﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>City of Boston - Press Releases</title><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/</link><description> You are viewing the press releases for City of Boston </description><DatePublished>date</DatePublished><Author>author</Author><item><title>Mayor Menino Tours District Hall, City&amp;#39;s First Innovation Center</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today gave a full progress update on Boston&amp;rsquo;s innovation center, and revealed the name of the building under construction at 75 Northern Avenue on the South Boston Waterfront. District Hall will play a central role in the&amp;nbsp;social infrastructure of the growing&amp;nbsp;Innovation District and will serve as a home base for entrepreneurs to make connections, build relationships, and convene programs and events.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Cities have long built infrastructure for...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6141</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces Increase In Homeland Security Funding </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston will receive $17.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security&amp;#39;s Federal Emergency Management Agency to support ongoing and future homeland security initiatives. The funding represents a 60% increase over the City&amp;rsquo;s $10.8 million award in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Following the tragic events of Marathon Monday, we have shown the world that we are a resilient city,&amp;rdquo; Mayor Menino said. &amp;ldquo;With...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6142</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Convenes Housing Boston 2020 Advisory Panel</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the members of an advisory panel that will help identify and address Boston&amp;rsquo;s new housing needs. The &lt;em&gt;Housing Boston 2020 Advisory Panel &lt;/em&gt;is comprised of housing professionals who will work with key personnel from the city&amp;rsquo;s housing agencies to develop strategies to manage Boston&amp;rsquo;s current and future housing challenges. The group convened for their first meeting yesterday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayor Menino announced &lt;em&gt;Housing Boston...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6143</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Department of Neighborhood Development</author><category>Department of Neighborhood Development</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces $1.8 Billion Capital Plan with Focus on Investments in Neighborhoods </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined city officials and community leaders at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown to highlight the City&amp;rsquo;s five year, $1.8 billion Capital Plan, which includes 341 projects across Boston and covers the building and maintenance of all the City&amp;rsquo;s infrastructure &amp;ndash; including roads, buildings, key technology projects and inclusive play space for all residents to enjoy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The City&amp;rsquo;s FY14-18 capital plan will create nearly 460...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6136</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Boston Bikes to Solicit Public Input for Hubway Expansion through CoUrbanize Platform </title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;normal&amp;quot;&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston has chosen CoUrbanize to facilitate community input about the locations of the Hubway bike share&amp;rsquo;s expansion. CoUrbanize, a TechStars Boston startup, will provide an online forum for residents to learn and provide feedback about the proposed stations in the South Boston Innovation District, Jamaica Plain, North Dorchester and Charlestown neighborhoods.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;normal&amp;quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6133</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Boston Bike Week 2013: Mayor Menino Releases Findings of Cyclist Safety Report</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today released findings of the first City of Boston Cyclist Safety Report, which examined four years of bicycle crash incident data supplied by Boston Police and Boston EMS that will now inform City officials in their continued efforts to make Boston&amp;rsquo;s roadways safer for vulnerable users. A direct result from this report, Mayor Menino today pledged to decrease the cyclist crash injury rate by 50 percent by 2020, as the City realizes its vision of creating a safe,...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6131</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Celebrates Winners of the 2013 Greenovate Awards with the Launch of Greenovate Boston</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the official launch of Boston&amp;rsquo;s new sustainability brand and initiative, &lt;em&gt;Greenovate Boston&lt;/em&gt;, with ambitious new community engagement goals, and a citywide sustainability campaign, designed by Mullen Advertising. This announcement coincided with the 2013 Greenovate Boston Award ceremony, which recognizes local business, residents and sustainable food leaders for doing their part to help the City reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6130</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>A Move to the Cloud: Boston Selects Google Apps for Government &amp; Education</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Chief Information Officer Bill Oates announced that the City has selected the team of Google and Appirio to move all City workers and schools to a unified messaging and collaboration platform later this year. This single system, based on Google Apps, will replace multiple aging on-premises email systems currently in use by City employees.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;By bringing city government into the cloud, Boston continues to modernize our technology while saving taxpayer...