 21, 2024
“There are many schools across the country that are welcoming to the LGBTQIA community, but they don’t solely focus on the needs and the wants of the community,” said J.S.…
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Free museum program expands to all students, not just BPS

December 21, 2024
The program provides free admission to school-aged children in Boston at nine local museums and zoos on the first and second Sundays of each month. By Lindsay Shachnow December 6, 2024…
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Supreme Court turns away challenge to admissions criteria at Boston high schools

December 21, 2024
By Melissa Quinn December 9, 2024 / 9:55 AM EST Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to race-neutral admissions criteria at three prestigious Boston high schools that…
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Why these doctors started writing medical ‘prescriptions’ for solar power

December 21, 2024
December 9, 20245:00 AM ET By Martha Bebinger Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn’t afford the electricity needed to…
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IBA, BHA complete renovation of affordable South End brownstones

December 6, 2024
Mandile Mpofu November 21, 2024 For the Boston Housing Authority and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, a community development nonprofit, last Tuesday marked the completed renovation of 146 affordable housing units…
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Massachusetts nurses struggle with fatigue as the healthcare industry faces workforce shortages

December 6, 2024
Marilyn Schairer November 18, 2024 Most registered nurses in Massachusetts think hospital management and lawmakers don’t listen to their concerns about patient safety. That’s according to a survey conducted by Beacon Research.…
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Gov. Healey plan limits family shelter stays to 6 months

December 6, 2024
Updated: 4:20 PM EST Nov 22, 2024 By Alison Kuznitz/State House News Service BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey’s office intends over the next roughly 19 months to phase out the…
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Black Bostonians are more likely to be sent for involuntary mental health institutionalization by clinicians

December 6, 2024
Hannah Reale November 21, 2024 Black Bostonians are much more likely to have health care providers try to involuntarily hospitalize them amid mental health emergencies, according to a new study out…
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