Special to the Times-Free Press Elsa Flores, of East Boston, has joined Project Bread’s new Council of Experts with Lived Experience, which is designed to engage people who have experiences with food insecurity in conversations to shape the resources and…
Month: January 2024
HVNA Supports Two Projects
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In the first Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) meeting of the year on Monday, those in attendance voted in support of two projects: one on Saratoga Street and the other on Byron Street. The first project…
OHNC Next Meeting is Jan. 16
The Orient Height Neighborhood Council (OHNC) will be meeting on Tuesday, January 16, at the Ashley St. YMCA, starting at 6:30 p.m On the agenda will be the vote for a project at 28-30 Swan Ave. The project proposed are…
Plastic Free Mass Urges Legislators To Fix Recycling System
Special to the Times-Free Press Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Just Zero, Be the Solution to Pollution, and other members of Plastic Free Mass are calling on legislators to update the state’s beverage container deposit return system (aka Bottle Bill), which…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances Tuition Equity
Special to the Times-Free Press The Healey-Driscoll Administration took a significant step forward in expanding access to higher education for all Massachusetts residents by launching the new Massachusetts Application for State Financial Aid (MASFA). The Department of Higher Education released the form on their website…
Edwards Embarks on Comprehensive Housing Tour To Address Massachusetts’ Unique Challenges
Senator Lydia Edwards recently completed an extensive tour of Nantucket, Hyannis, and Provincetown, hosted by Cape and Islands Senator Cyr, to closely examine the housing challenges facing these areas. Accompanied by local leaders and advocates, the Senator’s tour underscored her…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2024 will mark 56 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
Replace Belichick? Good Luck With That!
As we are writing this at the beginning of the week, there is rampant speculation that the Patriots are going to fire Bill Belichick, who undeniably is the greatest football coach of all time. Yes, he had a great quarterback…
Obituaries 01-10-2024
Stephen Livingstone Devoted Father and Beloved Brother It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved brother Stephen Livingstone of Peabody who departed peacefully from this earthly life on December 22nd at 69 years of age.…
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting
The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be January 8, 2024 at 6pm. The meeting is In Person only but will be streamed via Facebook for archival purposes. Attendance on Facebook does not qualify for voting. The…