BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Tax Help Coalition's (BTHC) twenty-second year of providing free tax preparation services. Area residents earning $70,000 or less annually can file safely while maximizing their refunds and credits at over 30 neighborhood tax sites. Tax preparation is available remotely and in-person in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Joel Brown Composer Missy Mazzoli is a vocal advocate for women in classical music, and Sunday she'll walk the walk right into the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles as a nominee for the 2024 Grammy Awards. "Women are certainly still in the minority [in classical music], as are people of color," says Mazzoli (CFA'02). "And so it is important, I think, for me to go to the ceremony and to show people that this is wha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 1, 2024, with Bronwyn Keefe, a research assistant professor and assistant dean of workforce and professional development in the School of Social Work: * * * Nikki Haley is done being subtle about how she feels toward her two roadblocks to the White House--President Biden and former President Trump. Haley, vying with Trump for the GOP nomination and going head-to-head with Biden in the November election, leaves   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Brown Rudnick, a law firm, issued the following news release: Brown Rudnick today announced that four lawyers have been elected to the Firm's partnership, effective Feb. 1, 2024. The newly promoted partners are Tristan Dollie, Kyle Dorso, Samuel Moniz and Blair Rinne. "We are thrilled to welcome this group of highly talented lawyers into our partnership. Our new partners embody the best of our core values by being enterprising, respectful, inclusive, insightf  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP announced that partner Jesse Alderman has been named Co-Chair of its Administrative Law Department. The department's attorneys represent businesses in highly regulated industries such as renewable energy and cannabis, guiding clients through regulatory challenges, advising on policy changes, and helping navigate compliance and enforcement matters. "I am very excited to work alongside Jesse - a h  more

LINCOLN, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: During a visit from officials and members from the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) hosted by the NEXUS Center, the Healey-Driscoll administration today announced $9.2 million in new technology and workforce development grants aimed at spurring the microelectronics and semiconductor industry across the Northeast Region. The new awards are t  more