Month: July 2025
Elections Dept. Sends Vote-By-Mail Applications, Issues Call for Poll Workers
Special to the Times-Free Press In order to increase access to and participation in local elections, the City of Boston’s Election Department is mailing vote-by-mail applications to Boston voters. Applications are being mailed to the address at which each voter…
News in Brief
Next HVNA Meeting set for Aug. 4 The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on August 4, 2025, at 6pm. The meeting is In Person only but will be streamed via Facebook for archival purposes. Attendance…
Pazza on Porter Holds Grand Reopening Party
Popular Eastie restaurant has exciting new look and new menu Photos by Cary Shuman Business owners Raffaele Scalzi and Mivan Spencer welcomed guests to East Boston’s premier Italian restaurant, Pazza on Porter, for a grand reopening party. It was a…
Public Defender Attorneys Deserve Fair Compensation
The ongoing work stoppage by the public defender attorneys who are part of what is known as the Bar Advocates program needs to be resolved by the legislature as soon as possible. The Bar Advocates are private attorneys who are…
Letter to the Editor
Help available to local gardeners Dear Editor, Eastie Farm is working with the City of Boston to provide technical help to folks who have received raised beds from the city in the past. Eastie Farm Staff can help you troubleshoot…
Obituaries 07-30-2025
Ann Lopez Longtime member of the Winthrop Golf Club, where she was especially proud of achieving a hole-in-one Ann (Lombardi) Lopez of Wakefield, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at the age of 84.…
ZUMIX Walk for Music
NeighborHealth Awarded Funding to Increase pipeline of Behavioral Health Professionals
Special to the Times-Free Press NeighborHealth has been awarded $324,000 in funding through Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Behavioral Health Supervising Clinicians Incentive Program (SCIP) to support the health center’s ongoing commitment to enhancing the capacity…
Wu and Age Strong Announce Over $1.2 million in Grants
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Age Strong Commission last week announced the recipients of two grant programs totaling $1,276,000 to support Boston residents aged 60 and older. The first, the Expanding Engagement grant program, awarded…