MAYOR WU DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY, PARKING BAN (Jan. 25, 2026)
Residents are encouraged to stay home. If travel is necessary, please use public transportation. Mayor Michelle Wu Saturday declared a snow emergency starting at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 ahead of the forecasted winter storm. The highest rate of snowfall will take place from [...]
Senator Collins’ Tax Relief Legislation Wins Ways & Means Approval
Property Tax Relief Package Moves to Senate Floor for Vote Thursday The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means voted last week to advance bipartisan property tax relief measures, including An Act Relative Municipal Property Tax Relief, authored by Senator Nick Collins. This legislation would provide cities and towns the [...]
Councilors Passed a Unanimous Resolution in Support of Expanding Prevention of Drink Spiking
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn and Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata passed a unanimous resolution in support of prevention and public awareness campaigns related to drink spiking in the City of Boston. Drink spiking occurs when a person deliberately puts alcohol or drugs into someone else’s drink [...]
Billy Baker Field Dedication Honors South Boston Legend Who Built a Community Through Soccer
Under a crisp blue sky and the sound of bagpipes, dozens of family members, friends, former players, coaches, and community leaders gathered at Moakley Park to celebrate the naming of Billy Baker Field — honoring the man who, nearly four decades ago, founded the South Boston [...]
Design Team Chosen for Next Phase of Moakley Park
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced Weston & Sampson as the technical lead and Stoss Landscape Urbanism as the design lead for the next phase of improvements at Moakley Park. Funded through the City’s five year Capital Plan, this new [...]
Honoring A Life of Legacy: Billy Baker
Billy Baker was a native Bostonian who was born and raised in South Boston. He owned several businesses and is most known in the neighborhood for bringing soccer to the youth of South Boston. In 1984, Billy gathered a group of parents to work with the [...]