A collaborative effort to get every child ready for Kindergarten joyful and thriving The Every Child Shines initiative has been awarded a grant from the Commonwealth Children’s Fund for a three-year partnership to support this community vision of ensuring all…
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Pressley Leads Colleagues in Calling on Biden to Commute all Federal Death Row Sentences
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley led 35 colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to immediately commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. “As members of Congress, we stand ready to work with you on your commitment…
The Days are getting Longer
Amidst our winter of discontent, there is some good news on the horizon (literally): The days are getting longer. As this is being written, we will have passed the first full month of the astronomical winter (which starts on December…
Lawsuits will Bring out the Truth
The announcement this past week that Dominion Voting Systems Inc., the company that manufactures voting machines that are used widely across the United States, has filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani for his deliberately defamatory statements about the…
Hank Aaron was a Wonderful Man
Boston baseball fans never got to experience first-hand the greatness of Hank Aaron. The Boston Braves left for Milwaukee in 1953 and Aaron joined the Braves in 1954. With Aaron leading the way, the Braves then embarked on a run…
Obituaries 01-27-2021
Rose Ann D’Angelico Everyone knew her as NANA and her heart was filled with love and care Rose Ann (Golini) D’Angelico, a lifelong East Boston resident, passed away on Saturday afternoon, January 23, holding her daughter’s hand as she went home…
News in Brief
GSCA Janaury Meeting Agenda The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) monthly meeting will be held online (and on phone) via ZOOM. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. If you have not…
Pressley Urges Biden Administration to Include ‘Baby Bonds’ in Recovery Package
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and her colleagues sent a letter urging President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to include the American Opportunity Accounts Act, or “Baby Bonds,” in the next economic recovery package. When passed into law, this groundbreaking legislation…
State DPD Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Variant
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on January 17 announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been detected in Massachusetts, coming from a Boston woman who had travelled to the United Kingdom. This is…
‘Massachusetts School Choice Week’ Recognized
For the sixth straight year, the last week of January has been officially recognized as “Massachusetts School Choice Week” by the state’s governor. This year, Gov. Charles Baker’s proclamation for the Week recognizes that every Massachusetts student deserves an effective…