Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s inauguration fund received $1.2 million in donations from heavy-hitters in the sports and business industries, including $15,000 from the professional women’s soccer team the city is rebuilding White Stadium for.

Good Monday morning, everyone. Inauguration ceremonies for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston City Council kick off at 10 a.m. on this Monday morning (Jan. 5) at Boston Symphony Hall. The ceremony comes amid a week of events as the Democratic mayor starts her second term in City Hall.

The mayor said her priorities include strengthening the city's school system, expanding housing and improving affordability.

Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston City Council members will be inaugurated in a livestreamed ceremony Monday morning, kicking off more celebratory events throughout the week.

The second term of Mayor's Wu's administration will feature many familiar faces with new titles in senior roles.

The inaugural fundraising haul includes three $50,000 donations from the Boston Red Sox, Boston-based health tech company Whoop, and the Local 103 IBEW electrical construction union.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu honed in on a message of "getting the basics right" as she took her oath for a second term leading the state's largest city.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and thirteen city councillors began their new terms on Monday, marking a new year with a 250th anniversary bow to homegrown heroics in the War of Independence.