Proposed Bennington Street Restaurant still has yet to be Presented at HVNA Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At the Harbor View Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) monthly meeting last week, a presentation about a proposed restaurant at 636-638 Bennington Street was tentatively scheduled to occur but did not happen once again. According to HVNA Board…
‘A true son of East Boston’
East Boston community mourns the loss of James “Jim” A. Kearney By Cary Shuman East Boston is mourning the loss of James “Jim” A. Kearney, whose lifetime of public service had a positive impact on people in education, business and…
Coletta Zapata Introduces Legislation Providing Tax Exemptions
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata proposed legislation allowing the City of Boston to opt-in to the “Good Landlord Tax Abatement.” The Good Landlord Tax Abatement allows municipalities to offer property tax exemptions for affordable…
Beachmont Resilience Project Officials Meet with Residents
Special to the Times-Free Press The Beachmont Resilience Project (BRP), which consists of city officials, the North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability (NSORS) , and the Woods Hole Group (WHG), held a meeting via TEAMS last Wednesday, February 5.…
Johnson Named Chair of the Board for Old North Illuminated
Special to the Times-Free Press As a Black woman who grew up in the Episcopal church, it’s important for Angela Johnson to see Black and Indigenous congregants’ contributions included in Old North Church’s story. As the new Chair of the…