Columbus Cultural Event will be celebrated in East Boston at Tall Ship Park The cultural celebration will be held on Sunday, October 12, from 12:00 to 5 p.m. The Tall Ship Park is located at 1 East Pier Drive in East…
Month: October 2025
An Evening in Honor of State Rep. Adrian Madaro
Staff Report A tremendous crowd of supporters packed the large Beachmont VFW function room in Revere for An Evening In Honor of Rep. Adrian Madaro on Monday, Oct. 6. The turnout was truly impressive as hundreds of East Boston residents…
Wu Announces New East Boston Neighborhood Liaisons
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced Jennifer Roberts as the new neighborhood liaison for Allston-Brighton and Carlos Garcia as the new neighborhood liaison for East Boston within the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS). ONS plays a vital…
Make the Most of the Long Weekend
The arrival of this year’s long weekend means that the fall season is squarely upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England. Although the weatherman (as of this writing) is forecasting…
Obituaries 10-08-2025
Rocco Telese One of East Boston’s last World War II Veterans who championed veteran’s causes Rocco Telese, one of East Boston’s last World War II veterans, passed away on October 1, 2025 at the age of 100. Born on May…
Mural Unveiling
Massport Sponsors the East Boston YMCA’s “Reach Out Breakfast: 25 Years and Beyond”
Special to the Times-Free Press The East Boston YMCA announced that the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) will return as Presenting Sponsor of the 2025 Reach Out Breakfast, continuing a partnership that has strengthened East Boston families for more than a…
Coletta Zapata to Host Italian Flag Raising at Boston City Hall
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata will host the Italian Flag Raising and Italian-American Heritage Month celebration on Thursday, October 2, at 12:00 PM on the flagpole stage at Boston City Hall Plaza. The program…
Inner Bloom Mural Unveiled at the Sara
By Cary Shuman A public unveiling of Inner Bloom, a new public art installation by Matt Moyer Bell—a hand-painted mural with floating bronze camellia sculptures that bridges The Sara, a newly completed urban infill development, with its 19th-century brick neighbor, was held Monday…
Coletta Zapata Proposes Law Increasing Fines for Unauthorized Parking in the North End During TD Garden Events
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1) chaired a hearing on an ordinance she filed to raise parking violation fines for non-residents in the North End during TD Garden arena events. Councilor Coletta Zapata’s…