Month: April 2023
Top Women in Boston: Boston Magazine Names Sen. Edwards One of 150 Most Influential Bostonians for 2023
Special to the Times-Free Press Last week, Boston Magazine released its annual selection of the most influential Bostonians, adding Senator Lydia Edwards to this list. According to Boston Magazine, a publication reporting on Greater Boston since 1805, increasing the list…
Katie O’Leary of NSCS Named One of Boston Magazine’s Most Influential Bostonians
Katie O’Leary was in the midst of an eight-day cruise in the Bahamas earlier this month when someone texted O’Leary to let her know that she had been named one of 150 Most Influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine as in…
Residents Review Three Projects at OHNC Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) had a jam-packed meeting on Monday, April 17, in which residents voted on three projects proposed for the area and also listened to a presentation for a development at the…
Potential Funding Coming to Several Eastie Programs
By Michael Coughlin Jr. As part of grants from Boston After School & Beyond, several youth programs are slated to receive funding this summer which will help provide even more support to the children of East Boston. Some of the…
Massachusetts Legislature Passes $388.6 Million Supplemental Budget
Special to the Times-Free Press The Massachusetts Legislature passed a $388.6 million supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The legislation funds vital services that support vulnerable populations and address food insecurity, housing instability, the state’s long-term COVID-19 response, economic…
Two Men Pleaded Guilty in Separate Murders
Special to the Times-Free Press Two men pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last week on two separate murder cases in Suffolk Superior Court, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. Raul Gutierrez-Rosales, 25, of Chelsea pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Climate Resiliency Program
Special to the Times-Free Press Gov. Maura Healey and Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper have announced a new pilot program to support cities and towns across Massachusetts in updating and putting their climate change resiliency plans and projects into action. The announcement was made April 19 at…
Henry Santana, a Familiar Face Around City Hall, Makes Bid for City Councilor At-Large
A familiar face around City Hall over the past few years, Henry Santana will be among the candidates for City Councilor at-Large this fall. Santana, 27, who serves as the city’s Director of the Office of Civic Organizing, was born…
Wu Announces Expansion of Curbside Food Waste Collection
Special to the Times-Free Press In celebration of Earth Day (April 22) and building on her commitment to make Boston a greener and more sustainable city, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Public Works Department announced the expansion of the food…