Last week, the state administration filed legislation to create a framework for certifying Massachusetts law enforcement officers, provide accountability, ensure that police departments in and outside Massachusetts have access to candidates’ training and disciplinary records, and provide incentives for officers…
Month: June 2020
Eastie COVID-19 Updates
Last week, East Boston experienced one of the lowest rises in COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began in March. While Eastie has been a COVID ‘hot spot’ with some of the highest infection rates in all of Boston things seem…
Jamey Tesler Named Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Tesler has served as Acting Registrar since June 25, 2019 and held multiple senior management roles in the public sector for over 16 years Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack has announced the appointment of Jamey…
Boston Commits to First-in-the-nation Zoning Amendment Proposed by Councilor Lydia Edwards
The City of Boston will zone with an eye towards equity. This morning during a working session hosted by Councilor Edwards, the lead sponsor of the zoning amendment, the Boston Planning and Development Agency committed to drafting fair housing into…
News in Brief
MVES Participates in USDA COVID-19 Food Assistance Program Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is taking part in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Farmers to…
Eastie Farm, Rep. Madaro Honor the Community Farm’s Youngest Volunteer
Jeffries Point resident Josue Tejada, a fourth grader at Patrick J. Kennedy School (PJK), is one of Eastie Farm’s youngest volunteers who shows up each day ready to help out at the community food distribution site. “He is our friendly…
Governor Baker Issues Proclamation Marking Juneteenth
Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday issued a proclamation declaring June 19, 2020 as “Juneteenth Independence Day” in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Celebrated each year on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and is an…
COVID-19 Is a Predator — and We Are Its Prey
The media, politicians, and others have likened our ongoing battle with the corona virus as the equivalent of “going to war.” The doctors and nurses in the overburdened ERs in New York City, when its hospitals were being overwhelmed with…
Guest Op-ed: Progressives Too, Can Back the Blue
By City Councilor Lydia Edwards Thank you. I haven’t said it enough to the men and women in blue that serve our great city. Time and time again they are expected to be at their best when we are at…
Obituaries 06-24-2020
Mable Lillian Lombardo She was beautiful, compassionate and graceful Quite possibly the most graceful woman in the world passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on May 27, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. Our tears were no…