The city will consider removing a rule that limits entertainment licenses downtown.

Councilors on Monday continued to debate how the city should develop 4 prominent vacant lots along Somerset Street. The city’s real estate agent will now finalize marketing materials.

The building at 655 Congress St., where masonry began falling in 2023, is subject to historic preservation code requirements.

Last winter, the city ran a warming shelter that opened based on thresholds after no area organizations stepped forward.

The new trail along the old Union Branch rail line is taking shape, but officials are asking residents to stay off until work is complete.

Jason Ayers, 49, was killed last week when a car struck him in a raised median at the intersection of Marginal Way and Preble Street.

The committee said the name, which the City Council will vote on, was chosen to honor the historical and cultural significance of Wabanaki and African American communities in the area.

The announcement came on the same day that the city began developing its first comprehensive transportation plan in more than 30 years.