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City offices, @bpl.boston.gov locations, and @bcyf.boston.gov community centers will be closed tomorrow for the Thanksgiving holiday. 🦃

Trash Collection will be delayed in some neighborhoods. Check your street's collection schedule at boston.gov/trash.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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What happens when you report a turkey to 311? 🦃

Here’s how we handle sightings, aggressive behavior, and injured animals in Boston.

📲 Remember to use the Bos:311 app, call 3-1-1 or 617-635-4500.
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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🎄✨We’re so excited and we just can’t hide it anymore!

Join us for the 84th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting on Thu, Dec 4, 6–8 PM! Featuring the legendary Pointer Sisters behind “I’m So Excited”.
Flyer for the 84th Annual Boston Common Tree Lighting. Thursday, December 4 at 6-8 p.m. For more info visit boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Regardless of future action by ACIP, a federal advisory committee, universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth followed by completion of the vaccination series has proven to be a highly safe and effective way to protect infants and children from infection.

Learn more at www.mass.gov/news/healey-...
Blue background with an illustration of an adult holding the hand of a baby. Below, the text reads, "Massachusetts reaffirms the importance of hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns". The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom. Blue background with text that reads, "November 26, 2025. Massachusetts Reaffirms Importance of Hepatitis B Vaccine for All Newborns. Hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth followed by completion of the vaccination series within the first 18 months of life has proven to be a highly safe and effective way to protect infants and children from infection. This vaccine schedule is recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics and is supported by the Northeast Public Health Collaborative." The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom. Blue background with text that reads, "November 26, 2025. Massachusetts Reaffirms Importance of Hepatitis B Vaccine for All Newborns. “As a practicing infectious disease doctor, I have cared for patients suffering with chronic liver disease due to hepatitis B. Becoming infected as a newborn can lead to a lifetime of severe liver disease, including liver failure, and is almost entirely preventable. Our goal is to ensure that our residents have access to every evidence-based tool available to keep families and children healthy. Universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth followed by completion of the vaccination series has proven to be a highly safe and effective way to protect infants and children from infection.” A quote from Bisola Ojikutu MD MPH FIDSA, Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom.
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Last week, MYC and OYEA had the privilege of hosting the first meeting of the newly-formed Boston Coalition of Youth Councils (BCYC). We’re excited to co-create the BCYC this year with so many powerful youth leaders and to build something that will last for years to come.
approximately 30 youth sit facing away from the camera with their hands raised, listening to a presenter at the front of the room 5 youth stand with their backs to the camera, writing on a piece of poster paper together five youth stand and discuss with each other in City Hall 30 youth smile and pose for the camera, standing in three rows
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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For the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 27:

🚫 Parking meters are free.
🛣️ Daytime street cleaning is canceled. Overnight street cleaning is on a normal schedule.
🚮 Some neighborhoods will run on a delayed trash/recycling pickup schedule. See the list below or at boston.gov/trash-day
Thanksgiving Trash & Recycling Collection Schedule Neighborhoods on a Regular pickup schedule include: Back Bay Bay Village Beacon Hill Charlestown Chinatown Downtown Fenway-Kenmore Mission Hill North End Roxbury South End West End Wharf District Neighborhoods on a Delayed pickup schedule include: Allston Brighton Dorchester East Boston Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mattapan Roslindale South Boston West Roxbury Delay in service begins on Thursday 11/27. Go to boston.gov/trash-day for the full schedule.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Kickstart your holiday cheer with the Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park, tonight at 5 p.m.!

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An image of people observing the trellis lit up with holiday lights. Text reads: spread holiday cheer with the trellis lighting on Monday, November 24. Boston.gov/holiday-lights
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Live soon — @mayorwu.boston.gov joins @communityengagement.boston.gov and local partners to detail this year’s plans to deliver more than 3,000 turkeys to families across Boston.
Turkey Distribution Press Conference - November 24, 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Tonight, the Mildred Hailey Tenant Taskforce distributed 100 Thanksgiving turkeys to residents preparing for the holiday season. Special thanks to the Mayor’s Office for donating them to Hailey families. Partnerships like this help bring added joy and community spirit to the holidays.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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✨ Get into the holiday spirit in Boston next week!

Join your neighbors in the North End as we light the Columbus Park Trellis Monday at 5 p.m.

And celebrate the lighting of the ship at Martin's Park in South Boston Friday, also at 5 p.m.!

🎄 boston.gov/holiday-lights
A large trellis in a park at night, decorated with blue and yellow holiday lights and wreaths. A decorated children's play area shaped like a large boat with people playing and posing for photos around it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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publichealth.boston.gov
Here in Boston, we believe in scientific evidence. We are a trustworthy source of public health information, and we will continue to disseminate accurate information to our local communities because that is what they deserve.

