Special to the Times-Free Press The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is pleased to announce Jill Valdes Horwood as the Authority’s first Chief Climate and Resilience Officer, and Emir Skokic as Chief Planning Officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Jill Valdes…
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Atlantic Works Gallery exhibition continues to April 26 For its April exhibition, the Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) invites the public to Two Painters / Dos pintores, showing work by two AWG artists, Diane Teubner and Renato Viganego. Using the warp…
Suffolk Downs Announces Blue Line Flex Fitness Series at The Yard
Special to the Times-Free Press Last week, the HYM Investment Group (HYM) in partnership with fitness entrepreneur and event producer Tim Khanoyan, announced the launch of Blue Line Flex, a twice-weekly fitness event series hosted at The Yard at Beachmont…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Boston Medical Student Provides Care in the Dominican Republic In March, a group of students from New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), including Alexis Bloedel from East Boston, traveled to the Dominican Republic with the medical…
Boston’s Climate Champions at the 2025 Climate Leaders Awards
Special to the Tim es-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Environment Department last week hosted the inaugural Boston Climate Leader Awards at Millennium Partners’ Winthrop Center, honoring individuals, organizations, and institutions making extraordinary contributions to the…
Wu Announces Return of Boston Playoff Hub on Canal Street
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced the return of the Boston Playoff Hub on Canal Street, creating a car-free zone for fans to gather before and during home playoff games at TD Garden. “As the city of…
Suffolk Downs HYM Development Update – OHNC Meeting
Story and Photos by Marianne Salza The HYM Investment Group presented its Suffolk Downs development update focusing on construction on the Beachmont side of the parcel as well as the concert series during the April 14 Orient Heights Neighborhood Council…
Trump Cancels $50M in Disaster Prevention for Island End River
Staff Report Chelsea and Everett officials were notified last week that a $50 million grant to alleviate the potential for flooding along the Island End River on the Chelsea and Everett border was abruptly canceled by the Trump administration. The…
Ward 1 Democratic Committee to hold Annual Caucus on May 3
Special to the Times The Ward 1 Democratic Committee will host its annual caucus on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Multipurpose Room (Room 145) at the Mario Umana Academy, 312 Border Street, East Boston, MA 02128.…