District Attorney Rachael Rollins invited nonprofits to attend an information session on her Community Reinvestment Grant program, which last year delivered $100,000 to local nonprofits working with youth in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. “So much of the work that…
Month: February 2020
Community Updated on Loftel project
Since 2016 residents living in the Gove Street area have compared the dilapidated building on the corner of Porter and Orleans streets to something you would see in wartorn regions rather than East Boston. For some years now the owners…
State officials warn public of dangers of walking onto ice-covered bodies of water
With recent warmer temperatures across much of Massachusetts, state officials are warning the public of the dangers associated with walking on ice over bodies of water, including lakes, ponds, reservoirs, streams, and rivers. Public safety and recreation officials from the…
Family benefits from Mystic Valley Elder Services caregiver support program
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Each day brings new challenges as the caregiver copes with changing levels of ability and new patterns of behavior.…
Obituaries 2-26-2020
Josephine Rosati Member of the Courageous GenerationJosephine (Veneziano) Rosati of Stoneham formerly of Melrose, Revere and East Boston, passed away on Feb. 23. Josephine was a part of the Courageous Generation. The beloved wife of the late Antonio Rosati, she…
Letters to the Editor 2-26-2020
Vote for Capobianco Dear Editor, I am humbly asking you to vote for my longtime friend and colleague Valentino Capobianco for re-election to the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee in the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. Valentino will appear on the…
Make your voice heard — vote in the Presidential Primary
The revelation last week by members of our intelligence agencies to Congress that the Russians once again are, and will be, interfering in our electoral process is an ominous portent for the national election in November. The recent experience of…
New report highlights the dangers of deportation
The U.S. government has deported people to face abuse and even death in El Salvador, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) concluded. “Some deportees are killed following their return to El Salvador,” the HRW report read. “In researching…
Sanctuary cities like Boston come under attack from CBP
Last Friday the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed it has deployed specially trained agents to sanctuary cities like Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Detroit and Newark, N.J., to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Affordable housing: BPDA approves Bremen Street project
Last Thursday the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved the development project on Bremen Street in East Boston. The BPDA approved project will bring 145 residential units, 21 of which are income-restricted to the neighborhood. The…