The City of Boston is holding its municipal election Nov. 4, where voters will elect nine district and four at-large city councilors. Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu is running unopposed in the mayoral race.

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Oct. 18-23.  Intoxicated person at 512 Beacon St. At 3:38 a.m. Oct. 19, an intoxicated person was reported at Danielsen Hall. Deface property at 725 Commonwealth Ave.  At 12:41 p.m Oct. 20, tagging was reported in a College of Arts and Sciences bathroom.  Harassment reported at 33 Harry Agganis Way  At 3:57 p.m. Oct. 20, harassing calls and emails were reported at Student Village II.  Harassment at 204 Bay State Road Between 9:59 a.m. Sept. 23 and 9:15 a.m. Oct. 21, criminal harassment was reported at a dorm.  Past larceny at 512 Beacon St.  At 9:36 a.m. Oct. 21, past theft was reported at Danielsen Hall.  Shoplifting at 910 Commonwealth Ave.  At 3:56 p.m on Oct. 21, shoplifting was reported at the BU Campus Store.  Larceny over $1,200 at 41 St. Mary’s St. Between 8:33 p.m. Oct. 16 and 3:39 p.m. Oct. 21, theft by a single scheme was...

The MBTA Green Line between the Blandford Street and Boston University Central stations stopped running around 6 p.m. Monday evening due to a truck stuck on the tracks.  The shutdown blocked traffic going both ways on Commonwealth Avenue. Two MBTA trains on the Green Line — one heading to the BU East station and the other moving towards West Campus — also shut down service because of the blockage.  Boston Transit Police on scene directed traffic around the truck, which remained on the tracks for about one hour.  A tow truck arrived on scene around 6:45 p.m., and towed the vehicle away at 7:07 p.m. The Green Line restarted service shortly after with delays. BU graduate students Mirabel Bayazit and Lakshita Chigulury said they were running to get on a train at the Blandford stop when they realized it was not running.  “We both were in a rush to get home because we [had] prior appointments,” Bayazit said. “We were trying to run in because we saw the T standing...

Boston University released the findings of its “Living Our Values Initiative" on Oct. 15, unveiling eight university-wide values. The eight values — integrity, inclusion, community, collaboration, excellence, learning, service and global — were identified through surveys, focus groups and discussions with BU community members. BU President Melissa Gilliam launched the initiative last fall to “identify and practice the core principles and beliefs that unite us all,” according to a letter she sent to the BU community.  “This was an opportunity for us to stop and reflect on who we are and where we want to go,” said Timothy Longman, a member of the initiative’s steering committee and associate dean for academic affairs in the Pardee School of Global Studies. The year-long process included 94 meetings with faculty, staff, students, alumni and university leadership, according to the Living Our Values website.  Clark Warner, a steering committee member and...

The Boston University Student Government executive board, BridgeToBU, is working to improve transparency, accessibility and community on campus despite administrative restructuring.  BridgeToBu, elected last year in a student election cycle with record-breaking turnout, campaigned on four main objectives: Community, Outreach, Response and Empower.  Each objective ties to the larger goal, “building bridges” on campus to unite the BU community, said BridgeToBu Vice President of Finance Hanna Yilma. StuGov aims to build three bridges this year: a bridge between student communities, a bridge between students and administration and a bridge between administration and StuGov, Yilma said.  StuGov plans to connect different student communities by hosting events.  “We have such a lovely, diverse community here, but often students exist in these silos of isolation,” Yilma said. “So we want to host events … to bring different cultures and different communities together...

Boston’s CITGO sign, the historical landmark of Kenmore square, is being repositioned in hopes of preserving the Boston skyline amidst Kenmore’s redevelopment.  While the sign is moving, its historic place in Kenmore remains unchanged. After its completion, it will sit 30 feet higher and 120 feet east of its current location as part of the final phase of the Beacon Kenmore Square Redevelopment Project, according to a statement sent to The Daily Free Press by Karl Schmidt, vice president of marketing and supply at CITGO.  The sign finds its new home on the roof of 660 Beacon St., the approved location prepared to receive the structure, Schmidt wrote. The sign currently shines a glowing beacon of light on the Boston community, most notably overlooking Fenway Park and signaling the final leg of the Boston Marathon.  “The CITGO sign is a beloved treasure for Kenmore Square and residents across Boston,” said Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, in an Oct. 15 press release. “I’m...

Fenway Health discontinued gender-affirming care services for patients under 19 years old in order to comply with new federal requirements from the Trump administration, according to an Oct. 13 statement released by the medical provider.

From planting trees to topping bus shelters with green roofs, both city-led and volunteer-run organizations are taking strides to make Boston greener.