The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed legislation to criminalize the practice of female genital mutilation and cutting, also known as FGM/C. An Act relative to the penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation includes creating education and prevention programs…
Author: Times Staff
News in Brief
JPNA Monthly Meeting Agenda The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, August 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. on ZOOM. For more information visit : jeffriespoint.org. In order to qualify to vote at a voting…
Application Period Open for Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Programs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is accepting applications for two funding opportunities under the Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program. The grant opportunities, mandated by Congress and funded with appropriations rather than the agency’s operating funds, will provide up to $10…
State Allocates $50 Million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund
The Baker-Polito Administration announced last week that it will allocate more than $50 million in federal CARES Act funds to benefit education in elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities. The funding from the federal Governor’s Emergency…
Waiting for the Big One
As we are writing this, we are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, which is the earliest-ever ninth named storm of a hurricane season. Although Isaias was a weak Category 1 hurricane when it made landfall in the Carolinas and…
Deaths Are Only Part Of the COVID Story
Whether the subject is drunk driving, gun violence, or COVID-19, the headline that grabs our attention always is the death toll, of which there tragically have been more than 150,000 of our fellow Americans from COVID-19. However, what often goes…
Obituaries 08-05-2020
Carmen DePaulo Proprietor of DePaulo Insurance and Accounting Carmen J. DePaulo of East Boston passed away peacefully at the Katzman House on August 3. Carmen was a proprietor of DePaulo Insurance Agent and Accounting since 1972. He was the beloved…
Full Swing
East Boston Savings Bank Opens Three New Branches
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has opened new branches in Salem and Woburn and is targeting a late summer opening of EBSB’s third branch in Brookline. “We are very excited to be expanding our footprint within these communities. All these locations coincide…
Baker-Polito Administration Issues New Travel Order Effective Aug. 1
Gov. Charlie Baker announced that effective Aug. 1, all travelers entering the Commonwealth, including both out of state residents and Massachusetts residents returning home, will be required to comply with a new travel order. Travel Order: Starting August 1, all visitors…