U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley said: “Our communities are facing overlapping crises of public health, economic inequality, and racial injustice. At the heart of each of these issues is housing, and Lydia has been a champion for housing justice throughout her…
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Northampton Man Killed in Sumner Tunnel Crash Sunday Morning
A Northhampton man was killed and two others seriously injured in a car crash early Sunday morning inside the Sumner Tunnel. According to State Police, just before 3:30 am Troopers from the State Police-Tunnels Barracks responded to a single-vehicle crash…
East Boston Warehouse Wins Energy Upgrades Under New PACE Program
Special to the Times-Free Press MassDevelopment has announced that Cargo Ventures LLC will receive $787,523 in financing for energy improvements to its office building at 440 William M. McClellan Highway in East Boston under the agency’s new Property Assessed Clean…
Wu Signs Councilors Edwards and O’Malley’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance
On Monday Mayor Michelle Wu signed a city ordinance proposed by City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Matt O’Malley to divest city funds from fossil fuels. The ordinance requires the city’s collector-treasurer to divest city funds out of “stocks, securities or…
Effort for Affordable Health-Insurance Enrollment Underway
Officials from the Massachusetts Health Connector launched a statewide effort to encourage community members to enroll in affordable health insurance coverage during the open enrollment period. The effort began with a string of business walks in East Boston, Dorchester New…
Online Commuter Rail Schedules to Display Typical Seat Availability for Each Train
The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the MBTA’s operating partner for commuter rail, announced that online train schedules at mbta.com/commuterrail will now display ridership information for all trains. In combination with more frequent commuter rail service throughout the day,…
Michelle Wu Sworn in, Becoming the First Female and First Woman of Color to Serve as Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday inside the Boston City Council Chambers, Michelle Wu made history and was sworn in as the first female and first woman of color to ever serve as Mayor of Boston in the city’s history. After Reverend Dr. Arlene…
Wally Bowe to Be Named an Honorary Savio Alumnus
Afew years ago a group of friends and family of the late Wally Bowe gathered outside the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston to officially rename the corner of Byron and Bennington Streets ‘Wally Bowe Corner’. The street…
Happy Valley to Host ‘Green Wednesday’ Celebration
It has become common knowledge that April 20, or 4/20, is the official cannabis consumption holiday but not many people outside the cannabis community have heard of ‘Green Wednesday’. The relatively new holiday started up as the cannabis dispensary industry’s…
East Boston Savings Bank, Rockland Trust Merge
Independent Bank Corp., parent of Rockland Trust Company, has closed its acquisition of Meridian Bancorp, Inc., parent of East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) with thousands of EBSB customers officially becoming Rockland Trust customers Monday. Over the weekend EBSB’s two former…