Special to the Times-Free Press Governor Maura Healey announced the winners of the Massachusetts ADU Design Challenge, a statewide competition designed to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. across Massachusetts. The…
Author: Times Staff
East Boston Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting event with Democracy Brewing
On Tuesday, April 28, Democracy Brewing officially marked its arrival in East Boston with a ceremonial ribbon cutting at its location on Maverick Street. The East Boston Chamber of Commerce was joined by community members and local representatives to celebrate…
Wu Appoints Diana Fernandez Bibeau as new Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Deputy Chief of Open Space
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Diana Fernandez Bibeau as the new Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Deputy Chief of Open Space. Fernandez Bibeau will begin serving in her new role on June…
Wu Appoints Marcela Dwork as Press Secretary
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Marcela Dwork as Press Secretary. Dwork will begin serving in her role on May 4, 2026, and will lead the Mayor’s Press Office. “I’m thrilled to welcome Marcela…
City of Boston Hosts 12th Annual Citizenship Day
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA), and Project Citizenship hosted the City’s annual Citizenship Day at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. The annual event provides free legal…
MBTA unveils First Systemwide Resilience Roadmap to Strengthen Transit Network against Climate Impacts, Improve Reliability
Special to the Times-Free Press The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today released its first-ever systemwide Resilience Roadmap, a comprehensive plan to strengthen transit infrastructure and prepare operations against the impacts of climate change and severe weather, including flooding, extreme…
A new season begins on The Greenway: Artist Rixy to bring 2026 Dewey Square mural to life
Special to the Times-Free Press The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is delighted to welcome Boston-born artist Rixy, who will begin work this week on the 2026 Dewey Square Mural—one of the city’s most vibrant and visible canvases for public art.…
Housing, health, hunger: This is why America is failing
Americans’ optimism about their future has sunk to an all-time low, according to a recent Gallup Poll (which was conducted, we might add, before the war with Iran had begun). Why the malaise when we have record-low unemployment and a…
Obituaries 05-06-2026
Rita Lotti Her warmth, sense of humor and big heart will be remembered by all who had the privilege to know her Rita (Agostini) Lotti, a lifelong resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2026, at the…
Mayor Wu releases 2030 Climate Action Plan to ReduceCarbon emissions and strengthen Boston’s Climate Resilience
Special to the Times Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced this week the release of Boston’s landmark 2030 Climate Action Plan alongside dozens of community and institutional partners at LoPresti Park in East Boston. This implementation plan provides a roadmap…