Curry College Fall 2022 Dean’s List Curry College congratulates Christopher Mantaof East Boston , who was named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. About Curry College Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal arts-based institution located…
Month: February 2023
Jimmy Carter: A Wonderful, Amazing Man
The reports that former President Jimmy Carter has returned home for hospice care came as sad news for all Americans this week. Ever since the self-described peanut farmer burst onto the national scene shortly after he was elected governor of…
Our Support for Ukraine Must Not Waver: We Must Remain The Arsenal of Democracy
This week marks the first anniversary of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by the government of Russia and its sociopathic leader, Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian people have demonstrated to the world that freedom isn’t free. The enormous sacrifices they are…
Guest Op-Ed: Police Officers and Citizens Must Have Mutual Respect
Dr. Glenn Mollette American citizens need police officers. Our state police, county sheriff’s department and city police all deserve our help, respect and decent pay. None of us like being recipients of speeding or other motor vehicle violations. However, often…
Obituaries 02-22-2023
Carmen Pittella Long Time East Boston High School Staff Assistant and Volleyball Coach Carmen (Pasquariello Pittella of Methuen, formerly East Boston, passed away after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family on Feburary 20 at the age of 64.…
EBHS Track Team
East Boston Chamber To Honor President’s Day
Special to the Times-Free Press The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will be placing a display of American flags to commemorate the upcoming President’s Day on Monday, Feb. 20, at the Daniel H. Solari Square outside the Chamber of Commerce…
JPNA Reviewing Plans for 4 Haynes Street Development
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Representatives of a proposed project on Haynes Street came back to the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) during its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, to present again and answer any remaining questions before the development…
HVNA Majority Supporting 1 Westbrook Street Field Renovations
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Most of those who voted at the Harbor View Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, are supporting a project that would bring several renovations to the field on 1 Westbrook St. 24 voters…
Edwards Files 24 Pieces of Legislation in the 193rd Legislative Session
This legislative session Senator Lydia Edwards has filed legislation that will enshrine the status of ride-share app drivers as employees into law, allow people to seal prior eviction records, set clear & safe standards for nurse staffing, ensure that in-home…