Boston Scenes 04-06-2017

Elected officials join Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun (second from right) for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Columbus Avenue.

The Dimock Center held its fourth annual Breakfast of Champions on April 3, welcoming legislative leaders to discuss the changing landscape of health care in the Commonwealth. (l–r): Bob Rivers, chairman and CEO of Eastern Bank and Dimock Foundation board vice-chair; Congressman Joseph Kennedy III, keynote speaker; Representative Jeffrey Roy; Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, president and CEO of the Dimock Center; Monica Bharel, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner; and Representative Jeffrey Sanchez, event host and recipient of the Dimock Champion Award.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and city education stakeholders announced on Tuesday a new learning collaborative joining together Boston Public Schools, charter and Catholic schools in Boston to share and support best teaching practices and professional development across city school sectors. Mayor Walsh toured the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School during the event and had a chance to meet students in their classrooms.