Special to the Times-Free Press Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and GreenRoots have filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court of a recent state decision that would allow a proposed electrical substation in East Boston to bypass an important…
Month: December 2022
Merry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate…
A Great World Cup
We don’t pretend to be big soccer fans, but even we were caught up in the excitement and the drama of the World Cup, which reached its climax this past Sunday with the exciting and exhilarating victory by Argentina in…
Obituaries 12-21-2022
Lillian Bostrom She Will Be Truly Missed by All Who Knew and Loved Her Lillian M. (Flot) Bostrom, a lifelong resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13 at 99 years of age. Lillian lived in East…
Madaro Family Community Fund Hosts Eastie Elves
Red Sox Foundation Visits The P.J. Kennedy School
Successful Vaccination Clinic for Students Was Held at Samuel Adams School
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston Public Schools (BPS) and CIC Health last week hosted a Covid-19 and flu vaccination clinic at the Samuel Adams Elementary School in East Boston. The clinic was one of 100 vaccination events the BPS…
“Deck the Windows” 2022
Annual Window Decorating Contest Underway The East Boston Chamber of Commerce invited East Boston businesses to participate on its Annual Window Decorating Contest. To participate, local businesses had to decorate their windows or facades with Christmas season decorations, take photos,…
Boston City Council Praised for Unanimously Passing Resolution Calling for Immediate Action on IDP
Special to the Times-Free Press At the December 8, Boston City Council meeting, lead sponsors Councilors Kendra Lara, Ruthzee Louijeune, and Liz Breadon introduced a resolution calling for immediate action to improve the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) to remedy Boston’s…
Wu Signs Ordinance Requiring Captions on Public-Facing Televisions To Increase Access for People for Disabilities
Mayor Michelle Wu last Friday signed an ordinance requiring that places of public accommodations in the City of Boston such as restaurants, bars, banks and gyms turn on the closed captioning function on any televisions in public areas. The ordinance,…