We saw a statistic the other day that was absolutely mind-numbing: 18% of all Americans, and 24% of American children, do not have enough to eat on a daily basis. We mention this because during this Christmas season, when many…
Author: Times Staff
Guest Op-Ed: Disappointment in Expanded Abortion
By Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts The consistent teaching of the Catholic Church is that life begins at conception and ends with natural death. As the Roman Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts, we at all times hold firm to that teaching so…
Guest Op-Ed: Boston’s Community Choice Electricity Program Is Making Us a More Sustainable and Resilient City– Here’s How You Can Take Part in It.
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Boston is a leader on climate action. We’re preparing our communities for climate impacts like coastal flooding and heat waves, and we’re cutting the emissions that cause climate change to begin with. We’ve committed to…
Letter to the Editor
Congratulations, DR. Walensky To the Editor: On behalf of the entire Mass General family and with enormous pride and admiration, we congratulate Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of Infectious Diseases at Mass General, on her appointment as director of…
Obituaries 12-16-2020
Ursula Maccaro One of the First WWII War Brides Ursula (Wehren) Maccaro of Revere passed away on December 7 at the age of 94. Ursula was one of the first War Brides in the Boston area coming to Revere in…
Baker Administration Orders First COVID-19 Vaccines, Expects December Delivery
The state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts 59,475 doses…
MBA Charitable Foundation Honors MVES With $5,000 Community Grant Award
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently selected to be a recipient of a $5,000 Community Grant Award from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) Charitable Foundation. The award was given by the MBA Charitable Foundation, along with the Massachusetts banking…
News in Brief
East Boston Youth Basketball Season on Hold The organizers of the East Boston Youth Basketball regret to inform everyone that the 2020/21 season is currently on hold indefinitely due to Covid 19. A spokesperson for the group said, “ we…
Baker Launches New Testing Infrastructure to Increase Capacity
Building on Massachusetts’ nation-leading COVID-19 testing program, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the Commonwealth will increase testing capacity and locations to provide more access for residents in every county. This plan includes five new locations, and the state plans to collect…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors who used…