Mayor Marty Walsh took photos Feb. 24 with Chinatown residents at an open house at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School.(Image courtesy of Yiming Zhao.)
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh held his first 2020 open house Feb. 24 at the Boston Centers for Youth and Family Quincy Community Center.
City departments set up booths and handed out flyers, with staffers answering questions from residents. Walsh made the rounds, speaking to and taking photos with residents at the event.
New mayor Michelle Wu announced her first cabinet appointments in early November, ahead of her swearing-in ceremony, along with the key players in her transition team as she settles into office. The appointment with the largest spotlight is that of her senior advisor regarding the Mass and Cass public health crisis, Dr. Monica Bharel. Bharel is the former commissioner of the Massachusetts Departments of Public Health (DPH), and will be leading the efforts to help alleviate the ongoing homelessness, substance […]
The ideal of great community relationships between the police department and neighborhoods of any major city in this country is often in stark contrast with the reality. Crime statistics and verifiable incidents are too often recounted in a seemingly endless cycle of false moves, misinterpretations, and bad feelings from those on either side of issues regarding the sometimes strained relationships between police and the public they serve. The end result is more often than not a litany of complaints and […]
