Boston City Councillors began their new term on Monday morning, Jan. 1, with a punctual bow to tradition, salutes to revolutionary change, and an offer to partake of “jou mou,” a favorite Haitian soup made with squash and a medley of other vegetables.
Boston City Council elected Councilor at-large Ruthzee Louijeune as its new president Monday, as the city's governing body swore in its newest members.
Bay Area author Jessica Mitford’s landmark book, “The American Way of Death,” released 60 years ago. The influence of her reporting on the funeral industry is still keenly felt, six decades later.