The East Boston Chamber of Commerce Commemorates the Observance of Patriot’s Day The East Boston Chamber of Commerce placed a display of American flags to commemorate the Patriot’s Day that was observed on Monday, April 18, at the Daniel H…
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Long-Time East Boston Resident Carmela Favorito Writes About Life, Loss, and the Meaning of Family
Special to the Times-Free Press At a young 90 years of age, Carmela Maria Leone Favorito has seen it all. Born in San Nicola Italy in 1931, the third of eight children, a devastating earthquake caused her family to lose…
DA Hayden Announces Grant Funding Opportunity for Nonprofits
District Attorney Kevin Hayden invited Suffolk County nonprofits to apply for grant funding to support violence and substance use prevention and treatment programming. “I have had the privilege of serving on the board of several nonprofits, and I know the…
Our Driving Is Worse Than Ever, So This Is No Time to Reduce Traffic Stops
Pundits and some politicians recently have been calling for a reduction in the enforcement of minor traffic offenses by our police. We respectfully, and strongly, disagree. Thanks to a number of factors, our roadways are more dangerous than ever. In…
Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide
If you listen to chatter of the pundits and politicians, there seems to a debate about whether Russia is engaging in genocide in Ukraine. Obviously, we aren’t experts in international law. So we looked up the defiition of genocide according…
Obituaries 04-27-2022
Agnes Kennedy Retired Spauling Rehabilitation Hospital Telecommunications Operator Agnes N. “Girlie” Kennedy of East Boston passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on April 22. She was 95 years old. Born in East Boston, the beloved daughter of…
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Brian Golden Leaving BPDA as Director
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Director Brian Golden announced that he will conclude his tenure after serving for more than eight years as the chief executive of the agency. As the BPDA’s chief executive,…
News in Brief
Gove Street Citizens Association Meeting Agenda Gove Street Citizens Association meeting for Monday, April 25, starts at 6:30 p.m. Register for Zoom for this meeting: https://govestreet.org/2022/april-2022-meeting/ All speakers will be available to answer questions from the community. Announcements (5 min)…
Malden Catholic’s Principal, Rose Maria Redman, Accepts the Position at Bradford Christian Academy
Rose Maria Redman, Principal of Malden Catholic, has accepted the position of Upper School Principal at Bradford Christian Academy. During her two years at Malden Catholic, Principal Redman has successfully led the school through the pandemic and accomplished the key…