The Children’s Trust, the state’s child abuse prevention agency, announced last week that Bridges Homeward was awarded the 2022-2028 contract to oversee the Healthy Families Massachusetts program for Chelsea, East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, and Charlestown. The Children’s Trust’s Healthy Families…
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News in Brief
Your Local Post Office Will be Closed in Recognition of Veterans Day Post offices across the commonwealth will be closed on Friday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. There will be no street delivery, except for guaranteed overnight parcels,…
Groups Sue EPA for Failure To Fully Protect Boston Rivers
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to take necessary actions to protect three Boston-area rivers from polluted runoff. Though EPA recently acknowledged the damage…
Remember To Thank Our Veterans
This Friday, November 11, marks the national holiday of Veterans Day, a day marked by solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice Day when it was enacted…
We’re Literally Drinking Ourselves to Death
A report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed what we really already knew: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year…
Guest Op-Ed: Thanksgiving Is Coming and It’s Never Out of Season To Say Thank You
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Say thank you to your local politicians. The majority of those who pursue an office, lose. Losing is tough and usually expensive. Thank them for their interest in your community or state and for the time…
Obituaries 11-09-2022
Peter Alfred Gravallese Retired Mass DPW Director of Equal Opportunity Peter Alfred Gravallese of East Boston at 98 years young passed away at home on November 3 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Mary…
El Dia De Los Muertos Parade
The Veronica Robles Cultural Center (VROCC), led by well-known singer, musician, and Latin American folkloric dancer Veronica Robles, held the El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) parade Sunday as a part of the week-long intergenerational arts…
‘Mini Judgement Free Zone’ Gym OpensAt Salesian Boys and Girls Club
Miscommunication on Maverick St. Roof Deck
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the monthly Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting on Monday, Oct. 24, attendees were presented with a proposal to add a roof deck to a recently renovated three-family building at 229 Maverick Street – the…