By Michael Coughlin Jr. At its Neighborhood Residential Workshop on Thursday, March 2, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) presented updates to its zoning recommendations initially revealed to residents in October. The original zoning recommendations in October called for…
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FEMA Awards Over $1.5 Million to Boston for COVID-19 School Cleaning
Special to the Times-Free Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the City of Boston for the cost of overtime to clean and disinfect public schools during…
East Boston Man Convicted in Fatal 2019 OUI Crash, Receives 6–10 Year Prison Sentence
Special to the Times-Free Press A judge handed down a six-to ten-year prison sentence for an East Boston man convicted of manslaughter in a 2019 drunk driving crash that killed one woman and seriously injured another, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin…
DCR’s Belle Isle Marsh, Revere Beach Reservations, Constitution Beach Programs Announced
All programs are free and open to the public. An adult must accompany children. Reasonable accommodations available upon request. Please follow all current COVID guidelines: Mass.gov/COVID. Dress for the weather including possible ice on the ground. Programs are cancelled during…
News in Brief
FEMA Awards Over $2 Million to City of Boston for COVID-19 Supplies The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the City of Boston for the cost of purchasing…
Wu and LGBTQ+ AdvancementAnnounce Launch of AmplifyGSA
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement announced the launch of AmplifyGSA, a new initiative to promote, support, and protect Genders and Sexualities Alliances (GSA) in Boston Public schools. This program will…
Retired Boston Legends, Brady, Ortiz, Garnett, and Rask Have Unclaimed Property
Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg has announced the latest grouping of names added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners, and fortunately for you this is one shot that Tuukka Rask can’t stop. Over 50,000 new properties worth…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Who Made the UMass Amherst Fall 2022 Dean’s List Below is a list of local students who were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the fall 2022 semester. In order to qualify,…
Spring Forward This Sunday
This Sunday, March 12, marks the start of Daylight Savings Time when we set our clocks ahead an hour. Yes, we lose an hour of sleep, but the time for sunset magically will move from 5:46 PM on Saturday to 6:48…
Mark Your Calendars – The Revere BeachSand Sculpting Festival Is July 28–30
Speaking of the coming summer season of 2023, the Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, recently announced that the 19th Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, one of…