Mayor Wu Declares Heat Emergency Opens 15 BCYF Cooling Centers

residents to take precautions to stay safe in the hot weather.

“This summer is an opportunity for Boston residents to have fun and stay active together—but this is only possible when our community comes together to take necessary precautions to stay safe from extreme heat,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “Heat waves can endanger anyone, regardless of age or health, and it is critical for everyone to stay hydrated, limit outdoor activity when possible and wear plenty of sunscreen. The City is here to support residents through a variety of programming, and I urge anyone with questions to call 311 for assistance in keeping protected against the heat.”

To help residents stay cool, cooling centers will be open at 15 Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A full list of centers can be found at boston.gov/heat. Additionally, 64 splash pads will be open at parks and playgrounds throughout the City

Anyone, regardless of their medical conditions, can feel the impacts of extreme heat. During last summer’s heat wave Boston EMS experienced a 15-20% rise in daily calls to 9-1-1.

The City of Boston is taking critical immediate action to provide heat relief, including short-term, actionable steps toward relief during heat waves.

Boston Public Library locations are also available for residents to seek relief from the heat. Patrons are always welcome to participate in BPL’s summer programming.

The Boston Public Schools is encouraging students and their families to prepare for hot weather this week by staying well hydrated and dressing appropriately. Families are welcome to send their children to their respective summer programs, which will provide students with water and meals. Additionally, the majority of summer sites are equipped with air conditioning and fans will be delivered to sites in need of cooling. Information on heat safety tips can be found online at boston.gov/ heat and by following @CityofBoston on Twitter. Residents can sign up for AlertBoston, the City’s emergency notification system, to receive emergency alerts by phone, email or text. Sign up online. Residents are also encouraged to call 311 with any questions about available City services.

Letter to the Editor

Time to Celebrate

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It’s time to celebrate, folks! After an arduous and challenging threeyear journey, we’ve finally been granted approval for the new billboard from the city of Boston! We couldn’t be more thrilled to share this news with all of you.

This billboard has been a dream of ours for so long, and we’re ecstatic that it is now that much closer to becoming a reality. From all the setbacks and hurdles we faced, we knew we had to persevere in order to secure the future of our organization. The revenue from this billboard will be transformative for our club, our historic building and the Polish-American community.

THANK YOU to everyone who supported us throughout this journey, who rallied for our cause, attended hearings, wrote letters of support and voiced their endorsement of this project. We also want to thank our neighbors, elected officials (City Councilors Michael Flaherty and

Erin Murphy, and State Senator Liz Miranda), and the McCormick and Andrew Square Civic Associations for their support. At a time when so many cultural and ethnic clubs are closing around the country, this project will ensure that the Polish American Citizens Club remains open and a vital part of Boston’s Polish Triangle. Stay tuned for more updates on this project - we can’t wait to share them with you!

Sincerely,

The Officers and Board of Directors of the Polish American Citizens Club Boston

Stasia Kacprzak, President

Eric Basile, Vice President

Peter Dziedzic, Treasurer

Erica Manczuk Stocks, Recording Secretary

Board of Directors - Jay Judas, Ed Merski, Keith Stocks, Joanna Curry, and Dawn Morris

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Mass/Cass with countless used needles – so many of them that the Park was no longer safe to play on. A generous donation by car dealer and philanthropist Ernie Boch and a City cleanup has restored Clifford Park, but Mass/Cass itself still exists. At this moment, a blocklong section of Atkinson Street is still home to makeshift shelters – mostly flimsy, blue plastic tents. Perhaps a hundred or so people either live there or are hanging out. The hangouts, and in some cases actual shelters, are spreading down Southampton Street once again. Even after law enforcement was stepped up because of a mid-month stabbing on Southampton, the denizens of this area are still hostile. For example, some of them are throwing full cans of soft drinks at passers-by who stop to look at Mass/Cass.

Clifford Park has been carefully cleaned and trimmed. It should be safe to play on it once again – a complete walk-about failed to spot any needles, although it seems that a few homeless people are still spending the night there. But the key question remains! Even if the residents and hangers-on at Mass/Cass somehow have a right to stay there and hang out all around Newmarket, why is drug peddling and selling still permitted to continue? That’s a serious federal felony.