Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta is hosting a series of Budget Town Halls in District 1 to speak with constituents about budget priorities in the City’s upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget. Translation, babysitting, and…
Month: March 2023
Wu Announces $626,000 in Boston Cultural Council Grants
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Cultural Council (BCC), last week announced 160 arts and cultural organizations have been awarded grants totaling $626,000 through this year’s Boston Cultural Council grant…
64 Homer Street Vote Coming Soon
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the Harbor View Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) monthly meeting on Monday, Mar. 6, residents were informed of a future vote incoming pertaining to what to do with the land at 64 Homer Street. 64 Homer Street…
Seventh Times a Charm? JPNA To Vote on Proposed Development
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) is set to vote this week on a proposed development of a mixed-use residential building at 1 Everett Street that has now been before the association a whopping seven times.…
COVID-19: Still a Major Threat for Seniors
President Biden declared recently that the COVID-19 pandemic officially will be over in May, but in our view, that is just wishful thinking. In January, the number of COVID-related deaths fell after a holiday spike, but nevertheless numbered about 2,100…
Safe Consumption Sites Are the Only Way To Stem the Tide of Drug Overdoses
The so-called War on Drugs, which began in the administration of Richard Nixon, has been ongoing in America for more than 50 years. Putting aside the fact that Nixon began his war on drugs primarily as a means for incarcerating…
Obituaries 03-15-2023
Nicholas F. Dioguardi Long Time Boston School Educator and Administrator Family and friends attended Visiting Hours on Tuesday, March 14 in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St., Revere for Nicholas F. Dioguardi who passed…
EBH Jets 56–54 Over Lynnfield
Belle Isle and Parkway Clubs Sponsor The Rotary Plunge
BPDA Updates Eastie Zoning Recommendations
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At its Neighborhood Residential Workshop on Thursday, March 2, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) presented updates to its zoning recommendations initially revealed to residents in October. The original zoning recommendations in October called for…