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6123</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>NECN: Kearney: EMS response was very well controlled</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video: Kearney: EMS response was very well controlled&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.necn.com/04/25/13/Kearney-EMS-response-was-very-well-contr/landing_features.html?blockID=839001&amp;amp;feedID=11106&amp;quot;&gt;http://www.necn.com/04/25/13/Kearney-EMS-response-was-very-well-contr/landing_features.html?blockID=839001&amp;amp;feedID=11106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6119</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Boston Emergency Medical Services</author><category>Boston Emergency Medical Services</category></item><item><title>Why So Few Fatalities in Boston?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why So Few Fatalities in Boston?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.emergencymgmt.com/emergency-blogs/managing-crisis/Why-So-Few-Fatalities-042513.html&amp;quot;&gt;http://www.emergencymgmt.com/emergency-blogs/managing-crisis/Why-So-Few-Fatalities-042513.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;One of the stories yet to be &amp;nbsp;told about the Boston bombing is the tremendous work done by the Boston Emergency Medical Services team. If one considers the nature of the event, it as astonishing that only...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6120</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Boston Emergency Medical Services</author><category>Boston Emergency Medical Services</category></item><item><title>CH 5: EMS workers recount bombings, vow to be back for 2014</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EMS workers recount bombings, vow to be back for 2014 race &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/ems-workers-recount-bombings-vow-to-be-back-for-2014-race/-/11971628/20075526/-/ovrnc0z/-/index.html&amp;quot;&gt;http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/ems-workers-recount-bombings-vow-to-be-back-for-2014-race/-/11971628/20075526/-/ovrnc0z/-/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Marathon Monday is special for many reasons for EMTs and paramedics from Boston EMS. It&amp;#39;s one of the few...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6121</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Boston Emergency Medical Services</author><category>Boston Emergency Medical Services</category></item><item><title>Boston Takes Significant Step in Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Menino&amp;rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;was approved today by the Boston City Council in a 9-4 vote. The Ordinance requires large commercial and residential buildings to report and disclose their energy and water usage, and greenhouse gas emissions in order to encourage investment in energy efficiency and further the City&amp;rsquo;s climate action goals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;View the Ordinance Online at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6117</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Testifies Before Joint Committee on Education</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today testified before the Joint Committee on Education on his proposal to boost student achievement. The Mayor&amp;rsquo;s proposal would extend &amp;ldquo;turn-around&amp;rdquo; powers to Level 3 schools, eliminate the cap on In-District charters, and extend the school day. The bill is H529 &amp;ndash; An Act Promoting Public School Success &amp;ndash; sponsored by former Representative Marty Walz.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;We should not have to wait for a school to fail before we give it the tools...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6114</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>With rain coming, makeshift Boston Marathon memorials at Copley Plaza are archived by City</title><description>&lt;p&gt;John McColgan, Boston&amp;rsquo;s city archivist, carefully peeled back the tape on a poster board this morning at Copley Square where hundreds of visitors had written messages of hope and love for the Boston Marathon bombing victims. He marveled at the number of notes and how they came from all over the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Layers, layers,&amp;rdquo; he murmured under his breath. &amp;ldquo;People have written on both sides.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He and a team of four other city workers and archivists were...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6116</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Boston Adds Gender Identity to Housing Discrimination Laws</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced legislation filed with the Boston City Council to update the powers of the Boston Fair Housing Commission (BFHC). A Home Rule Petition (HRP) will add Gender Identity as a protected class, consistent with the 2012 changes made to Massachusetts&amp;rsquo; housing discrimination laws, giving the BFHC direct enforcement authority over housing discrimination based on actual or perceived gender identity in the City of Boston. The Home Rule Petition will also...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6113</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces Emergency Funding Options for Marathon Impacted Businesses </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced a package of emergency funding resources now available to help impacted businesses recover in the aftermath of the Patriots&amp;rsquo; Day bombings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;We have been hearing that some businesses in the impact zone of the Marathon bombings need some help with cash flow issues in the wake of the Patriots&amp;rsquo; Day tragedy. They are telling us that they need quick assistance with one-time expenses like making payroll, rent, or other immediate...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6108</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>City of Boston Prepares for Special State Primary Election</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Today, the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Boston released plans for tomorrow&amp;rsquo;s 2013 Special State Primary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tomorrow&amp;rsquo;s Special Election will be a partisan primary for the Office of Senator in Congress to fill the vacancy left by Senator John Kerry and for the First Suffolk Senate District to fill the vacancy left by Senator Jack Hart.