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Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora has been recently named the new vice president of academic affairs and workforce development for The Urban College of Boston.

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts recently announced its Holistic Health Access Initiative, which will allow citizens 60 and older to access five free Lyft rides with the intention of using the ride for health and wellness-related errands and activities.

As families convene for the holidays and people stress over what their more eccentric relatives might decide to say at the dinner table, others worry about how their budget can make this holiday season cheerful for the whole family.

Roxbury’s NuSquare Life Science Training Center has recently received $50 million to support training Franklin Cummings Tech students, most of them of color, and other college students and adult workers to enter the major growth industry locally.

When the Boston Foundation presented its 2024 annual Greater Boston housing report card at an event Nov. 12, the results weren’t particularly positive.

A new program from Greater Grove Hall Main Streets and Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center aims to provide type 2 diabetes patients who are also food-insecure with financial support to make healthier food choices.

New regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency will take steps to reduce stormwater runoff, a major source of pollution in the rivers and watersheds in the Boston area.

If you’ve ever wanted to attend a pajama party at Boston City Hall, now’s your chance. Night Cap is a third-space pop-up fueled by a Wake Up the Night grant and located in the famous Brutalist civic center of the city.

A new program from Roxbury Community College, with state and federal support, will bring new career paths to students looking to enter green technology fields.

This past October, civil rights activist Kimberlé W. Crenshaw was named one of the recipients of Harvard University’s W. E. B. DuBois Medal.

In the aftermath of the Blizzard of 1978, after 27 inches of snow fell on the Boston area, shutting down businesses and schools throughout the city, the lights were on and the doors unlocked at the Roxbury Area Planning Action Committee office at the insistence of its head, Gloria Fox who remained in the office to provide assistance while most of the city remained closed.

Local community leaders share their disappointment about the recent U.S. presidential election results, along with their praise for Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign.