Council Adopts Resolution Supporting Full Funding for Veterans’ Services During this week’s Council meeting, Councilors Murphy and Flynn offered a resolution urging support for a budget amendment to fully fund the Office of Veterans’ Services in the FY27 budget. The…
Edwards, Housing Advocates, Celebrate One Year of Eviction Sealing in the Affordable Homes Act
Special to the Times-Free Press One year ago this week, a historic provision championed by State Senator Lydia Edwards went into effect as part of the Affordable Homes Act – fundamentally changing the trajectory of thousands of Massachusetts residents by…
Regis College Awards Degrees to more than 1,000 Students, including 628 Nursing Degrees
As it begins to recognize its centennial year, Regis College celebrated its 96th commencement on Saturday, May 9 at the Leader Bank Pavilion, where it awarded 1,036 degrees from associate to doctoral levels. With more than 600 nursing students graduating,…
The Dumping of Raw Sewage has to be Fixed
The “plan” recently announced by the Mass. Water Resources Authority (MWRA) that would continue to allow for raw sewage to be dumped into our watersheds in the Greater Boston area during periods of heavy rainfall is, in a word, unacceptable.…
Has Our National Debt Reached a Tipping Point?
Last week it was reported that our national debt officially has surpassed 100% of our GDP (gross domestic product). Our national debt (as of the report) now totals $31.27 trillion, while GDP stands at $31.22 trillion. This marks the first…
Obituaries 05-13-2026
Vita (Interrante) Passariello Dedicating herself to caring for her family and her home Family and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours today, Wednesday, May 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home…