The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Oct. 16 – Oct. 22. The crime logs include a person hit by a door and a mouse bite.
The Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery hosted its 30th Annual Recovery Day Celebration Wednesday, which featured speakers, comedians and artists, as well as a speech from Mayor Marty Walsh.
A virtual panel on employment opportunities for those recovering from substance use disorder or disadvantaged by criminal records is scheduled for next Tuesday. Other events focused on how to talk about addiction and the systematic exclusion of racial minorities from the recovery movement.
Aside from these educational and informational events, this year’s Recovery Month activities included fitness-oriented events hosted by NamaStay Fighting and the Boston BullDogs Running Club.
Walsh, who has been open about his own recovery from alcohol addiction, created the Office of Recovery Services — the first municipal recovery office in the U.S., according to the City — in 2015 during his first term as mayor.
During the pandemic, those who suffer from substance use disorder have faced new challenges, including isolation, greater economic instability and reduced access to services.
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a campus free speech forum, Boston’s new initiative on surveillance cameras, and the 50th anniversary of BU’s African American Studies program.
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A suspect has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in a homicide investigation following a stabbing on Boston University’s Medical Campus that occurred at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street on Sept. 18.
In anticipation of the $112 million renovation and expansion of Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, university officials gathered with the lead architects of the project for a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday.
