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Boston City Council: Who is running and how to vote
Local News Boston’s preliminary municipal election will take place on Sept. 12. Boston City Hall Plaza. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Election season in Boston is in full swing, with the city’s preliminary municipal election coming up on Sept. 12. Residents will be able to vote for candidates running to represent Districts 3, 5, 6, and 7 […]
Boston College football loses season opener to Northern Illinois in overtime
The visitors won the possession battle, 36:53 to 20:47, and executed just enough to squeak out a win. “They played their game, and we played right into it,” Boston College coach Jeff Hafley said. “That’s the disappointing thing. That’s what we could not let happen, and we did.” GAME. OVER. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️@NIU_Football | #MACtion pic.twitter.com/EX2wPsI3RA — […]
Celtics’ Jayson Tatum reportedly tried recruiting Damian Lillard to Boston after trade request went public
Celtics “I know Jayson Tatum has called him, try to get in his ear.” Jayson Tatum made a pitch to Damian Lillard earlier this summer. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) It seems like a matter of when, not if when it comes to disgruntled Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard’s inevitable trade to the Miami Heat. The 33-year-old point guard and […]
Move-in weekend 2023: Live updates from Boston
Local News Stay up to date on everything happening during the September 1 move-in weekend in Boston. Northeastern student Logan Chandler (center), 18, and his mom Anastasia Chandler (left) drove from Boynton Beach, Florida. They get help unpacking the rental in front of East Village on Aug. 27, 2023. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff City of Boston […]
Predicting which Red Sox prospects will finish the season in Boston
Red Sox The Red Sox will soon be able to add an additional pitcher and position player, as well as an official replacement for Jarren Duran. Red Sox top prospect Ceddanne Rafaela already seems to have friends in the Boston Red Sox’ clubhouse. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff The Boston Red Sox will have some pretty […]
Boston police ask public for help identifying suspect in Caribbean festival parade shooting
Crime One person has been arrested and charged as a shooter, but police are looking for a second suspect. Boston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect they believe was involved in a Saturday shooting at a Boston Caribbean Festival parade that injured eight people. A shootout unrelated to the festival […]
Here are the best public high schools in the Boston area, according to Boston magazine
Schools Weston High School topped the list for the second consecutive year. Boston magazine just released its annual list of the best public high schools in the Greater Boston area, evaluating 150 schools in the I-495 corridor. Massachusetts consistently ranks among the top states for public education, coming in at No. 1 in a 2023 […]
What we know about the new Professional Women’s Hockey League team in Boston
Sports News “We’re excited about being in Boston. We’ve had great reactions from the people we’ve spoken to.” The Boston Pride won three Isobel Cups during the PHF/NWHL’s tenure. AP Photo/Mary Schwalm There will be a new professional women’s hockey team in Boston starting in 2024. The new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) was officially […]
Suspects in Boston Caribbean festival shooting appear in court
Crime “This shooting is frightening not only for the thoughtlessness of those involved and the injuries they inflicted, but for the potential fatalities that, mercifully, didn’t occur,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said. Gerald Vick, right, is escorted out of the courtroom in the Dorchester Division of Boston Municipal Court after he was arraigned in connection […]
‘It’s a win for Boston’: City drops gender markers from its marriage certificates
Local News Boston’s marriage certificates are going gender-neutral as the city rethinks its approach to gender identities in municipal services. At a press conference Tuesday, Boston Registrar Paul Chong presented Kimberly Rhoten with Rhoten’s marriage certificate, the first in the city to bear no markers of the couple’s gender. Boston City TV/YouTube In handing Kimberly […]