Month: February 2025
Sumner Street Project Presented at JPNA Planning & Zoning Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Plans for a project at 291 Sumner Street that would bring new units to the area were presented to attendees at last week’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) Planning & Zoning (P&Z) meeting. Attorney Richard Lynds…
Appreciation
Richie DiMeo, founder of East Boston Girls Softball League and the Meridian House By Cary Shuman East Boston is mourning the loss of Richie DiMeo, whose outstanding contributions to the community were known far and wide as a founder of…
Coletta Zapata honors Robert Lewis Jr.
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1) proudly honored Robert Lewis Jr., President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, during the Boston City Council’s Black History Month celebration. This year’s…
News in Brief
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting agenda The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on March 3, 2025, at 6pm. The meeting is In Person only but will be streamed via Facebook for archival purposes. Attendance on…
Listen to the Music!
Special to the Times-Free Press While the basketball action raced up and down the floor, an uncommon but most welcome sound blared above the roars and cheers of the East Boston and Chelsea fans packed into the East Boston gym…
Age Strong Commission to Host Property Tax Application Assistance Clinics
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Wu and the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission is hosting a series of in-person Property Tax Application Assistance Clinics to help Boston’s older residents find out which various cost savings they may be…
Wu Shares Boston’s Preparations for Climate Emergencies
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu, Emergency Preparedness Chief Adrian Jordan, Chief Climate Officer Brian Swett, Chief of Operations Dion Irish, and public safety officials shared Boston’s preparations for extreme weather events, including efforts to lower risks with…
Celebrate Women’s History Month on Freedom Trail Revolutionary Women Tours
Freedom Trail Foundation announces the return of the beloved tour experience, Revolutionary Women Tours throughout Women’s History Month in March! Discover the indomitable women who took part in the American Revolution, and the generations of women that followed, inaugurating their…
From Slices to Survival
Justin Pioppi’s incredible adventure Story by Marianne Salza From preparing pizza at his family-owned and operated Italian restaurant in Beachmont, to being stranded on an island in the South Pacific Ocean, Justin Pioppi demonstrates the strength that is cultivated from…