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• Your signature dish

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  We have access to a common roof deck. Summer means we have more opportunities to gather with friends and neighbors. We learned that it can be easy to respond to serendipitous offers of fun if you have something in your pantry or can have something delivered to add to the sharing table. Your option can be a specific food or a food category.Sailing and SharingFor many years we served as part of the racing crew on a 36-foot catamaran. The owner and captain allowed his crew to invite their friends t
  
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• Wu appoints Felicia Jacques to bpda Board

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu announced the nomination of Felicia Jacques to the BPDA Board. Jacques currently serves as the Principal Developer and Manager for Maloney Development. The new appointment, which would fill a vacant seat on the Board most recently held by Dr. Ted Landsmark, will need to be approved by the City Council. Once confirmed, all BPDA Board member seats will be filled and current. Jacques would be the first Black woman to serve on the BPDA Board. This appointment is part of Mayor Wu&rs
  
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• Wu announces launch of summer meal sites across the city

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu announced that all children and teens can receive free nutritious breakfast and lunch this summer through the Boston Summer Eats program. Meals are currently available to all youth 18 and under at over 60 locations across the city, such as community centers and schools. Site locations, hours, and program details can be found at boston.gov/summer-eats. For statewide Summer Eats locations, residents can call Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333.No identifica
  
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• Wu announces final fifa World Cup watch parties at City Hall Plaza

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu announced details for the City of Boston’s final slate of free, family-friendly FIFA World Cup watch parties, including the Semi Final matches, the Third Place Match, and the FIFA World Cup Final. These watch parties will bring residents, families and visitors together at City Hall to experience the final matches of the tournament and to celebrate Boston’s summer as a host city.“This summer, Boston has become America’s best ambassador as a
  
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• West Nile Virus detected in mosquito test sample in Jamaica Plain

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced that a mosquito test sample obtained from Jamaica Plain tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The virus is carried by mosquitoes and can be spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
  This is the first sample to test positive for the virus in Boston this summer. BPHC partners with the Suffolk County Mosquito Control Project to protect Boston residents from mosquito-borne disease transmission. They collect mosquito samples f
  
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• Red Line will be suspended between Alewife and Park Street July 21 – 30

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The MBTA is reminding riders that Red Line service will be suspended between Alewife and Park Street for 10 consecutive days, July 21 – 30.During this service suspension, the MBTA will accomplish critical and necessary track work, including the replacement of 18 primary floating slabs and six secondary floating slabs, rail replacement throughout the entire shutdown area, full-depth track replacement at Central (which replaces and upgrades all track, ties, and rail-related infrastructure in
  
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• New England Aquarium releases 10 rehabilitated sea turtles off Cape Cod

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Ten sea turtles were released Wednesday evening into the waters off Cape Cod, Mass., in the New England Aquarium’s second local beach release of the season. The group included six Kemp’s ridleys, two loggerheads, and two green sea turtles, all equipped with a combination of satellite and acoustic tags for researchers to collect data on the animals’ movements.
  For the past seven months, staff at the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, Mass., treated the hypothermic t
  
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• Healey celebrates new MBTA Harbor Loop Ferry service

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll joined Interim Transportation Secretary and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, legislators and transportation partners to celebrate the new MBTA Harbor Loop Ferry, an affordable weekday ferry service connecting North Station, Aquarium, Seaport and Logan Airport. The new F10 route, which began service on June 29, expands transportation options across Boston Harbor, strengthens connections across the MBTA system and gives commuters, residen
  
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• BizUnlocked Boston Business Access Program celebrates 14 graduates

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  On Saturday, June 28, the Office of Small Business celebrated the 14 graduates of the BizUnlocked Boston Business Access Program. This is the inaugural year of BizUnlocked Boston, which is executed by Tessi Consulting.BizUnlocked Boston is a business access program that connects small business owners to the resources, expertise, and relationships they need to build lasting businesses that create jobs, stability, and sustainability in our communities. Designed for early-stage entrepreneurs, the p
  
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• 53rd Festival Betances in Boston’s South End

  17-07-2026 15:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  On Saturday, July 18, Festival Betances, New England’s longest-running Latino cultural festival, returns for its 53rd year, at Plaza Betances, 100 West Dedham Street, Boston, bringing thousands of residents, families, artists, and visitors together for a free, full-day celebration of Puerto Rican culture, music, food, art, and community.Hosted by Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA), this year’s theme, “Boricua Legacy: Shaping America’s Story,” honors the cont
  
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