Special to the Times Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards has announced she will be seeking re-election in the fall to the District One seat. “I’m humbly re-submitting my application for employment as city councilor to the residents of District One,”…
Month: February 2021
Car crash victims identified as two EBHS grads
East Boston High School graduates Isaiah Ortiz and Alexander Cabrera have been identified as the two victims of last Tuesday’s horrific car crash on Chelsea Street. According to reports Ortiz died early Tuesday morning after the SUV he was riding…
Madaro appointed Chair of Board in House
Last week House Speaker Ronald Mariano appointed Rep. Adrian Madaro as Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. This is Rep. Madaro’s first chairmanship since being elected to the House in 2015. Madaro previously vice-chaired…
Pressley’s Provision to support families experiencing homelessness included in House American Rescue Plan
Special to the Times Last week, the House Financial Services Committee included in the House American Rescue Plan Act a measure championed by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, in partnership with several colleagues, that would to invest nearly $5 billion in additional funding to support vulnerable families…
News in Briefs
JPNA Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Agenda The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) Planning & Zoning (P&Z)) meeting will be held ONLINE via ZOOM. The registration link is provided in the meeting notice below. If you have any difficulty registering or attending, please…
Eastie mourns passing of activist Peter Cardinale
Peter Cardinale, a longtime community activist and fixture on East Boston community group boards, has died. Mr. Cardinale died Tuesday, February 9 surrounded by his family. He was 96 years old. Mr. Cardinale was born and raised in East Boston…
MFA Boston extends ‘Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression’
Special to the Times The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has announced that “Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression” has been extended through March 28. The popular exhibition, which offers a once-in-a-generation chance to see all 35 of the Museum’s oil paintings…
Local businesses helping hospitality locations become vaccine/testing sites
The hospitality industry is getting special attention from two local businesses in the fight to provide Covid-19 vaccine and testing locations, by putting them at restaurants. “BP Concepts is proud to be working with Brewster Ambulance Service to help heal…
State directs $8 million to ‘stuck’ buildings
The Baker-Polito Administration and MassDevelopment recently announced the availability of up to $8 million in funding through the Underutilized Properties Program. The new grant program aims to eliminate blight, expand housing production, increase accessibility, and support economic development by funding…
Electronic filing for Income Tax Returns began Friday, Feb. 12
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) is reminding members of the public that the state began accepting electronically filed state income tax returns on Friday, Feb. 12, consistent with the IRS opening date for federal income tax. Massachusetts taxpayers can…