Sen. Elizabeth Warren greets supporters of Ballot Questions 1 and 4 after their win on election night in Boston, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Ballot Question 1 adds an additional 4% tax for all Massachusetts income earned above $1 million, while Ballot Question 4 allows Massachusetts residents to obtain a standard driver's license or learner's if they meet all qualifications regardless of their lawful residence status.
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The New England Paralyzed Veterans of America Bass Trail held an annual bass fishing tournament for paralyzed veterans and disabled people on June 5 at the Newton Yacht Club. Nurses, boat captains and members of the Nam Knights Motorcycle Club volunteered to run the event, helping paralyzed and disabled anglers onto wheelchair accessible docks and boats for a day of fishing.
"To see an empty wheelchair on a dock," said Sherri Brosseau, a licensed nursing assistant and volunteer at the event. "That in itself is everything."
(1 of 3 photos) (Scroll down for more) Published in the Daily Free Press. Colombians Demand Justice organizer Antuan Castro Del Rio addresses demonstrators gathered at Government Center, Saturday, May 22, 2021. Demonstrators marched through downtown Boston in opposition to military and police violence against protesters in Colombia.
A large crowd of Boston residents gathered in Copley Square to show their continued support for Ukraine during the one year anniversary since Russia’s invasion on Sunday, Feb. 26.
Boston’s Ukrainian diaspora members and supporters chanted “Slava Ukraini!” – translated as “Glory to Ukraine!” – while they stood outside Trinity Church. The demonstration was organized by Ukrainian Cultural Center of New England, Trinity Church, seven other organizations and individual volunteers. Organizers later held a photo-poster exhibition inside the church showing Ukraine’s destruction from the war, followed by a religious service in prayer for Ukraine.
A member of the LGBTQ community, Sashko Horokh displays their rainbow flag as demonstrators cheer in support. “Russia is trying to control people’s freedom [of] expression, and homophobia and transphobia [have] been historical tools for that,” they said.
(Sara Guerrero (right), accompanied by her mother, Yolima Geurrero, and son, Emilio Correa, sits down with Uju Onochie (left), the Roslindale and the African Community Liaison, Michel Denis (second from left), the Haitian Liaison, and Thomas Mannion, Director of Constituent Services to Boston City Councilor at Large Erin Murphy, to discuss her concerns.)
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s neighborhood liaisons held their first neighborhood Coffee Hour of the year at the Roslindale Community Center on Friday, Feb. 18.
(From left: Gladys Oliveros, the Latinx Liaison, chats with Yolima Guerrero and Sara Guerrero in Spanish. The presence of a Spanish-speaking liaison allows for the City of Boston to connect directly and efficiently with its many residents who speak Spanish as a first language.)
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After missing out on weekly concerts during the pandemic, residents of Newton enjoyed a musical performance by Studio Two, a Beatles tribute band, and an outdoor movie as Summer in the Highlands returned to the Hyde Community Center on June 21.
“We have large crowds all summer. People from all over the city came to spend the night listening to music,” said John Rice, organizer for the event.
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Jose Diener stands in front of his sister’s tent on Atkinson Street Wednesday, in the area commonly known as the Methadone Mile, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. It is one of the last remaining tents that stand in the area following mass clearings by the city of Boston, for which it was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachussets.
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From left to right: Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok and State Representatives Jay Livingstone and Jon Santiago ride the 55 bus in Fenway on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. Residents rallied for the 55’s return to its pre-pandemic schedule and route.
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Music group Zili Misik performing at the Boston University Global Music Festivall, Saturday, Sep. 18, 2021. The BU Arts Initiative welcomed the public to Marsh Plaza and BU Beach to celebrate and enjoy a variety of musical representations from around the world.
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