In the pantheon of slain Americans who have furthered the civil rights of a marginalized group is Rita Hester, an African American transgender woman.

During a flash storm at around 7:45 p.m. Sunday, Pia Agliati caught a lightning strike over Harvard Stadium – a dramatic example of recent intense weather that’s due for a break.

After a Covid gap, Porter Square Books will again select two writers to write articles for the store’s blog, participate in literary events and use store space to work on their own pieces.

Despite having been (officially) open for only a few months, the greenway has no shortage of regulars. I consider this project a tremendous success, but not one without some lessons learned.

Watertown’s City Council voted unanimously to appoint George Proakis as its next city manager May 24. Among the other two city manager finalists was Hopkinton’s town manager, Norman Khumalo – a candidate for Cambridge city manager.

The Porter Square Shopping Center, owned by Gravestar since its formation in 1994, has been packaged with eight other properties and sold to TA Realty of Boston in a $390 million deal. TA Realty’s partner was Wilder, also of Boston, which operates retail properties from Maine to Florida and Illinois.

Porter Square trolley wires restricting street design will be gone in July, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui told city councillors Monday, citing a letter received from the MBTA. It means skipping an interim step of replacing metered parking with short-term loading zones, providing less confusion to drivers and more certainty to businesses.

Watertown is searching for its next city manager, and one of three finalists for the job is George Proakis, executive director of strategic planning and community development for Somerville.

Opposition to a recreational cannabis shop proposed for the Strawberry Hill neighborhood is being rallied by a second, nearby recreational cannabis shop.

Constituents have reached out to me throughout this pandemic about experiencing delays or difficulty getting their unemployment benefits from the Department of Unemployment Assistance. My office is often a last resort for people exhausted and frustrated with not being able to obtain the funds that will keep them afloat.