Both Massport and the Martin Richard Foundation have made donations to the Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) last week. Massport made gave a $25,000 grant to PPSC, which allows the community sailing center to continue educational programs, such as “Science…
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Robert Santiago Named Commissioner of Veterans’ Services
Earlier this month Mayor Martin Walsh announced the appointment of Robert Santiago as the new Commissioner of the Office of Veterans’ Services (OVS) for the City of Boston. Santiago, who lives in Jamaica Plain with his husband, becomes the first…
Book, Cookie and Plant Sale at St John’s Episcopal Church
On Saturday May 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St John’s will be welcoming shoppers and browsers at 222 Bowdoin Street. St John’s is once again in full spring swing, preparing for its eleventh annual Book, Cookie and Plant Sale, another event that has shaped the…
East Boston Social Centers to Receive Donation from Suffolk Construction
Justin Pasquariello, Executive Director of the East Boston Social Centers, announced the Centers will be the recipient of a generous $10,000 donation from Suffolk Construction and CEO John Fish. Suffolk Construction committed to supplement their recent fundraising efforts in support…
One Killed in Eastie Car Crash
Amber Pelletier had just completed her junior year at St. Leo University in Florida where she majored in psychology and minored in education. Her future dream was to complete graduate school and counsel children in hospital settings. However, those dreams…
New Artist Gets Set for the ICA Watershed’s 2019 Season
After a widely successful inaugural run, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) Watershed at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in East Boston ended its first season on the waterfront last fall. Last week the ICA officially announced this year’s resident…
Excel Academy, Elected Officials Upset over Anti-Arab Video
A Revere woman, who goes by the name of Stiletto Dee, walked into the Excel Academy Charter High School in East Boston on April 24 and allegedly began recording an anti-Arab video that was later posted to her Facebook account.…
Dr. Brenda Cassellius Named New BPS Superintendent
Last Wednesday the Boston School Committee voted 5-2 to offer the position of Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to Dr. Brenda Cassellius, who most recently stepped down as Commissioner of Education for the state of Minnesota. The vote…
Piers Park Sailing Center Officially Opens for the Season
On Saturday, the East Boston community helped Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC)officially kick off its 2019 spring and summer sailing season. PPSC already has more than 200 Eastie youth enrolled in its summer programs including Science of Sailing and Harbor…
Dedicated Leader: EBNHC CEO Manny Lopes Elected Chair of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Special to the Times-Free Press The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation announced that President and CEO of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Manny Lopes has been elected chair of its Board of Directors. Lopes joined the Foundation board…