The City of Boston’s Election Department announced that absentee ballots are now available for the Presidential Primary taking place on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Voters registered in Boston who meet one of the requirements below are eligible to vote by…
Author: Times Staff
Massport announces new memorial scholarship honoring former Port Director
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced a new scholarship available to students in Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, honoring the late Port Director Deborah Hadden Gray who passed away in September 2019. Hadden Gray, of Melrose, worked for Massport for 20…
City Councilor Flaherty announces his 2020 committee assignments
Committee assignments for the two-year Boston City Council term beginning in 2020 have been announced, and Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty has been assigned as the Chair of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee for the second consecutive…
Guest Op-Ed: Black history is more than a month. Join our year-round celebration.
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh  February is Black History Month and, in Boston, we have a full series of events planned to celebrate the achievements of Black Bostonians– the women and men, seniors and students, veterans and clergy, business owners…
Have we turned a corner?
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…
Community news
Upcoming Events at the East Boston Branch Library SAT Prep Workshop Series Thursdays, Feb. 6 – March 12 at 6 p.m. SAT course designed for high school students who need an efficient preparatory class in a condensed amount of time.…
Congressman Joe Kennedy III hosts Spanish-language town hall in East Boston
U.S Rep Joe Kennedy III hosted a Spanish-langauge town hall this Saturday at Veronica Robles Cultural Center in East Boston. Kennedy, who is challenging Sen. Ed Markey in a primary race for U.S Senate, took questions from an audience of…
News in Brief
BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to…
Obituaries 1-23-2020
Adelaide MartignettiHer family was her pride and joyAdelaide Martignetti, our beloved Mother, Wife, Nonna, Bisnonna, Sister, Aunt and Friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19 surrounded by the love of her family. Also known as Nenella, Adelaide was born in…
Eastie girl goes to Junior Olympics National Championships
By: Lisa MacGeorge Competing in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships is a wonderful accomplishment for anyone. However, what is truly amazing is that Sara Blanco, a fifth-grader at the Samuel Adams School, just started…