This summer over 5,000 community members joined Save the Harbor/Save the Bay for free harbor island cruises to Georges and Spectacle Islands, including around 40 teens from Eastie Farms in East Boston. “There’s no better way to beat this summer’s…
Month: August 2023
Boston Centers for Youth & Families To Host Two Additional Lifeguard Hiring Events
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) is hosting two additional free lifeguard hiring events on Monday, September 11 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 16 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the BCYF Mason Pool in Roxbury.…
News Briefs
Post Office will be Closed to Celebrate Labor Day Postal Service employees across the commonwealth will celebrate Labor Day as all Post Offices will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023. There will be no delivery of mail on the Labor…
Councilors Offer Ordinance on Non-Motorized Street Food Carts
Boston City Councilors Gabriela Coletta, Julia Mejia, and Brian Worrell have put forward, “An ordinance establishing street for enterprises in the City of Boston Municipal Code by inserting Chapter 17, Section 22, Permitting and regulation of non-motorized street food carts,”…
Enjoy a Great – and Safe – Labor Day Weekend
With the weatherman predicting a superb Labor Day weekend (as we’re writing this), we hope that all of our readers will have a chance to make the most of the final weekend of the summer season. Although the Summer of…
School’s Back – Drive With Caution
With schools going back in session this week and next after the summer vacation, morning rush-hour commuters need to readjust our driving habits to ensure that we take into account the thousands of children who will be filling our streets…
This Week’s Shootings Spread Like Wildfire Across America
Mass shootings have become all-too commonplace in America. But even by our nation’s uniquely violent standards, the multiplicity of shootings that spread across the country like a tornado-driven wildfire this past weekend was mind-numbing. First there was the shooting last…
Letter to the Editor
Flynn Organizes Trainings on Ethics, Civility, Professionalism To the Editor, During his term in leadership at the Council over the last twenty months, Boston City Council President Ed Flynn has organized a series of training sessions with colleagues and staff…
Clarification
The following clarification is for the story that appeared in last week’s edition on Low Vision Group meeting story. • “John Oliveira, Acting Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB), Brookline, attended the August 16 Winthrop Low Vision…
Obituaries 08-30-2023
Alberta Marino Grandmother Was Her Greatest Title Funeral Services were held privately in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals in Revere for Alberta A. Marino, 76, who passed away on August 16. Born in East Boston, the…