Last Monday frontline healthcare workers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center breathed a collective sigh of relief as they became some of the first in the state to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. EBNHC medical staff received and…
Month: December 2020
Hot Meals: Salesian Boys & Girls Club Dinner Program Is a Success
Back in February before COVID, the Shah Family Foundation (SFF) partnered with the Salesian Boys & Girls Club to revamp the club’s kitchen. The SFF outfitted the Boys & Girls Club’s kitchen on Byron Street with Welbilt ovens that can…
2020 Person of the Year: Rita Lara, East Boston Times Woman of the Year
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit many leaders in the nonprofit sector took on roles in the community that they could have never imagined. Executive Director of Maverick Landing Community Services Rita Lara was one of these leaders that has been…
2020 Person of the Year: Joseph Ruggiero III, East Boston Times Man of the Year
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in mid-March industries all over East Boston, the city, state and nation were turned upside down. One industry that was called upon as the pandemic spread across the neighborhood was the funeral home business. When…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $668 Million Small Business Relief Package
Special to the Times-Free Press Last week, the Baker-Polito Administration launched a $668 million program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program in part relies on the pending federal COVID-19 relief bill…
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in…
K.C. Jones Always Was First-Class
For those of us who are old enough to remember the great Boston Celtics teams of the 1960s, the passing this week of K.C. Jones, an integral member of that championship dynasty, is bittersweet. K.C. Jones led an incredible life,…
Obituaries 12-29-2020
John Aulino Well Known in the Parking and Transportation Industry John “Jackie” Aulino, 71, a lifelong resident of Revere, died suddenly at home on December 25. Jackie was well known in the parking and transportation industry. He was a member…
Madarao Family Community Fund Toy Drive a Huge Success
Serious Concerns
Energy Facilities Siting Board hears testimony on Eastie substation Despite more than a dozen city, state and federal elected officials urging Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides to postpone last Wednesday’s Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) hearing on Eversource’s…