Tree Eastie, a local non-profit organization that focuses on planting and maintaining trees while educating residents about their benefits, has been awarded a grant for a fruit tree program that will begin this month. The $50,000 grant, which comes from…
Eastie Farm Hits the Pavement for Project Bread’s 57th Walk for Hunger
Special to the Times-Free Press On Sunday, May 4, Eastie Farm joined thousands of walkers for Project Bread’s 57th Walk for Hunger. The East Boston-based nonprofit returns to hit the pavement to raise money to support statewide food security through…
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Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Calls for Public Submissions to Reimagine State Emblems The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission launched an open call to artists, historians, educators, students, and members of the public to participate in…
636-638 Bennington Street Presentation finally occurs
After months of postponement, the proponents of a proposal that would bring a restaurant called El Parche to 636-638 Bennington Street presented their plans to the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) during its monthly meeting on Monday. El Parche’s origins…
Boston Resident Honored with Project Bread’s Patrick Hughes Award for Social Justice
Special to the Times-Free Press On May 4, Kelly Russell, of Boston, was honored as one of Project Bread’s inaugural Council of Experts with Lived Experience at the 57th annual Walk for Hunger with the 2025 Patrick Hughes Award for Social…
Youth Enrichment Services’ Annual Black Diamond Gala
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston nonprofit Youth Enrichment Services (YES) held its 14th annual Black Diamond Gala on Thursday, April 24 at the Renaissance Boston Seaport. The fundraising event raised $800,000 to support programming for hundreds of Boston youth,…