On Saturday, with support from City Of Boston’s Love Your Block program, Mothers Out Front East Boston invited neighbors to combat air pollution dangers in their own backyard. From 1-4 pm in honor of the Mother’s Day weekend, environmental justice…
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Get That Shot!
The idea of “vaccine hesitancy” is a relatively new phenomenon in our country. For those of the Baby Boom generation, there never was any question about getting shots for all kinds of childhood and adult communicable diseases. Vaccines, along with…
Guest Op-Ed: Developing a Life Plan
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Have something to look forward to every day. Work a job. Work in your apartment or house. Have an exercise or health outing of some kind. Clean out a closet. Read a book. Your goal may…
Obituaries 05-12-2021
Cecilio Silva Retired US Gypsum Supervisor and Dedicated NY Yankees Fan Family and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Friday, May 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt.107)…
News in Brief
JPNA May 10 Meeting Agenda The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association will meet on Monday, May 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm by a Zoom Video Conference. Registration Is Required! In order to speak aloud as an abutter, one must register for…
Local Mothers Build Living Art Exhibition to Educate Community on Air Pollution
On Saturday, May 8, from 1-4 pm in honor of the Mother’s Day weekend, environmental justice organization Mothers Out Front East Boston and a number of community partners will transform East Boston’s Central Square into a COVID-safe education hub through…
Groups Urge Passage of Save Hotel Jobs Act
The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America, joined forces to call on Congress to pass the Save Hotel Jobs Act. The bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and…
Face Coverings Continue to Be Required On MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms
The MBTA is reminding customers that face coverings continue to be required while onboard vehicles, on station platforms, and within the MBTA system for all riders, including those who have been fully vaccinated. On April 27, both the Centers for Disease…
Successful Sale of Green and Sustainability Bonds Takes Place
The State Treasurer’s Office officials announced that the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the Trust) has successfully completed the sale of approximately $351.4 million in two series of new money Green and Sustainability Bonds. The Sustainability Bonds were the first such…
MassDOT Exit Renumbering Work Taking Place on I-93 in Boston
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are announcing that it will begin installing new milepost-based signs at various times and locations on Interstate 93 northbound and southbound between Boston and Methuen. The sign installation operations will take place nightly during…