Special to the Journal Deep in the pandemic, when the concert halls were shuttered, the Boston Festival Orchestra now and then used the Boston Athenæum as a practice space, and their music filled the building. A friendship began, and from…
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Play Production Classes for Youth Now Accepting Students
Special to the Times Calling all young actors! This spring, Apollinaire Play Lab is offering two Play Production classes, one for ages 6-9 and one for ages 10-14. Instructor Audrey Johnson will be directing the two youth shows. Ms. Johnson…
Eversource Substation Still Being Protested
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In a fight that has spanned about a decade, activists are still making their voices heard, protesting the impending construction of an Eversource electric substation on Condor Street across from the American Legion Playground. Just last…
Save the Harbor Seeks Applications Better Beaches Grant Program
Special to the Times-Free Press Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are now seeking Better Beaches Program grant proposals from organizations to support free beach events and activities in East Boston this summer.…
Substation Protest Leads to Arrests
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, activists protesting Eversource’s electric substation blocked the entrance to the construction site at 400 Condor Street, leading to multiple arrests. According to a press release from Extinction Rebellion…
Eastie Farm Has Plenty of Programs for Residents
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the Harbor View Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, representatives of Eastie Farm presented learning opportunities, sales, programs, and more that residents can participate in. One of Eastie Farm’s most prominent initiatives is…
EBNHC Opens Applications for Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its third cohort of residents to join its Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Residency Program. This residency program aims to expand the pool of primary care…
News in Brief
Gove Street Citizens Association Agenda The next Gove Street Citizens Association meeting is Monday, January 23, at 6:30 p.m. Register for this meeting: https://www.govestreet.org/meetings All speakers will be available to answer questions from the community. Announcements (5 min) PLAN: East…
Wu Announces Launch of $10 Million Cultural Investment Grant Program
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) announced the launch of the City of Boston’s Cultural Investment Grant, a $10 million multi-year investment in transformative growth opportunities for an equitable arts sector in Boston. The…
Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Relocating to 262 Beach Street, Revere
The following statement came from the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Funeral Hoime. “To all our families, friends, & residents of Revere, East Boston, & surrounding areas of the North Shore, we would like to announce that after 37 years of…