In the past year, Massachusetts has seen an economic boom unlike any since the 1990s, a Thursday report by the New England Economic Partnership stated.
Approximately 90,000 jobs have been created and...
Candidates for the Boston City Council At-Large positions gathered for a forum Monday in Roxbury to meet with voters and speak about issues including education, affordable housing and public safety.
Michael...
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled new legislation Thursday to limit access to prescription drugs and curb the addiction epidemic in Massachusetts.
The bill calls for a strict 72-hour limit on...
The city project Go Boston 2030 is gathering feedback from residents about issues and concerns with the transportation system with the goal of developing an action plan by the spring of 2016.
Through...
Boston City Hall is creating a new data value called “CityScore” that will allow city officials to use one number to evaluate Boston’s performance and efforts in areas of city life.
CityScore will...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is seeking applications from various nonprofit organizations to work on beautification efforts related to the Fenway Park Demonstration Project.
“Boston is going...
Despite recent stabbings in the Boston Common and West Roxbury, there has been a 10 percent decrease in Part One major crimes in Boston since last year, reflecting the success of recent prevention...
As Election Day approaches, members of the Boston City Council could get a 14 percent pay raise by leaving a proposal by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh untouched.
Walsh proposed the raise on Sep. 2, which...
A bill in the Massachusetts State Legislature seeks to make private college police departments operate similarly to city departments by making records publicly available, which could have implications...
Given his experience battling similar issues within his own city, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh was named chair of a nationwide task force on substance abuse, prevention and recovery services.
The task force...
The success of Uber continues to skyrocket as the app-based car service broke a new record in Massachusetts in September, reaching a total of two million rides for residents.
Carli Waibel, a spokeswoman...
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...