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Only voters who are registered Republicans, Democrats or as Unenrolled are eligible to vote in Tuesday&amp;rsquo;s...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6105</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Re-Opening Boylston Street</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Residents and Businesses,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your patience and support today.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Your resilience during this challenging time is an inspiration to all Bostonians.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In order to reopen Boylston Street as respectfully and as quickly as possible, Mayor Menino has announced there will be full public access at &lt;strong&gt;3:00AM, Wednesday April 24&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to the entire impacted area including:&amp;nbsp;Boylston St., Hereford St., Gloucester St., Fairfield St.,...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6101</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces &amp;quot;Boylston Strong&amp;quot; Effort to Encourage More Business in the Back Bay</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that parking at meters on Boylston Street, as well as throughout the entire Back Bay, will be free today through Sunday.&amp;nbsp; The City encourages all to come back to the area, go to our restaurants, go to our shops and get involved in the recovery effort.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Boston is strong and we will support Boylston Strong all weekend long,&amp;rdquo; Mayor Menino said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He continued, &amp;ldquo;As of today, these...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6102</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Assembles Insurance Expert Team To Business &amp; Resident Center for Assistance in Processing Claims</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormal&amp;quot;&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that insurance experts will be deployed to the City of Boston&amp;rsquo;s Business and Resident Assistance Center to assist businesses and residents impacted by Monday&amp;rsquo;s Boston Marathon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormal&amp;quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;We recognize that the insurance claims process for businesses may be complicated, so we are pulling together the best possible resources to help businesses and residents with these important...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6103</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Update for Back Bay Residents &amp; Businesses</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Back Bay Residents and Businesses, &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Welcome back to Boylston Street.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are writing to inform you that the Mayor&amp;#39;s Business and Resident Assistance Center has&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;moved&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;its headquarters to the Boston Public Library at Copley Square (700 Boylston).&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Experts will staff the center, including:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Representatives from the Small Business Administration and the Office of Emergency Management to...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6104</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick Announce One Fund Reaches $20 million</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle&amp;quot;&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Governor Deval L. Patrick announced this afternoon that donations to the One Fund, which were pouring in from across Boston and around the world, had reached $20 million. They formally introduced Attorney Ken Feinberg as administrator of One Fund Boston as he outlined next steps for the fund.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle&amp;quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle&amp;quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;Boston is strong and made...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6099</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>FBI turns Boylston Street back over to City</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHEN:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Monday, April 22, 2013 5 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHERE:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Boylston Street at Exeter Street&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;**NOTE** This is a POOL photo-op. Please contact the Mayor&amp;rsquo;s Press Office with pool print/TV photographer information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHO:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Mayor...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6092</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>A Letter to Residents &amp; Businesses Located in Impacted Boylston St. Area</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Dear residents and business owners in impacted areas:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino has announced a staggered schedule for businesses and residents to begin returning to the impacted areas of Boylston Street.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While Boylston Street will remain closed to traffic and the general public, business owners and residents will be allowed to return to their places of business and homes tomorrow prior to the public&amp;rsquo;s return.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The City&amp;rsquo;s plan for business owners and...