BOSTON – Ending nearly a decade of giving Boston the cold shoulder, Verizon Communications said Tuesday it will invest as much as $300 million to install the fiber-optic cables needed to offer its FiOS communications services to city residents, businesses and other institutions.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh hailed the agreement, saying it will help to spur economic development and innovation in the city. "Boston is moving faster than our current infrastructure can support, and a modern fiber-optic communications platform will make us a next-level city," Walsh said in a statement.
BOSTON – Singer-songwriter Peter Wolf became enshrined in Boston Thursday as Mayor Marty Walsh declared April 14 to be the former J. Geils Band frontman's official Day, citing his "indelible contributions to American music."
The mayor made his official proclamation at the New England Center and Home for Veterans, where the musician gave a private performance for residents, featuring selections from his latest release, which celebrates enduring life's changes.
