Virginia “Ginger” Skoczylas Of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston Virginia “Ginger” (Ruggiero) Skoczylas of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston. passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 27 at the age of 78. The devoted mother of Joseph…
Author: Times Staff
News in Brief
March 2021 HVNA Meeting The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association, (HVNA), will be on Monday, March 1, at 6 p.m. Please note this meeting will be presented in English and Spanish for our Harbor View residents. The…
Councilor Edwards files hearing Order on ZBA Reforms
Special to the Times Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards has filed a hearing order to discuss the implementation of reforms to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) that she proposed and were implemented by Mayor Walsh in an executive order…
Care Dimensions Receives $5,000 Grant from EBSB Charitable Foundation
Care Dimensions, the largest hospice and palliative care provider to adults and children in Massachusetts, is proud to announce receiving a $5,000 grant from East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation (“Foundation”) to support the nonprofit’s telemedicine program. This program provides…
Department of Early Education and Care Adopts Innovative Parent Co-pay Model for Families Receiving Child Care Subsidies
The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) adopted a new, first-in-the-nation, parent co-pay model that will dramatically reduce child care payments for families receiving state subsidies by exempting family income up to the federal poverty level.The Board of Early…
RMV Encouraging Motorists to Start to Renew Expired Inspection Stickers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ramping up customer communication efforts to encourage anyone driving one of over 584,000 registered vehicles with an expired Massachusetts’ inspection sticker on their vehicle’s front windshield to make a plan to get…
An Unfathomable Number
When COVID-19 first came into our national consciousness more than a year ago, it was just a blip on the news. The prospect that a viral bug originating halfway around the world would alter every aspect of our lives seemed inconceivable. And…
Spring is in the Air
This winter has not been a particularly difficult one for us in the Northeast, although February has been colder and stormier than January. But with temperatures reaching the 50s by the middle of this week, there is the feeling that spring is…
Obituaries 02-24-2021
Ralph Giorgio Of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston Ralph B. Giorgio of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on February 19. The loving son of the late Joseph and Mary (Constantino) Giorgio, he was the devoted father of…
Councilor Edwards announces re-election campaign
Special to the Times Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards has announced she will be seeking re-election in the fall to the District One seat. “I’m humbly re-submitting my application for employment as city councilor to the residents of District One,”…