With countless women making allegations of sexual assault against him dating back to the 1970s, actor and comedian Bill Cosby is facing three lawsuits related to some of these claims. On Saturday, attorney Gloria Allred, representing Judy Huth in a case against Cosby out of Los Angeles, said the actor appeared in Boston Friday for deposition to make statements that […]
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began to activate additional arrival countdown clocks at Green Line stations throughout Boston this week. The signs at Copley and Arlington were unveiled Tuesday, the Inbound signs for Boylston and Park Street on Wednesday and the North Station, Haymarket, and Science Park Station signs on Thursday. “These signs provide important information that significantly enhances our customers’ […]
In a continued effort to address homelessness, the City of Boston will seek a vendor to create a system that provides available housing services to individuals, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Wednesday. The Coordinated-Access system will connect housing providers with homeless individuals, a press release stated. The effort comes as a part of the City of Boston’s Action Plan to […]
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III testified before a Massachusetts State Legislature committee at a Tuesday hearing in support of two bills that would make gender identity a protected class in the Commonwealth. The hearing, held by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary at the State House, went over the bills, which would also serve to […]
Despite its main campus’ location across the Charles River in Cambridge, Harvard University is seeking to expand its Allston-based Harvard Business School, adding to the sports fields and academic buildings already there. Harvard submitted detailed plans to the Boston Redevelopment Authority Friday for the phased construction of two new buildings. It is an estimated 105,100 square feet of new construction, according […]
Entertaining the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana, the Boston City Council met Tuesday to discuss amending the text of the Boston Zoning Code to accommodate marijuana dispensaries. The council’s proposed amendment would limit the placement of any medical or recreational marijuana dispensary to no closer than 2,500 feet from any other dispensary, according to a document provided at the hearing. […]
Suffolk County had the third highest rate of domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts between 2003 and 2012, according to a report released by Friday by Jane Doe Inc. From Jan. 1, 2003 to Dec. 31, 2012, there were a total of 334 deaths in Massachusetts as a result of domestic homicide, according to the report. Suffolk County had 39 homicide […]
The first year of energy metrics for large buildings are now publicly available as part of a citywide plan to make Boston more environmentally friendly. The metrics, released Thursday, are accessible through a new Greenovate Boston website created by the city, according to a Thursday press release. Austin Blackmon, chief of environment, energy and open space for Boston, said the […]
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey announced their support Wednesday for a proposal that would raise the national legal tobacco smoking age by three years, to 21. The Tobacco to 21 Act already has the support from 10 senators who believe it will save lives and benefit the health of Americans, according to a Wednesday press release from Markey’s […]
In an effort to make student housing safer, Boston City Council met Thursday to consider revising the “No More Than Four” zoning amendment that prohibits more than four undergraduate students from living in one apartment. This amendment helps create healthier and safer housing conditions for college students in the city, but it cannot be enforced, said Inspectional Services Department Commissioner […]
