Last month, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced over $11 million in funding awarded through the Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, including new funds to support violence prevention in ...

Cornelio administered the oath of office to Martins, who received a standing ovation from the Council and the audience. Martins then delivered her inaugural address as council president.

Children assist Rabbi Sruli Baron in the lighting of the Menorah.

For almost 50 years, Jimmy Carter practiced the ideals that he preached from the pulpit in his small Baptist Church. His work with Habitat for Humanity, his efforts to eradicate the Guinea worm ...

We’re expecting very cold weather in the nights ahead, and home heating appliances will be working overtime,” said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. “Heating equipment is the leading cause of carbon ...

All that the Pats had to do on Sunday was lose to the Buffalo Bills — something the Patriots had done on 13 previous occasions this season. But they blew it — they won! — and thereby dropped to the #4 ...

Special to the Independent Boston Mayor Michele Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox, along with Isaac Yablo, a senior city advisor for public safety in the mayor’s office, held a press conference ...

Volunteers and staff prepare 900 bags of food On Thursday, December 19, NeighborHealth’s Community Resource and Wellness Center buzzed with activity as staff and volunteers prepared 900 bags of food ...

Massachusetts lost one of its greatest-ever public servants recently with the passing of Francis X. Bellotti, a former Lieutenant Governor and three-time Attorney General, at the age of 101. Frank, as ...

The City Council approved a resolution at its Dec. 23 meeting to display a portrait of former Common Councilor Rosie LeCours inside the City Council Chambers. LeCours, who lived on Fuller Street in ...

It’s hard to believe that another year has passed and that 2025 is here — and that we now are entering the second quarter of the 21st century. For those of us who are close to three-quarters of a ...

As the leader of a city with more than 50,000 residents and growing, Mayor Carlo DeMaria has a challenging job each day. Now in his sixth term as leader of his own hometown’s government, DeMaria ...