Over a dozen community and environmental groups have joined forces to form Plastic Free Mass, a new coalition dedicated to ending the use of polluting plastic. The group will push for new policies to protect our Commonwealth’s residents and natural…
Latino Heritage Month Celebration At Verónica Robles Cultural Center Sept. 24
On Sunday, September 24, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Verónica Robles Cultural Center (VROCC), 282 Meridian St., East Boston, the Massachusetts Health Connector will celebrate Latino Heritage Month with a Talent Showcase in East Boston featuring free food, entertainment,…
Get Your COVID-19 Booster Shots
While we would all love to leave COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, the stark reality is that the virus is still circulating among us, with the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems the most vulnerable to becoming seriously ill…
Mitt Could Have Been A Great President
The announcement this week by Utah Senator Mitt Romney that he will not seek re-election in 2024 leaves a void not only in the Republican party, but on our national political scene. When Mitt Romney was our governor, he showed…
Guest Op-Ed: The Importance of Keeping East Boston Covered
By Audrey Morse Gasteier At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of Massachusetts residents, and people throughout the country, lost their jobs and the employer health insurance coverage they relied on to stay healthy. In compliance with federal law,…
Guest Op-Ed: My Thoughts on Boston Public School Meals
By Mayor Michelle Wu I’ll never forget that moment of wondrous epiphany years ago, when, still new to Boston, I tried my first apple picked from the tree at a local orchard. The pucker of tangy sweetness and juicy crispness…