As thousands of young adults make their way to Massachusetts colleges and universities, fire service leaders are reminding students and parents to be sure their living spaces have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, and that they know…
Month: August 2023
NEMO Brings CFA Show to Metro West on August 27
What do community organizer and radio talk show host Ron Bell and Boston Globe travel writer and columnist Christopher Muther have in common? On Sunday, August 27, the answer will be CATS! Both men are guest judges for an event…
Councilors Plan Hearing To Discuss Increasing Emergency Services
Special to the Independent Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta and Councilor-at-Large Erin Murphy will hold a hearing to discuss increasing emergency services on Wednesday, September 6, at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber, Fifth Floor of Boston City Hall. “My…
Miguel Aleman Receives Berklee City Music Scholarship
Pianist, Miguel Aleman, of East Boston is one of nine recipients to be awarded a four-year, full-tuition Berklee City Music Scholarship. “I’m extremely grateful,” said Aleman, 18. “It’s a big achievement.” This year’s scholarship recipients celebrated with a ceremony and…
Trump and Biden: Worst Candidates Ever?
As it becomes increasingly apparent that the candidates for President in 2024 will be Joe Biden and Donald Trump in a rematch of their 2020 campaign, it is understandable why Americans are so pessimistic about the future direction of the…
Our Age of Anxiety
The Wall St. Journal this past week featured a front page story entitled, “The Booming Business of American Anxiety.” The issue of New York Magazine two weeks ago touched on the same subject with the cover story, “Trauma: America’s Favorite…
Obituaries 08-23-2023
Joyce Decareau Bartender at Eddie C’s in East Boston Joyce (Golisano) Decareau of Revere, formerly of East Boston and the North End, passed away on August 12. Joyce was a bartender at Eddie C’s in East Boston. The loving daughter…
Celebrating Farmers Market Week
Annual Beach: Ability Event Promotes Access and Fun for People of All Abilities at Public Beaches Across the State
Special to the Times-Free Press On Saturday, August 12, nearly 200 of people of all abilities gathered on Constitution Beach in East Boston for Triangle, Inc.’s annual Beach:Ability event. The annual event was made possible by a grant from Save…
BPDA Holds Another Waterfront and Evolving Industrial Areas Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. On Wednesday, August 9, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held another Waterfront and Evolving Industrial Areas meeting, releasing draft recommendations that focus on the McClellan Highway Economic Development Area and the Upper Chelsea Creek…