Author: Times Staff
Applications Open for School Committee
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced applications are now being accepted for two four-year terms by the Boston School Committee Nominating Panel. The Nominating Panel is a thirteen-member panel composed of parents, teachers, school leaders and representatives…
The East Boston Chamber of Commerce To Observe Veterans Day
The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will be placing a display of American flags to commemorate the upcoming Veterans Day on Friday, November 11 at the Daniel H. Solari Square outside the Chamber of Commerce office at 464 Bremen Street.…
Cambridge Health Alliance Named Top Hospital in Massachusetts for Health Equity
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities, has been ranked as the number one hospital in Massachusetts (with an A grade) for Health Equity by the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think…
Parks Department Announces Annual Holiday Lightings
Mark your calendars and prepare to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department to celebrate the holiday season with their 2022 schedule of lighting celebrations in City of Boston parks. Lighting of the Trellis at Christopher Columbus Park Monday, November…
Bridges Homeward Named New Children’s Trust Healthy Families Massachusetts Provider
The Children’s Trust, the state’s child abuse prevention agency, announced last week that Bridges Homeward was awarded the 2022-2028 contract to oversee the Healthy Families Massachusetts program for Chelsea, East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, and Charlestown. The Children’s Trust’s Healthy Families…
News in Brief
Your Local Post Office Will be Closed in Recognition of Veterans Day Post offices across the commonwealth will be closed on Friday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. There will be no street delivery, except for guaranteed overnight parcels,…
Groups Sue EPA for Failure To Fully Protect Boston Rivers
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to take necessary actions to protect three Boston-area rivers from polluted runoff. Though EPA recently acknowledged the damage…
Remember To Thank Our Veterans
This Friday, November 11, marks the national holiday of Veterans Day, a day marked by solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice Day when it was enacted…
We’re Literally Drinking Ourselves to Death
A report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed what we really already knew: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year…