The FBI Boston Division is launching a public awareness campaign to educate the public about the consequences of making hoax threats of violence to schools, events, and other public places, and reminds everyone that any threat is taken with the utmost seriousness and will be quickly and thoroughly addressed by law enforcement. Hoax threats...
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FBI Warns Posting Hoax Threats is a Crime; Launches Campaign to Educate the Public
Mass Launches Program to Promote Healthy Choices
A new program from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) will provide substance misuse and prevention support services for Native American youth in the Commonwealth. The $1.2 million federally funded program was created in response to recommendations from the Governor’s Opioid Working Group, which identified more than 65 actionable steps to address the...
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Honoring a Veteran:Tazz Tassinari Takes Pride in Father’s Heroic Military Duty
Tazz Tassinari loved the stories that his father, the late Albano Tassinari, would tell about his service in the United States Army during World War II. Tazz’s father was a highly decorated parachutist in the 82nd Airborne, who enlisted at the age of 23 in January, 1941, and served his country through August, 1945....
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Community News
Episcopal Bishop Visiting Grace Church On Sunday, Nov. 18, Bishop Alan M. Gates of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts will visit Grace Church and lead us in worship. All are welcome to come worship with us and meet Bishop Gates. Please call the church for further details. Community Supper: Grace Church Federated, 758 Saratoga...
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Episcopal Bishop Visiting Grace Church On Sunday, Nov. 18, Bishop Alan M. Gates of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts will visit Grace Church and lead us in worship. All are welcome to come worship with us and meet Bishop Gates. Please call the church for further details. Community Supper: Grace Church Federated, 758 Saratoga...
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Community Calendar
Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Second Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at the Jeffries Point Yacht Club, 565 Sumner St. Orient Heights Neighborhood Association Third Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at...
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Remember Those in Need This Holiday Season
For the vast majority of Americans, the holiday season, which is now upon us, is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many of our fellow citizens is that the holiday season brings little, if any, joy....
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The More Women, The Better
Say what you will about the state of politics in our country these days, one thing that is undeniable is that Americans have become more engaged in the political process than at any time in our recent history. The recent election of scores of women, of diverse backgrounds, to public office has signified that...
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Sports 11-14-2018
The East Boston and South Boston High School Football Rivalry 1903 – 2018 This month on Thanksgiving Day, we reach the 100th game in the great rivalry between East Boston High School and South Boston High School. However, the first game was not played in 1918. It was played on Saturday, Nov. 21, 1903...
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Obituaries 11-14-2018
Joan Sordillo Of East Boston Joan E. ( Moulton) Sordillo of East Boston, formerly of Revere, passed away on Nov. 7. She was 80 years old. The cherished daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Kenefick) Moulton, she was the loving mother of Robert Sordillo of East Boston, Kathleen Viola of New Hampshire, Pamela...
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