Author: Times Staff
News in Brief
GSCA Monthly Meeting Agenda Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) will hold the Monthly Meeting on Monday, May 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The GSCA monthly meeting will be held ONLINE (and on phone) via ZOOM. The meeting will be held on…
Spillane Qualifies for City Council At-Large Ballot
The Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large campaign announced that Jon Spillane, of Beacon Hill, has officially qualified for the September Primary ballot, after the Boston Elections Department verified the required 1,500 signatures from the Spillane campaign. In total,…
COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Decline in Nursing Homes
The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Bay State nursing homes have declined in the four weeks ending April 18. Although these rates are improving, chronic problems in nursing homes revealed during the…
Coalition Points to Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Distribution Process
The Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition has responded to Gov. Charles Baker’s joint event with President Joe Biden highlighting Massachusetts’ progress on vaccination. The Coalition pointed out that although Massachusetts has made rapid progress on overall rates of vaccination, persistent racial…
MassDOT to Hold Virtual Meetings
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing several public virtual meetings for the Capital Investment Plan (CIP), with each meeting focusing on a particular area in the state. MassDOT is developing the annual CIP that guides how the Commonwealth…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney Is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Guest Op-Ed: Graduation and Your Destination
Dr. Glenn Mollette Families across America are celebrating high school and college graduations. American young adults are now faced with going to work or pursuing more education. Employers across America are looking for workers. Colleges are looking for students. Will…
Obituaries 05-19-2021
William Douglas Veiga, Sr. Proud Longtime Member of the Lynn Republican City Committee William Douglas Veiga, Sr., 74, passed away in his South Yarmouth home on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Ellen (Capezzuto)…