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Cities and towns will be eligible for new funding to update and implement Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness plans BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey and Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today announced a new pilot program to support cities and towns across Massachusetts in updating and putting their climate change resiliency plans and projects […]

BOSTON - Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu along with Boston Public Health Commission Executive Director Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief James Hooley on Friday celebrated the graduation of 11 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Recruits and one promotion. The EMTs will be assigned to 911 ambulances and […]

New High Schools Expand Program by 30% As Part of Effort to Reimagine High School, Pathways Now Offered at Nearly 1 in 5 Public High Schools in Massachusetts Chelmsford - Governor Maura T. Healey today announced that her administration is awarding new Innovation Career Pathway designations to 27 high schools across the state, expanding the […]

BOSTON – Ahead of Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll’s 100th day in office on April 15th, their administration is highlighting key accomplishments to make Massachusetts more affordable, competitive and equitable. In addition to building out a strong team of cabinet members, the administration filed its first budget and tax package that […]

Operating budget and capital plan include landmark investments in street safety, community centers, branch libraries, swimming pools, and school buildings to bolster resources for families BOSTON - Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - Mayor Michelle Wu today proposed her administration’s proposed operating budget and capital plan for the next fiscal year. The proposal combines new initiatives […]

BOSTON – Following a federal court ruling in Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration that blocked the FDA's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey announced steps that the state is taking to protect access to care. At the Governor’s request, the […]

BOSTON - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston applied for and was selected to be a part of a new cohort program aimed at reducing gun violence hosted by The University of Maryland’s Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction, known as the Violence […]

BOSTON – April 3, 2023—The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is advising residents that the MassHealth redetermination period is now in effect, and that recipients must update their information in order to continue receiving MassHealth benefits. Redetermination, the period for MassHealth benefits renewal, was done yearly prior to the COVID-19 pandemic to verify eligibility, but […]

Event highlights Read to a Child’s kickoff of its fifth BPS partnership BOSTON – March 31, 2023 – Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Boston Public Schools and national non-profit Read to a Child to mark the final day of National Reading Month by reading aloud to first-grade students at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School in […]

Randolph (Massachusetts)- By YVES CAJUSTE - In a recent interview on MCTV Boston, Dr Bisola Ojikutu, the executive Director of Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), addressed the critical issue of racism as a public health crisis. Dr Ojikutu is a nationally recognized physician leader, health equity researcher, community advocate and expert in the prevention, care, […]