Encore Boston Harbor is asking members on non-profits to reach out to them for donations of gently used office furniture to include desks, chairs, filing cabinets, tables and other items. Hundreds of pieces of furniture will be donated by Encore…
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News in Brief
GSCA Monthly Meeting Agenda The GSCA monthly meeting will be held ONLINE (and on phone) via ZOOM. The meeting will be held on Monday, November 23, at 6:30 PM. Registration is required. If you have not received an invitation to register…
MBTA Joins the EBNHC, the Boston Foundation and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to Make Using the T Easier for Residents
The MBTA today announced it’s partnering with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the Boston Foundation and the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to provide CharlieCards to more residents of East Boston. CharlieCards are reusable plastic fare cards that…
City Council to Hold Hearing On Community Healing and Trust Building After Sexual Abuse
The Boston City Council’s Committee on Strong Women, Families, and Communities will hold a hearing on community healing and trust building after sexual abuse. Sexual violence can occur to anyone at any age, including young children and is an act…
Kelley Tuthill Named Chief Operating Officer for Catholic Charities of Boston
Catholic Charities of Boston has named Kelley Tuthill as Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position. The former WCVB-TV journalist most recently served as the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Regis College. “We are thrilled to have Kelley…
Vaccines Are Coming, But We Still Have a Duty to Stop the Spread
The announcements in the past week that two vaccines have been shown to be remarkably effective in providing immunization against the coronavirus have given our nation hope that the pandemic might be brought under control. Finally, there is a light…
Obituaries 11-18-2020
Charles DeMattia Sr. Well-Known Musician Charles DeMattia Sr. of Revere passed away at the age of 92 on November 4. Born in Medford on August 29, 1928 to the late Michael and Marina (Potito), he was the beloved husband of the late…
Environmental Leadership Scholarships Available for Local High School Seniors
The Henry David Thoreau Foundation awards collegiate scholarships of up to $20,000 to eight to 10 students graduating from public or private high schools in Massachusetts. As Henry David Thoreau Scholars, these select high school seniors may enroll in any…
Baker Nominates Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt to SJC
Governor Charlie Baker last week nominated Associate Justice of the Appeals Court, Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court. The nominee and her family joined Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito for…
MBTA Face Covering Enforcement Now in Effect
The MBTA announced face-covering enforcement efforts effective, Nov. 6, pursuant to the revised Executive Order issued on Nov. 2. The revised Executive Order applies to any person over the age of five who is in a place open to the…