Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata will hold a hearing to discuss food access and address hunger in East Boston. The hearing will take place onTuesday, November 12 at 6:30pm in the Mario Umana Academy…
Month: November 2024
Updates about McLean Park and 636-638 Bennington St. Provided
On Monday, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) held its monthly meeting, where attendees were given updates on two items that have been major topics of conversation recently: McLean Park and a project at 636-638 Bennington Street. The first item…
Over $4.5 million in Complete Streets Funding Program Awards Announced
Special to the Times-Free Press The Healey-Driscoll Administration is awarding over $4.5 million to 11 communities as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 Round 1 of grants for the Complete Streets Funding Program. These grant awards will be used by…
Boston’s Age Strong Commission to Host Free Medicare Open Enrollment Events Across Boston
Boston’s Age Strong Commission, the city agency serving its nearly 120,000 residents aged 60+, will host 15 free in-person events to assist older adults enroll in Medicare and make changes to their current Medicare health insurance and prescription drug coverage…
East Boston Actor Stars in Upcoming Production of ‘The Thanksgiving Play’
East Boston actor, Ohad Ashkenazi, stars in Moonbox Productions’ upcoming production of the wickedly funny satirical comedy by Native American Playwright, Larissa FastHorse, The Thanksgiving Play. Directed by Tara Moses (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma/Mvskoke), The Thanksgiving Play opens on November…
The Broadway National Tour of ‘The Addams Family’ comes to Boston
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, the magnificently macabre hit musical The Addams Family comes to the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston for five performances only from March 21 – 24, 2025. Tickets for The…
Give Thanks to Our Veterans
This Monday, November 11, we will celebrate the 106th observance of Veterans Day in the United States, a day of solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice…
Is Drought Our Next Climate Crisis?
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, we don’t need a weatherman to tell us that our parched lawns and gardens are an indication that there has been a lack of rain in the past month. But even we were surprised to learn…
Obituaries 11-06-2024
Rev. Corey Bassett-Tirrell Beloved associate parish priest and cherished member of the East Boston community Rev. Corey Bassett-Tirrell passed away peacefully on October 31, 2024 at the age of 44. Born on September 16, 1980 in Hyannis and raised in…