Rage, the new book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, has revealed unequivocally that Trump deliberately has downplayed the lethality of the Covid-19 pandemic from the very beginning of the virus’s detection in the United…
Author: Times Staff
Guest Op-Ed: Our Fall School Plans Are Guided by Health, Safety, and Equity
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Superintendent Brenda Cassellius From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping Boston’s families safe, healthy, and equitably supported has been our top priority. That’s why we made the tough but necessary decision to close…
Blue Jays Take Home EBLL Senior Division Title
The East Boston Little League concluded its 2020 summer season last week with its Senior Division playoffs, as the Blue Jays took home the championship with a win over the Mets in the deciding game of their best-of-three series. …
Obituaries 09-16-2020
Maria Chilante Former East Boston Resident Maria (Rancitelli) Chilante, formerly of East Boston, died on Sept. 8. Maria came to the United States in 1966 with her young children to join her husband. She worked for several years at Converse…
Passim Opens up Applications for Grants
Passim, the legendary music listening room in Cambridge, is opening up the application process for the annual Iguana Music Fund. The Iguana Music Fund awards grants annually to musicians for career building projects and for projects that provide community service…
Massport Supports Summer Jobs for East Boston Students
East Boston students were able to experience a change of pace and scenery while also gaining some valuable skills this summer through the Massachusetts Port Authority’s Community Summer Jobs Program. Now in its 29th year, Massport’s program supported 53 East Boston…
News in Brief
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:00pm (note this change from 6:30pm). Just like our July and August meetings we will be meeting in…
Pressley, Warren, Lee Introduce Legislation to Confront the Public Health Impacts of Structural Racism
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and others last week announced their bicameral bill to confront the public health impacts of structural racism through two bold new programs within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “For…
Nine Probate and Family Court Registers’ Offices Operating Virtual Registries
Nine Probate and Family Court Registers’ Offices, including Middlesex and Suffolk Counties, are now using Zoom videoconferencing to operate virtual registries to assist the public. On June 15, Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey and Probate and Family Court…
Do Not Litter Your Masks
For those of us who take note of the problem of litter (and who often bring along a bag to pick up litter when we are walking along a beach), we are accustomed to the plethora of styrofoam cups and…