A 115-foot-high tower in South Boston that commemorates the evacuation of Boston by British troops in March 1776 will undergo a $30 million restoration starting this coming weekend, officials said.
The project, which is scheduled to begin Friday, September 15, is designed to restore the tower and the surrounding landscape "to its former grandeur" in time for the 250th anniversary of the British evacuation, which is March 17, 2026, according to a written statement from The National Parks of Boston.
At least one former governor opposes a potential ballot initiative that would eliminate passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts public schools.
While the Massachusetts Teachers Association is working on a ballot initiative that would make this change, former Governor Jane Swift, a moderate Republican, thinks doing so would hurt education, not help it.
