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Youth, Law Enforcement Join for Annual Basketball Tournament

August 17, 2021

Youth, Law Enforcement Join for Basketball Tournament Annual event helps combat youth crime and prevent gang violence across Metro Boston Tuesday, August 17, 2021 REVERE – Local teens, youth services workers and law enforcement officials joined together for the Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament last weekend, in a show of solidarity […]

Ride-for-Hire Working Group Releases Recommendations for Electric Vehicle Adoption

August 13, 2021

Ride-for-Hire Working Group Releases Recommendations for Electric Vehicle Adoption BOSTON- State agencies and utilities have a guide to encourage electric vehicle adoption in the ride-hailing, taxi and livery industries, thanks to a set of recommendations developed by the Massachusetts Ride for Hire Electrification Working Group. The group, composed of representatives […]

Lynn Community Selects Mt. Vernon Street Plaza Public Art

August 6, 2021

Lynn Community Selects Mt. Vernon Street Plaza Public Art Kevin Orlosky’s Laces of Lynn chosen as signature art piece near Central Square station Contact: Elise Harmon-Freeman Communications Manager 617-933-0797 [email protected] The votes are in, and the Lynn community has chosen Kevin Orlosky’s Laces of Lynn as the city’s newest public […]

MAPC, CAFEH Release “Particulate Policy” Report on Air Quality Policy Solutions

June 21, 2021

MAPC, CAFEH Release “Particulate Policy” Report on Air Quality Policy Solutions For immediate release: Monday, June 21 BOSTON – Massachusetts policymakers have an opportunity to protect residents from harmful traffic-related air pollution, according to a new analysis released today by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and Community Assessment of […]

Juneteenth 2021: MAPC Statement

June 18, 2021

Today, Friday, June 18, MAPC will be closed in observance of Juneteenth, which for the first time this year has been designated as an official state and national holiday. Commemorated each year on June 19, Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that the last enslaved Black Americans learned of their […]