By Michael Coughlin Jr. As spring blossoms and the weather gets a bit nicer, several organizations are hosting events that will allow residents to get involved and show their love for East Boston’s environment. The upcoming string of events, dubbed…
Month: April 2024
Wu Announces her 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hour
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’ in parks citywide from April 22 to June 26. Wu will be in…
State, City Officials Meet With La Colaborativa on Shelter Operation Plans in Chelsea
By Adam Swift State and Chelsea officials, along with local nonprofit La Colaborativa, have spent the last several weeks updating the public about the proposed temporary migrant safety net shelter at the old Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. Late last month, state…
Wu Files FY25 Budget With Investments To Make Boston a Home for Everyone
Mayor Michelle Wu today proposed her third annual operating budget, which builds on the administration’s steady progress to make Boston a home for everyone—where the City’s communities’ needs are met and dreams can grow. The recommended Fiscal Year 2025 Annual…
Wu, B.A.A. Announce Recipients of the Fastest Bostonian Awards at the 128th Boston Marathon
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced the recipients of the second annual awards for the Fastest Bostonians, given to the Boston man, woman, and non-binary runner with the quickest finish times at the 128th Boston Marathon.…
Batten Down The Hatch
The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University has released its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season and it is nothing less than frightening, with a prediction that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will have activity well above…
Guest Op-Ed: Community Leaders Advocate for Housing and Energy Equity at Senate Committee Hearing
By Mutual Aid Eastie In March 2024, community leaders Reina Reyes, a captain at Mutual Aid Eastie, and Valinda Chan, a Core Team Member at Mutual Aid Eastie, had the privilege of testifying at the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global…
Obituaries 04-17-2024
Analia “Sally” Pagliuca Devoted Mother and Grandmother Analia M. “Sally” Pagliuca, of East Boston passed away suddenly on April 15 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, surrounded by her loving family. Sally was born in the Azores, Portugal, on April 21,…