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6095</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>One Fund Boston, Mayor Menino, and Governor Patrick Call for Moment of Silence at 2:50 Monday Afternoon</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;p1&amp;quot;&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Governor Deval L. Patrick, and One Fund Boston are calling upon Boston and all communities across the Commonwealth to join together in a Moment of Silence Monday afternoon, exactly one week following the Boston Marathon bombings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;p1&amp;quot;&gt;The minute of silence will take place at 2:50 p.m. to honor the victims of the attacks and their families. It will be followed by the ringing of bells throughout Boston and the...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6090</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Previews Plan for Copley Square  Re-Opening </title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;p1&amp;quot;&gt;Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and members of his Emergency Management Team and Cabinet previewed plans for the re-opening of Boylston Street and the Copley Square area of Boston.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;p1&amp;quot;&gt;The Five phase plan will commence when the scene is cleared by Federal Authorities and returned to the City of Boston.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;p2&amp;quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;Nearly a week ago our City took a deep breath and was forced to dive into a pool of uncertainty and...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6091</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Letter to Residents &amp; Businesses in Impacted Area</title><description>&lt;p align=&amp;quot;left&amp;quot;&gt;April 20, 2013&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To the residents, property owners, and proprietors of the impact area, I am so grateful for the resiliency of this great city, and the kindnesses that we have witnessed in this past week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I want to update you on the City&amp;rsquo;s plan for reopening Boylston Street and the impact area. One of my top priorities is ensuring the stability and health of the Back Bay neighborhood, and multiple city agencies have been coordinating to create...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6089</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Resource and Counseling Center Open TODAY - New Location</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M.&amp;nbsp;Menino has announced the City of Boston will staff a resource and counseling center today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the offices of City Year, 287 Columbus Avenue in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Staff from Boston Centers for Youth &amp;amp; Families and the Boston Public Health Commission will be on hand to provide information, assistance and counseling services to anyone still needing help&amp;nbsp;as a result of the tragedies during Monday&amp;rsquo;s Marathon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If anyone would like to...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6082</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Resource and Counseling Center Open Thursday 4/18</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNoSpacing&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;br class=&amp;quot;Apple-interchange-newline&amp;quot; /&gt;Mayor Thomas M.&amp;nbsp;Menino has announced&amp;nbsp;that&amp;nbsp;the City of Boston will&amp;nbsp;continue to&amp;nbsp;staff a resource and counseling centertomorrow, Thursday, April 18,&amp;nbsp;from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the offices of City Year, 287 Columbus Avenue in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNoSpacing&amp;quot;&gt;Staff from Boston Centers for Youth &amp;amp; Families and the Boston Public Health Commission will be on hand to...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6085</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick Name Kenneth Feinberg Administrator of The One Fund Boston</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced attorney Kenneth Feinberg, considered the world&amp;rsquo;s foremost expert on victim compensation, will act as Administrator of The One Fund Boston. Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino announced the formation of The One Fund Boston yesterday, as a fund to assist individuals affected by the tragic attacks of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Feinberg will design and administer the fund entirely pro bono. He...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6086</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Resource and Information Center for Area Businesses Open at the Park Plaza Hotel  </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Menino is actively reaching out to the hundreds of Back Bay businesses impacted by yesterday&amp;rsquo;s tragedy, making services available to help affected businesses reopen quickly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The City of Boston&amp;rsquo;s Business Assistance Center has opened in the lobby of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel to respond to any business, employee, or vendor inquiry.&amp;nbsp; This satellite office will remain open until 6:00 p.m. this evening, and will be open from 9:00 a.m. &amp;ndash; 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6080</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino today announced the formation of The One Fund Boston</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormal&amp;quot;&gt;Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino today announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, the purpose of which is to raise money to help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during Monday&amp;rsquo;s Boston Marathon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormal&amp;quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I am humbled by the outpouring of support by the business community and individuals who are united in their desire to help; The One Fund Boston will act as a...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6081</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Park Plaza Castle Open as Resource and Information Center</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&gt;Tonight, City of Boston officials coordinated with state and local partners in an ongoing response to today&amp;#39;s tragic events&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Patriots Day and Marathon Monday are usually celebrated all across Boston, but today our cheers were turned to prayers,&amp;rdquo; Mayor Thomas M. Menino said. &amp;ldquo;But Boston is strong and resilient, and we come together in times of need. We will get...