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USPS hits back at Boston City Council service failure claims, says delivery is within ‘performance standards’
The U.S. Postal Service hit back at the Boston City Council’s claims that delivery failures were frequently leaving residents without pertinent financial documents and medications and could impact
City Councilors call for emergency hearing over ‘inadequate’ USPS service in many Boston neighborhoods
Several councilors said they have been receiving reports of significant delays in mail delivery, or mail not arriving at all, from residents all across the city for months or years.
Boston City Council to review residency requirements for city workers
While the cost of living rises and staffing shortages persist in Boston, some officials say tweaking or eliminating the residency requirement could be a solution.
Boston City Council calls emergency hearing to address USPS failures, mail-in voting concerns ahead of election
The Boston City Council called for an emergency hearing to address U.S. Postal Service failures that it says have caused residents to miss out on “vital” documents and prescriptions and raised
USPS claims it’s prepared for influx of mail-in ballots
After state election officials raised concerns the U.S. Postal Service is unprepared for this year’s election, Thursday U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy attempted to ease the public’s worries.
Boston city councilors call on state to investigate late school buses
Only 34% of school buses arrived on time on the first day of the school year. Key benchmarks are not being hit and officials want answers.
Boston city councilor pushes to review 50-year-old residency requirement to mixed reactions
A Boston city councilor is questioning whether the city’s decades-old residency requirement for municipal employees still ...
Boston City Council to examine termination process for city appointees after ex-Zoning Commission chair’s replacement
Jay Hurley, the former chair of the Zoning Commission, claims the city fired him in retaliation for how he voted on one of ...
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Boston city leaders express concern over slow mail service, impact on vote-by-mail
In Boston, city leaders are raising the alarm over postal problems, saying mail service is falling behind in several ...
Israel-Hamas resolution calling for the Israeli flag to be raised on Boston City Hall Plaza leads to Council fireworks
A resolution calling for the Boston City Council to condemn the Hamas terror attack on Israel ahead of the first anniversary ...
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City Council discusses Oct. 7 losses, recognizes Bisexual Visibility Day, Latino Heritage Month
Boston City Council passed resolutions to honor the lives lost on Oct. 7, recognize Bisexual Visibility Day and celebrate ...
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City announces ARPA funding to benefit first-time homebuyers and small businesses
Mayor Michelle Wu joined members of the Boston City Council, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), and the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion (OEOI), to ...
Boston City Council ‘chaos’, lack of support from Mayor Wu prompted Suffolk SJC clerk bid, Erin Murphy says
Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy, who lost her bid for Suffolk clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court this month, said ...
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City Council addresses BPS first day transportation delays
Boston City Hall. Boston City Council addressed complaints over Boston Public School bus delays on the first day of school ...