Learn more on boston.gov, mass.gov, or aap.org.
The outside of a CDC building overlayed in blue gradient. Text reads, "November 21, 2025. The CDC rewrote their website on November 19 suggesting a link between vaccination and autism. The statements on the CDC’s webpage are now false. They rely upon data that has been revoked by medical journals and debunked by a large body of high-quality research. There is no one single cause of autism. Research exploring factors that may be associated with autism is already underway. But we know definitively that vaccines do not cause autism. Numerous studies have demonstrated that vaccines are not associated with an increased risk of autism." This is page 1 of 3 in a statement from "Bisola Ojikutu MD MPH FIDSA, Commissioner of Public Health, City of Boston". The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom. The outside of a CDC building overlayed in blue gradient. Text reads, "November 21, 2025. Vaccination is the safest, most effective tool that we have to prevent severe disease, hospitalization, and death from infectious diseases. Globally, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives in the last 50 years, mostly infants. Under our current federal administration, the CDC is no longer a reliable and trustworthy source of information regarding vaccination. The statements on the CDC’s website now undermine decades of work done to increase vaccination rates in the US. At the Boston Public Health Commission, we believe in scientific evidence. We are a trustworthy source of public health information, and we will continue to disseminate accurate information to our local communities because that is what they deserve." This is page 2 of 3 in a statement from "Bisola Ojikutu MD MPH FIDSA, Commissioner of Public Health, City of Boston". The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom. The outside of a CDC building overlayed in blue gradient. Text reads, "November 21, 2025. For reliable, trustworthy information on vaccines, do not visit cdc.gov. Please visit boston.gov, mass.gov, or aap.org." This is page 3 of 3 in a statement from "Bisola Ojikutu MD MPH FIDSA, Commissioner of Public Health, City of Boston". The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom.
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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bcyf.boston.gov
🚧 A new chapter for the #NorthEnd begins! 🚧

Join us Dec 4 at 11AM at 475 Commercial St as we celebrate the start of construction on the new #BCYF North End Community Center — the future home of BCYF programs in the neighborhood.

Everyone’s welcome! 💙
Flyer announcing the groundbreaking ceremony for the new BCYF North End Community Center. Text reads: “BCYF North End Community Center — Groundbreaking Ceremony. December 4, 2025 at 11AM. 475 Commercial Street, Boston.” It invites the public to join Mayor Michelle Wu and BCYF to celebrate the start of construction. City of Boston and BCYF logos appear at the bottom.
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Boston College High School students and staff donated Thanksgiving meal ingredients, and together with BHA staff, everyone worked hard today to sort and distribute them for our residents — an annual tradition we’re so grateful for!
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The 29th Annual Enchanted Trolley Tour will take place on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, and will visit 16 neighborhoods across Boston!

Learn more about the Mayor's Enchanted Trolley Tour at boston.gov/enchanted-trolley
Festive snow globe showing a trolley adorned with wreaths and bows, surrounded by snow-covered pine trees under a starry sky. Text reads: Mayor Michelle Wu's Enchanted Trolley Tour and Tree Lightings. Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7. Learn more at boston.gov/enchanted-trolley Promotional graphic highlighting all times and stops for the Mayor's Enchanted Trolley Tour on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7.
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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We’re offering free vaccine clinics in Boston. Vaccines are safe, effective, and protect against serious illness. Getting vaccinated keeps you healthy and helps protect your family, friends, and community.

Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Free Vaccine Clinics in Boston
Everyone ages six months and older is encouraged to get the updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Pregnant parents, babies, and older adults should consult their health care professional about RSV vaccin...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Thankful for a full house and full hearts at the new Mildred C. Hailey Teen Center. Families from across the community came together to share a wonderful Thanksgiving meal!
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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We celebrated Fall Harvest Meal on Tuesday with a menu rooted in local agricultural traditions. 🍂

Students enjoyed roasted turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a vegetarian option of pea fritter entrée.
By sourcing locally, BPS brings students our community's freshest ingredients.
A top down image of two students at a table eating their harvest meals. A close up image of a person's hands cutting a roast turkey breast. Close up image of a tray of food including an salad with dressing, falafel balls, green beans, milk, a pear and mashed potato. Close up image of a tray of food including an apple, tomato, jalapena peppers and turkey. The server is spooning gravy onto the mashed potato.
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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All BPL locations will be open 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, and closed on Thursday, November 27, in observance of Thanksgiving.
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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The Proof development at 36–40 Sprague Street in Hyde Park is now accepting lottery applications for 32 new income-restricted apartments! Learn more about the apartments and apply through the City of Boston’s Metrolist here: www.boston.gov/metrolist/se....
A rendering of a modern apartment buildings at 36-40 Sprague Street in Hyde Park offering income-restricted rental lottery units. Rental development at 36-40 Sprague Street in Hyde Park offers 32 income-restricted units with a lottery deadline of December 1, 2025.
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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It's time for another #mysteryphoto! Do you know where and when this photo was taken?
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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There will be a virtual public meeting tonight from 6-8 PM to discuss the proposed 100 Magazine Street project in #Roxbury. Register and learn more: www.bostonplans.org/projects/dev...
A rendering of the proposed 100 Magazine Street project in #Roxbury
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Let us LOUPE you in on some very exciting things from our legacy collections! Because we took the photo through the lens of a loupe...get it? 🧐 We'll see ourselves out.
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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BPD in the Community: District B-2 and School Engagement Unit Visit Kindergarteners from Richard J. Murphy School

Learn more at: police.boston.gov/2025/11/20/b...
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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We're making it easier than ever to recycle mattresses in Boston! Visit boston.gov/mattress to schedule a curbside pickup. 🛏️
An image of a delivery truck on a Boston street. Text reads: Schedule a mattress pickup with curbside mattress recycling in the City of Boston. Boston.gov/mattress
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember and amplify the memories of all those we have lost to anti-transgender violence.
A graphic with a colorful gradient background. Text reads: "Boston honors Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today, we remember the lives of our trans friends and neighbors lost to acts of anti-transgender violence." Mayor Wu's signature is at the bottom of the graphic.
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM