Boston launches $700,000 overdose grant round

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Boston launches $700,000 in overdose response grants

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission announced Tuesday, Sept. 29, the launch of a $700,000 round of Community Overdose Response Grant funding. The announcement puts a new round of overdose-response grants on the city’s agenda.

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Historic Library Tour returns to Copley Square

The Boston Public Library offers a guided Historic Library Tour Wednesday, September 30, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Central Library in Copley Square.

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Ninajirachi brings 'I Love My Computer' tour to Royale

Ninajirachi performs at Royale Wednesday, September 30. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show starts at 9 p.m.

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Old State House exhibition examines Massachusetts' road to Revolution

The Old State House presents The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement Wednesday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition uses letters, diaries and artifacts to explore Massachusetts in 1775 and 1776.

Downtown Boston Alliance

BPL hosts online genealogy talk on Scots of New England

The Boston Public Library hosts Genealogy: The Scots of New England online Wednesday, September 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The program covers Scottish history in New England and genealogy research resources.

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Public Facilities Commission considers housing land actions

The Mayor's Office of Housing session of the Public Facilities Commission meets virtually Wednesday, September 30, at 10:10 a.m. Its agenda includes proposed transfers of four Norfolk Street parcels to the Boston Food Forest Coalition and an extension for the planned housing project at 40–50 Warren Street.

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BSHC to honor Dempsey and Curry at October 1 annual gala

Nonprofit Boston Senior Home Care announced it will honor former State Rep. Brian Dempsey and Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers CEO Dr. Michael Curry at its annual Legacy of Leading Gala on October 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston.

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The Ruckus! at Old South Meeting House

The Ruckus!, an immersive program about the debate that helped ignite the American Revolution, runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St.

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