Growing up, Shannon O’Brien Healey, 42, of Hanover, learned from her parents that eating healthy food has a positive impact on one’s mental, emotional, and physical health, and the ability to choose your own ingredients and cook from scratch can…
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Cartwright Announces Candidacy for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County
Suffolk County Attorney Allison S. Cartwright announced she is running for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County. Cartwright is looking to build on her thirty-plus years of legal representation and management in the Clerk position, which oversees…
Coletta Oversees Planning Department Ordinance Review Process, Earns Passage With Amendments
As chair of the Committee on Government Operations, Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta submitted a committee report regarding an ordinance creating a Planning Department in the City of Boston sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu. She recommended that the matter ought…
Flynn Holds Budget Listening Session
With the new budget season starting in April, Councilor Ed Flynn hosted a virtual listening session last night with leaders of Downtown, Chinatown, Leather District, Bay Village and South End to discuss budget priorities for each neighborhood. Every year, Councilor…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Recognizes World Down Syndrome Day
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) recognized World Down Syndrome Day by unveiling a gallery wall of local pediatric patients living with Down Syndrome in the lobby of EBNHC’s Maverick Square location. Nearly 20 families were in attendance to see…
Wu Proposes Legislation To Protect Residential Property Owners
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that she will file a home rule petition that would protect residential property owners from a potentially dramatic increase in their property taxes due to declining commercial property values. The proposal would allow the City to…
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Coletta To Hold Hearing on Technological Infrastructure Improvements for Departments
Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilors Gabriela Coletta, Ed Flynn, and Liz Breadon will hold a hearing regarding technological infrastructure improvements across city departments on Tuesday, April 2 at 2pm in the Iannella Chamber, Fifth Floor of Boston…
GSCA Ponders Community Building and a Name Change
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) took some time during its monthly meeting on Monday to discuss strategies for community building and potentially changing the organization’s name. To kick off the conversation, Neel Batra, a GSCA…
Open Streets Event Comes Back to East Boston
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced six Open Streets events, adding Hyde Park as an Open Streets location and beginning the popular car-free event series earlier in the year. Similar to years past, more than a mile…