Month: June 2024
Coletta Zapata Seeks To Hire More Officers
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata introduced a Home Rule Petition to raise the maximum age requirements for entrance to the Boston Police Academy. Coletta Zapata’s petition would raise the current maximum from forty (40)…
Residents Oppose Proposed Restaurant On Bennington Street
By Michael Coughlin Jr. An overwhelming majority of residents in attendance at an abutters meeting last week voiced their displeasure with a proposed restaurant at 636-638 Bennington Street. According to Attorney Francisco Gonzalez Palacio, who processed the application on behalf…
Council Invests in City Services, Community Safety, Housing in Recommended Operating Budget
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata joined her colleagues in voting for an omnibus amendment package on the FY 25 Operating budget. Following the Council’s first of two votes on the amended budget, it goes…
Proposed Design Concepts for Greenway Improvements Revealed
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Proposed design concepts to improve portions of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway were presented during a public meeting last week hosted by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. These concepts stem from a project to renovate…
YMCA of Greater Boston Announces Free Summer Access to Boston Teens
YMCA of Greater Boston (YGB) President and CEO David Shapiro today joined Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Mary Skipper to announce all young people in Boston between the ages of 13 and 19 will receive free memberships to all of…
BPDA Hosts Meeting About 944 Saratoga Development
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Last week, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) held a meeting regarding a development proposed at 944 Saratoga Street that would bring several units to the site, which abuts Noyes playground. According to Richard Lynds,…
News in Briefs
Constitution Beach Softball Fields Temporary closing Beginning on July 1, and continuing through August 31, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close Constitution Beach Softball Fields 1 and 2 in East Boston to accommodate a planned $150,000 capital…
East Boston Groups Receive Grants
Save The Harbor’s Better Beaches program granted over $315,000 to community and youth serving organizations for the 2024 Better Beaches Program Partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The focus of the program is to fund free events and…
Winthrop Marketplace Celebrates 25 Years
Winthrop Market celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 6 with local and state officials, who expressed their wishes for continued success and good fortune. Senator Lydia Edwards congratulated the Winthrop Market for their 25 years of contributions to the town…