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Members of the Boston Fire Department came out on top when they went head-to-head in a cook-off against Boston police officers this month to raise awareness about educational challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the world reels from a pandemic, climate change and artificial intelligence, the workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics continues to face racial and gender disparities.

Today, we’re in Nubian Square. We’re standing on the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Washington Street, right in front of the “Faces of Dudley” mural on the side of Silver Slipper Cafe, a neighborhood staple.

Earlier this month, the town of Brookline approved renaming Heath Elementary School the Roland Hayes School.

Alumni of the Jeremiah E. Burke High School are stepping up their push to rename the Burke for former headmaster Albert D. Holland, who led the school from 1982 to 1993.

On Thursday, Nov. 9, former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III and Matt Kennedy, grandsons of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, celebrated their grandfather’s legacy and the lasting contributions during the Embracing the Legacy celebration, the 17th annual event of RFK Community Alliance.

Deputy Commissioner Pamerson O. Ifill has been appointed commissioner of probation for Massachusetts, the first Black person to hold that post. 

The city’s chief of streets heard an earful from Hyde Park residents last week about dangers on the streets in their neighborhood.

Formerly incarcerated citizens prepare holiday feast for South Boston community

Six expansion plans dashed

The state recently announced that families can now apply for home heating assistance, easing a financial burden for many low-income households.

Readings of two biblical scriptures set the tone of a memorial service in Cambridge for Charles Ogletree, the Harvard Law professor called “Tree” who passed away on Aug. 4 in Maryland after a seven-year battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.