By Martin J. Walsh Every 10 years, the Federal government conducts a Census, counting every person living in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and five U.S. territories. This is more than just a headcount; the Census determines everything from representation…
Author: Times Staff
Letter to The Editor
New tobacco law starts June 1 To the Editor, I want to remind people that starting June 1, 2020, flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes like Kools and Newports will no longer be sold in Massachusetts. Last Fall, the Fight All…
Obituaries 05-27-2020
Mark Ingersoll Of Lynn, formerly of East Boston Mark Ingersoll of Lynn, formerly of Saugus and East Boston, passed away suddenly on May 21 at the age of 46. He was the loving father of Molli Bijou Ingersoll and her…
COVID Relief Coalition Offers Pro Bono Legal Work to State’s Small Business and Nonprofits
By Dan Murphy One neighborhood lawyer has joined a number of fellow attorneys to provide pro bono work to the state’s small businesses and nonprofits in the age of COVID-19. Christian Westra, an attorney with the Ropes & Gray and…
EBSC Working Hard for Those in Need
East Boston Social Center (EBSC) staff is working to be sure that those individuals in need receive the necessary services. • EBSC continues to accept calls and referrals from seniors by calling Senior Program Coordinator Dawn at 617-569-3221 Ext. 117…
Councilor Flaherty Holds Hearing to Review $24.3 Million in CPA Funding
Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty recently held a hearing of the Boston City Council’s Community Preservation Committee, in his role as Chair of the committee, to review and recommend the passage of the appropriation of $24,309,000 in FY20…
Parks Parcel Priority Plan Survey Now Underway
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging park users and open space advocates to take part in the City of Boston’s new Parcel Priority Plan (PPP) using an online survey. The survey results will be used in developing the…
John D. O’Bryant School Youth Group Wins Award at Virtual Kick Butts Day: Take Down Tobacco Ceremony
This year, the annual Kick Butts Day event at the Massachusetts State House could not take place. However youth from The 84 Movement still wanted an event to celebrate their efforts to reduce the influence of the tobacco and vaping…
The Harborkeepers Launches Vision Chelsea Creek; A Collective Vision for the Abandoned MBTA / MassDOT Railway Site in East Boston
Special to the Times This month, The Harborkeepers launched Vision Chelsea Creek: a six month-long visioning, planning, and stakeholder engagement process to re-imagine the abandoned MBTA / MassDOT-owned railway site along the industrial shoreline of lower Chelsea Creek in East…
Weekly Unemployment Claimant Data
From May 3 to May 9, Massachusetts had 44,274 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI), a decrease of 10,949 over the previous week, and the sixth consecutive week of fewer initial claims filing over the previous…