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…
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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…
Guest Op-Ed: Working Together, an Essential for Every Family
Dr. Glenn Mollette I was not quite five years old when I stood, looking up the steps to our upstairs, yelling “Mommy hurry, Mamaw is dying.” My grandmother Ina Hinkle and aunt Maude Hinkle were in the room trying to…
Obituaries 03-08-2023
Kevin O’Hara, Sr. Formerly of East Boston Kevin P. O’Hara, Sr. of Portsmouth, NH, formerly of East Boston, was called home by his Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 8, following a brief illness. He was 67 years old. Family…
Children’s Winter Festival
Madaro Reappointed Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Special to the Times-Free Press House Speaker Ronald Mariano re-appointed Rep. Adrian Madaro as Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. This will be Rep. Madaro’s second time serving in this role. Rep. Madaro was…
135 Bremen Street Approval Met With Disappointment
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Amidst the frustration of many, it was revealed at the Gove Street Citizens Association’s (GSCA) monthly meeting on Monday, February 27, that the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has approved the proposed project at 135…