Governor Charlie Baker recently announced the appointment of East Boston resident Stewart Landers to the Massachusetts Public Health Council (PHC). Landers will join the 15-member PHC that oversees the state’s Department of Public Health. The PHC is charged specifically with…
Month: July 2022
300 Children Splash To Beat the Heat on Constitution Beach at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Beach Bash and Splash
Special to the Times-Free Press On Wednesday, July 20, in the midst of a heat emergency, 300 kids from East Boston and nine Boston area communities beat the heat at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Beach Bash and Splash at…
A Champion for Girls’ Sports: Serena Gilbride Is Inspiring Others as a First-Year Head Softball Coach
Three years ago, East Boston’s Serena Gilbride was standing in the middle of the softball diamond on the campus of Worcester State College, wrapping up a 3-0 shutout over Turners Fall that brought Austin Prep its first-ever state softball championship.…
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Hayden, Arroyo Participate in Suffolk County District DA Candidates’ Forum
Special to the Times-Free Press Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden and Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo participated in a Suffolk County DA Candidates Forum July 25 at the Boston Center for Youth and Families on Paris Street, East Boston.…
Boston Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Blaze
If battling a massive five-alarm blaze isn’t enough, over 150 Boston Firefighters had to do it in sweltering heat last Tuesday on Princeton Street. The fire broke out last Tuesday afternoon in the rear of 316 Princeton St. but quickly…
Homeless Man Arraigned in Attack on Beach
A homeless man was arraigned on a litany of charges Friday in East Boston District Court after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a sneaker last Thursday on Constitution Beach. According to District Attorney Kevin Hayden, Tyler Grace, 40, was…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases
East Boston’s COVID weekly positive test rate increased once again as public health officials grapple to curb the latest surge of infections due to highly contagious sub variants of the virus. According to the latest data by the Boston Public…
News in Brief
Mayor Wu’s Movie Nights Coming to Eastie The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program will present Mayor Wu’s Movie Nights on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in East Boston. Beginning at dusk at East Boston Memorial Park on Porter Street, the…
Baker-Polito Administration, Rep Madaro Celebrate 2022 Kick-Off of Popular Summer Nights Program
Last week, the Baker-Polito Administration and Rep. Adrian Madaro celebrated the kickoff of the annual Summer Nights Program in partnership with the Department of Conservation and This year, the Administration increased funding for the program to $2.5 million from $1…