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6079</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Submits FY 2014 Budget to City Council</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;ldquo;This is the twentieth Proposed Budget of my Administration and it shares a most important trait with the prior nineteen: it pushes us to try new things.&amp;rdquo; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;ndash; Mayor Thomas M. Menino &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today presented his $2.6 billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 and five year $1.8 billion Capital Plan, including $196 million in new FY 2014 project authorizations.&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;The FY 2014 budget...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6074</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Honors Community Service Leaders</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino hosted a roundtable discussion with the city&amp;rsquo;s community service leaders as part of the Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service. The day, which stretches across the country, allows city leaders to hear from some of Boston&amp;rsquo;s 3,000 service leaders who work tirelessly to improve quality of life for individuals and families through work with organizations like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;I was humbled to hear from so many great people who...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6075</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Asks Bostonians to &amp;quot;Roll it Forward&amp;quot;</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Menino today announced the start of the third consecutive year of Boston Bikes&amp;rsquo; &amp;ldquo;Roll it Forward&amp;rdquo; program, an initiative that collects, repairs, and donates bikes to those in need. Since its inception, the program has given more than 1,700 bicycles to Bostonians of all ages and is in need of new donations to continue its work this year. Through &amp;ldquo;Roll it Forward,&amp;rdquo; bikes, accompanied by a helmet and lock, are distributed in partnership with local community...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6068</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino, Senator Warren, Secretary Fields Host Roundtable for Women Entrepreneurs</title><description>&lt;p&gt;To mark National Community Development week, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today hosted a roundtable discussion with United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Regional Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Barbara Fields. The focus of the discussion was to demonstrate the real, positive effects that Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) have had on strengthening Boston&amp;rsquo;s neighborhoods, and especially those neighborhoods&amp;rsquo; women-owned...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6062</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Calls for Boston Shines Volunteers</title><description>&lt;p class=&amp;quot;PressReleases&amp;quot;&gt;Though it certainly doesn&amp;rsquo;t feel like it, spring has arrived in Boston. In just more than three weeks, Mayor Thomas M. Menino will kick off the 11&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Annual Boston Shines Citywide Neighborhood Clean Up and Community Service Volunteer Program. During the weekend of April 26-27, thousands of volunteers across all Boston neighborhoods will come together to volunteer in the City&amp;rsquo;s public spaces. Several new projects are being planned for this...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6063</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Boston Election Department Recruiting Poll Workers for Upcoming Elections </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Boston Election Department is recruiting Poll Workers for the important work of staffing the City&amp;rsquo;s 254 precincts for all upcoming Elections in 2013. Special Elections for the US Senate, the First Suffolk Senatorial District, and the Eighth Suffolk Representative District will all take place this spring, and have placed a burden on the existing pool of Poll Workers, many of whom take days off from their regular jobs to serve. The dates for the Special Elections are April 30, May 28,...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6054</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Reminds Residents: Neighborhood Street Cleaning Begins April 1</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today reminded residents that Boston&amp;rsquo;s Daytime Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program will officially kick-off for the season on April 1.&amp;nbsp; This year, the Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program has updated street sweeping days in many neighborhoods to better align the sweeping schedule with trash and recycling days in an effort to boost the impact of the City&amp;rsquo;s cleanup services and reduce neighborhood trash and litter.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;The new sweeping schedule...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6049</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Delivers Annual Address to Boston Municipal Research Bureau</title><description>&lt;p&gt;In his annual address to the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today outlined City progress and goals for education, housing, economic development, youth investment and working women. Citing financial stability as the catalyst for Boston&amp;rsquo;s incredible pace of growth, the Mayor announced plans to improve quality in all Boston Public Schools; connect students and families with technology in the form of a new &amp;ldquo;Boston E-Lit&amp;rdquo; program and increased access to...