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The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene resources and support page. Boston University students organized a crowdfunding campaign called Feeding NC for a class to support North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helene. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU class launches crowdfunding campaign to support Hurricane Helene victims

Lindsay Gould December 2, 2024
North Carolina residents are facing unprecedented destruction and loss in the wake of Hurricane Helene. In response, students in Boston University’s Crowdfunding and Distribution class launched a crowdfunding campaign on Nov. 14 to support those impacted.
boston city councilwoman annissa essaibi george talks to small business owners in downtown crossing

Annissa Essaibi George tours downtown businesses stung by pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli March 22, 2021
The councilor discussed struggles and relief as part of her “Get Boston Back to Business” tour.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let Your Hair Down: What’s really going on when we procrastinate?

Hannah Bohn March 16, 2021
Treating procrastination as a symptom of idleness is problematic and harmful. We have to stop stigmatizing procrastination and dig deeper into the underlying, neurological roots of what’s actually causing us to respond — or not — to our responsibilities.
Parking in front of Boston meters will be free every Saturday for the rest of the year to encourage shoppers to support small businesses. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Boston offers free parking during holiday season to boost local shopping

Samuele Petruccelli December 1, 2020
The City of Boston began offering free two-hour parking this Saturday, dubbed Small Business Saturday in the United States, and will continue doing so until Dec. 26, according to a City press release.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Mass. eviction moratorium cannot lift without focus on more housing aid

Editors October 15, 2020
The moratorium must end, but with our current lack of federal aid, state and local governments are now forced to handle the brunt of financial assistance for their constituents.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has proposed budget cuts to recover from a budget deficit brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. AMANDA SCHNEIDER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA’s proposed budget cuts could hurt commuters

Taylor Brokesh October 8, 2020
After suffering financially during the pandemic due to lower ridership, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is looking at budget-reducing measures that include reduced and eliminated service.
This week, Boston University Financial Assistance began distributing grants from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to students who have accumulated expenses due to the campus closure. BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DFP File

BU distributes first round of HEERF grants

Katarzyna Jezak May 21, 2020
Students who applied received financial relief in amounts ranging from $500 to $6,000.
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