Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu, along with Boston Public Health Commission Executive Director Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief James Hooley, celebrated the graduation of 15 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Recruits and three…
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News in Brief
Gove Street Citizens Association Meeting Agenda Register for virtual meeting on our website: https://www.govestreet.org/meetings. Agenda: Community Updates (15 min) Updates from BPD (Sgt. Cintolo) Updates from City Hall (Manuela Villa Gomez) Announcements (15 min) Strategic planning conversation from spring community…
Changes to Marketing and Leasing Processes for IDP Housing Units
Special to the Times-Free Press The City of Boston announced a series of changes aimed at simplifying and adding transparency to the process of marketing and leasing up income-restricted housing produced through the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) program. This spring,…
Area Banks Participate in Nonprofit End Homelessness Campaign
Special to the Times-Free Press A group of Massachusetts-based banks recently celebrated a campaign that raised awareness and $300,000 for nonprofit Heading Home, which works to end homelessness. During last Friday’s Red Sox – Orioles game, bank representatives appeared on…
Schools Urged To Register for the BCYF Spelling Bee
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) is proud to announce the opportunity for Boston students and schools to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program through the 16th Annual BCYF Spelling Bee. Boston students of public, charter, pilot,…
Area Groups Form Plastic Free Mass
Over a dozen community and environmental groups have joined forces to form Plastic Free Mass, a new coalition dedicated to ending the use of polluting plastic. The group will push for new policies to protect our Commonwealth’s residents and natural…
Latino Heritage Month Celebration At Verónica Robles Cultural Center Sept. 24
On Sunday, September 24, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Verónica Robles Cultural Center (VROCC), 282 Meridian St., East Boston, the Massachusetts Health Connector will celebrate Latino Heritage Month with a Talent Showcase in East Boston featuring free food, entertainment,…
Get Your COVID-19 Booster Shots
While we would all love to leave COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, the stark reality is that the virus is still circulating among us, with the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems the most vulnerable to becoming seriously ill…
Mitt Could Have Been A Great President
The announcement this week by Utah Senator Mitt Romney that he will not seek re-election in 2024 leaves a void not only in the Republican party, but on our national political scene. When Mitt Romney was our governor, he showed…
Guest Op-Ed: The Importance of Keeping East Boston Covered
By Audrey Morse Gasteier At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of Massachusetts residents, and people throughout the country, lost their jobs and the employer health insurance coverage they relied on to stay healthy. In compliance with federal law,…