City of Boston releases request for proposals for new Street Furniture Program

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

The City of Boston announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) procurement process to identify a business partner to upgrade and expand its network of bus shelters, wayfinding kiosks, and other street furniture elements in the City’s rights-of-way....

Freedom Trail hosts after dark experiences

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

Special to the Times Discover the Freedom Trail in a new light – after dark – on the official Freedom Trail Lantern Tours. Freedom Trail Foundation announces the return of the unique Lantern Tours, offering visitors and residents the opportunity...

Remembering 9/11

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Times Staff

For every generation of Americans for the past near-century, there have been seminal events for which those who were of a certain age can recall “where they were” when they “heard the news.” Every member of the Greatest Generation could recall...

Jury acquits Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins of extortion charges

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Special to the Times

A federal jury acquitted Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins of extortion charges Wednesday, September 2, following a trial in the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. Tompkins had been charged with two counts of...

Notice of project change filed for 41 Berkeley Street development

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

A Notice of Project Change (NPC) has been filed with the Boston Planning Development Agency (BPDA) for the Planned Development Area at 41 Berkeley Street in the South End. The filing, submitted by Ben Franklin Development, LLC on Friday, August...

AG Campbell releases annual Labor Day report spotlighting actions to protect workers

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released the Attorney General’s Office (AGO)’s annual Labor Day Report, spotlighting the AGO’s dedicated efforts to protect the rights of Massachusetts workers and ensure access to fair pay,...

Boston Arts Festival returns for 23rd year with more than 50 local artists

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Special to the Times

The Boston Arts Festival is back with more than 50 artists who will be taking over Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park from September 12 + 13, 2026. The annual celebration of all things art was first launched in 2003. Over the years, it has grown...

AG Campbell releases annual Labor Day report spotlighting actions to protect workers

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Special to the Times

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released the Attorney General’s Office (AGO)’s annual Labor Day Report, spotlighting the AGO’s dedicated efforts to protect the rights of Massachusetts workers and ensure access to fair pay,...

Whittier Street Health Center to host October 8 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic...

Jury acquits Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins of extortion charges

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

A federal jury acquitted Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins of extortion charges Wednesday, September 2, following a trial in the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. Tompkins had been charged with two counts of...

101st Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian this weekend

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

It’s that time of year again when the streets of East Cambridge will come alive for the 101stAnnual Grand Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian on September 11, 12 13 on Warren and Porter Streets in East Cambridge. The three-day fun family...

City of Boston releases request for proposals for new Street Furniture Program

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Special to the Patriot-Bridge

The City of Boston announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) procurement process to identify a business partner to upgrade and expand its network of bus shelters, wayfinding kiosks, and other street furniture elements in the City’s rights-of-way....

Boston Arts Festival returns for 23rd year

The Back Bay Sun 9/10 7:00P Special to the Sun

The Boston Arts Festival is back with more than 50 artists who will be taking over Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park from September 12 + 13, 2026. The annual celebration of all things art was first launched in 2003. Over the years, it has grown...

Healey invests $4.2 million to grow offshore wind workforce and research

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Special to the Times

Governor Healey and the Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced $4.2 million in funding to 20 projects that will prepare workers for offshore wind and maritime careers, and support research on fisheries, wildlife, and the marine environment....

Freedom Trail hosts after dark experiences

Beacon Hill Times 9/10 7:00P Special to the Times

Special to the Times Discover the Freedom Trail in a new light – after dark – on the official Freedom Trail Lantern Tours. Freedom Trail Foundation announces the return of the unique Lantern Tours, offering visitors and residents the opportunity...