The East Boston Branch Library: 150 Years of Community March 22, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the East Boston Branch, the first municipally funded branch library in the United States. Do you know where the first East Boston Branch…
Author: Times Staff
State Unemployment Numbers Fall Slightly in January
The state’s January total unemployment rate is down 0.6 percentage points at 7.8 percent , the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced March 12. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 35,500 jobs in…
Taxis Dispatched to Help Local Communities
MassDevelopment, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), has awarded $2,543,883 in funding to 47 cities and towns, municipal agencies, regional transit authorities, nonprofits, and health and human service providers through the Taxi, Livery, and Hackney Transportation Partnerships Grant…
The Filibuster Must End
The pros and cons of maintaining the filibuster in the U.S. Senate have reached the forefront of political discussion as never before — and with good reason. Whether one believes that the filibuster protects the minority from the so-called tyranny…
Marvelous Marvin Was a Great Fighter and a Great Person
The boxing world lost one of its all-time greats with the sudden passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler this past week. Hagler, a native of Newark who moved to Brockton as a teenager, reigned as the undisputed middleweight boxing champion of…
Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz Endorses Jon Santiago for Mayor of Boston
Just over a week after Jon Santiago launched his campaign, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz from the North End has endorsed Jon Santiago for Mayor of Boston. “I am proud to endorse Jon Santiago for Mayor of Boston. Our city stands…
News in Brief
OHNC Meeting Agenda The next meeting for the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council will be held Monday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. For your information and so that you may post and share it, the agenda is below: Zoom…
Boston Dog Licensing Deadline is March 31
With a current increase in dog adoptions during the COVID-19 quarantine, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Animal Care and Control Division is reminding city dog owners that the annual deadline for licensing their pets is March 31. All dogs…
MVES to Hold Free Virtual Workshop Series April 7
Mystic Valley Elder Services will present a free virtual workshop series—A Matter of Balance—on Wednesdays, beginning April 7 to May 26, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A Matter of Balance is a free, award-winning program designed to manage…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $2.5 Million in Urban Agenda Grants
The state last week announced a total of $2.5 million in Urban Agenda grants to support 30 projects in 23 communities, including Chelsea and Revere. Launched by the Baker-Polito Administration in 2015, the Urban Agenda Grant Program promotes economic vitality…