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6047</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>On National Digital Literacy Day,  Mayor Menino Announces &amp;quot;Tech Goes Home&amp;quot; Milestones</title><description>&lt;p&gt;To mark National Digital Literacy Day, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Tech Goes Home&amp;rdquo; programming will reach 10,000 Bostonians from 6,000 households by summer 2013. Tech Goes Home is a nationally-recognized program that equips families and residents with the tools, training and access required for the digital age. Participants receive fifteen hours of hands-on classroom training, a new netbook or mobile device (for a $50 co-pay), and, for...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6043</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Extends Nominations for Greenovate Awards to Friday, March 29 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that nominations for the 2013 Mayor&amp;rsquo;s Greenovate Boston Awards and Bike Friendly Business Awards will be extended by a week, to&amp;nbsp; Friday, March 29. These awards recognize local sustainability and environmental awareness leaders in four different categories &amp;ndash; Green Business, Green Residential, Sustainable Food Leadership and Bike Friendly Businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Through Greenovate Boston, the City of Boston continues to work closely...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6042</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>City Prepared for Another Winter Storm</title><description>&lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&gt;With another winter storm expected overnight and into tomorrow morning&amp;rsquo;s commute, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced City of Boston preparedness plans. The latest forecasts show Boston could see 4-7 inches of snowfall between midnight and 6 a.m. Some uncertainty remains around when snow will turn to sleet and rain during tomorrow morning&amp;rsquo;s commute. Residents and commuters should expect a very slow morning commute as...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6038</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces Plans for Downtown School</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston&amp;rsquo;s intentions to acquire 585 Commercial Street as a site to be used for a new downtown school, expected to open in September 2016. Design for the new downtown school will begin in Fall 2013, with construction expected to begin in June 2015. The Commercial Street facility will be used over the next two years as swing space for the Eliot K-8 School, as that school is expanded to the North Bennett Street School at 37-39 North Bennet...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6031</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces New Projects Move Forward</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Harvard University Institutional Master Plan Amendment Approved&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The BRA Board unanimously approved an amendment to the existing Harvard University Institutional Master Plan. The amendment includes a project at 28 Travis Street and renovations to the existing Bright Hockey Center and Gordon Indoor Track in Allston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The approved 28 Travis Street Project includes the renovation of an existing single-story warehouse building and the construction of a new...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6032</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>City Plans for Safe and Festive St. Patrick&amp;#39;s Day Weekend</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The City of Boston has again made plans to ensure a safe and festive St. Patrick&amp;rsquo;s Day weekend. The Boston Police Department (BPD) will increase patrols, focusing not only on Sunday&amp;rsquo;s parade in South Boston, but also at drinking establishments on St. Patrick&amp;rsquo;s Day and throughout the weekend.&amp;nbsp; To encourage people to get home safely on Sunday after all-day parade celebrations, the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;City has ordered package stores and bars in&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;South Boston...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6034</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino, Massachusetts Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Release PSA </title><description>&lt;p style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino and 14 Mayors from across Massachusetts today released a PSA encouraging citizens to demand Congress take immediate action to prevent gun violence. The Mayors are members of the national Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition that now includes more than 900 mayors from 45 states and more than 1.4 million grassroots supporters. The PSA can be viewed here: &lt;a...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6026</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Announces Boston Will Receive $200K Grant to Combat Domestic Violence Homicides </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston will receive one of 12 grants to build on the city&amp;rsquo;s work to reduce domestic violence homicides, following an announcement yesterday by Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder as part of the new Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative. The Boston Public Health Commission&amp;rsquo;s (BPHC) Family Justice Center will receive $200,000 for a one-year program that will address domestic violence...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6027</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item><item><title>Mayor Menino Kicks Off Programming to Make Boston Premier City for Working Women</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the first two pieces of programming to support his efforts to make Boston the premier city for working women. In his 2013 State of the City address, Mayor Menino announced a new &amp;ldquo;Women on Main&amp;rdquo; initiative for 2013 to better serve and connect women business owners throughout Boston&amp;rsquo;s Main Streets districts. He also announced the City of Boston would become the first municipality in the country to help women negotiate for fair pay. A...</description><link>http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6029</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mayor's Office</author><category>Mayor's Office</category></item></channel></rss>