The end of one year and the start of another provides all of us with an opportunity for reflection. We are a year older — but have we become any wiser? Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells,” which was…
Month: December 2022
Guest Op-Ed: 2023 – Love yourself so you can love others
By Dr. Glenn Mollette You can lose about one pound a week if you try. If you don’t try you won’t lose any. If you need to save some money then you need to pay yourself first. If you have…
News in Brief
2022 Deck the Windows Holiday Decorating Contest winners The East Boston Chamber of Commerce held their 2022 Deck the Windows holiday decorating contest over the weekdays of December 1 and 9. Businesses participated by decorating their storefront windows with decorations of…
Sumner Tunnel Open This Holiday Weekend
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the Sumner Tunnel will be open during the weekend of Friday, December 30, to accommodate the expected high volume of holiday vehicular traffic. Scheduled weekend closures as part of Phase 1 of…
Orient Heights residents dissatisfied with zoning recommendations
By Michael Coughlin Jr. As the start of a new year rapidly approaches, the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) process to make zoning changes for East Boston continues to move forward – however, it is doing so with some…
Wu on hand to swear in the 2022 – 2023 Mayor’s Youth Council
Mayor Michelle Wu recently joined the Department of Youth Engagement and Employment to swear in the 2022 – 2023 Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC). These 86 high school students work to give teens a voice in City government by advising the…
Obituaries 12-28-2022
Gaetano Iantosca Proprietor of Logan Glass Company, East Boston Gaetano Iantosca of Malden, formerly of East Boston, passed away on December 21. The proprietor of Logan Glass Company in East Boston, he was the devoted father of Philip, Christina, Gaetano and…
East Boston Holds First Holiday Bazaar
Coletta Names Ramirez Outreach and Communications Manager
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta has announced that Gabriela M. Ramirez (she/her/hers) will serve as Outreach and Communications Manager. Ramirez is a lifelong resident of East Boston and the proud daughter of Salvadoran immigrants. She…
North Suffolk Community Services Cuts Ribbon on Community Behavioral Health Center
Special to the Times-Free Press Governor Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders today joined North Suffolk Community Services, a nonprofit provider of services for individuals of all ages needing mental health and/or addiction treatment, recovery support…