Nixing nips: Boston City Council taking up proposal to ban sales of small alcohol bottles

Jun 20, 2023

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Gov. Maura Healey is back on our airwaves this morning. Tune in to Radio Boston at 11 a.m. to hear Tiziana Dearing's live interview with Healey — and send us your questions for the governor through our text club. You can join up by texting BOSTON to 617-766-0382.

Now to the news:

The Boston City Council will take up a proposal today to nip several quality of life problems in the bud — by nixing nips. Councilor Ricardo Arroyo plans to formally present his proposal to ban the sale of small alcohol bottles up to 100 ml.

Fur-get about trying to sell fur products in Lexington. The town approved a new bylaw this week banning the sale of fur within its borders. While there currently aren't any stores in Lexington dedicated to fur, the ban means the sale of other items that have fur (from clothing to home decor) will also be prohibited.

National Grid customers can officially bank on a big drop in their electric bill later this spring. The Department of Public Utilities approved the company's proposed rate reductions yesterday.

P.S.— The debut episode of Violation, our new podcast produced with The Marshall Project, is out today. The first episode of the seven-part series tells the story of a 1986 summer camp murder, in which 16-year-old Jacob Wideman fatally stabbed his roommate, Eric Kane. The crime devastated the two boys’ families — and was also a haunting echo from the Widemans’ family history. Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts.