Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Food Justice (OFJ) announced that 110 Boston Summer Eats meal sites are open and will run throughout the summer until September 1. Boston Summer Eats is an effort to close the summer…
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Wu Announces Steps To Expand Availability of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Mayor Michelle Wu announced two opportunities to help increase the availability of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Through the release of two Requests for Proposals (RFP), the City is seeking to evaluate the market for businesses to partner…
DeMartinis Brothers Continue To Give Back
Alder Partners LLC, which is an independent franchise group of Planet Fitness in East Boston and Revere, owned and operated by the DeMartinis brothers, continues to give back to the communities it serves. On June 3 they donated over 100…
Healey Proclaims Hurricane Preparedness Week
Governor Maura Healey has declared July 9-15, to be “Hurricane Preparedness Week,” recognizing the importance of preparing for the impact of extreme weather. As part of the Administration’s commitment to strengthening community readiness and resiliency, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency…
State Public Health Officials Announce Season’s First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Sample
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in…
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces the Cast and Creative Team of Macbeth
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Artistic Director, announce the complete cast and creative team for this summer’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth on the Boston Common. Performances begin on July 19 and run through Sunday, August 6 at…
Progressive Democrats Need To Get Real
The opposition by some progressive Democrats to President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is yet another indication of how out-of-touch with reality they can be on certain issues. To be sure, the use of cluster bombs…
Where Is That Russian “Rebel” Army?
Two weeks ago, the news headlines were all about the supposed attempted coup by Yevgheny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group, who reportedly was marching his 8000 man army to Moscow. But since then, both he and his army…
RFK Jr. Is a Disgrace to His Family Name
Those who follow politics from a distance may be perplexed by the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Democratic nomination for president. However, anyone who has been aware of the trajectory of Kennedy’s life for the past 40…
Obituaries 07-12-2023
Charles Cambria He Will Be Missed by All Who Knew and Loved Him Charles Cambria, 86, a lifelong resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 2. He was a longtime…