By Michael Coughlin Jr. At least a couple hundred Orient Heights residents gathered together on Wednesday, March 22, in the Madonna Shrine Function Room to voice their displeasure with zoning changes proposed by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA).…
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Appreciation: Christopher DiPrima, 15-Year-Old Sophomore at Excel Academy East Boston, Dies in Skiing Accident
As the oldest among six cousins in the family, Steven Gringas had developed a special bond with Christopher DiPrima. The 27-year-old Gringas had watched Christopher develop through childhood into a confident teenager who was academically gifted, had a magnetic personality,…
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Officials and Residents Gather To Show Ongoing Opposition of the Eversource Electric Substation
Special to the Times-Free Press On Wednesday, March 22, Boston City Councilors: Julia Mejia, Gabriela Coletta, Kendra Lara, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ricardo Arroyo and #NoEastieSubstation activists held a press conference to announce the passage of a Boston City Council Resolution in…
$7,500 Bail, GPS Home Confinement for East Boston Man Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
An East Boston man is being held on $7,500 bail after being arraigned Tuesday on drug trafficking and ammunition charges stemming from a Monday search warrant executed at his Faywood Ave dwelling, Suffolk County Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. RALPH GRADOZZI,…
Friendship, Fellowship and Fun at Sacred Heart Parish
Edwards Will Run the Boston Marathon for Junior Achievement
Senator Lydia Edwards will be running the 127th Boston Marathon for the benefit of Junior Achievement. They provide programming on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness for young people. Alumni of Junior Achievement are less likely to live paycheck to…
Orient Heights’ Residents To Meet With BPDA Officials
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Residents of Orient Heights are scheduled to meet with representatives of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) tonight, Wednesday, Mar. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Madonna Shrine Function Room to discuss the changes to…
Officials, Residents Brace for Full-Time Tunnel Closure for Eight Weeks This Summer
By Stephen Quigley “This will be impactful,” was the way that MassDot official Mike Fielding described the impending closure of the Sumner Tunnel to all traffic for the entire period of July 5 through August 31 at a virtual public…
Expansion of SuccessLink Summer Youth Jobs Program Announced
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO) last week announced the expansion of the SuccessLink Summer Youth Employment program for 2023. The program is now accepting applications. Boston youth ages…