The testimony of Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week regarding the need for every American to wear a face mask in public to thwart the spread of Covid-19…
Author: Times Staff
COVID Is the Leading Killer of First Responders
Recently-revealed statistics have brought into sharp focus the deadly and tragic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon our nation’s police and firefighters. At least 101 police officers have died from Covid-19, and it is estimated that this figure represents only…
Guest Op-Ed: Let’s All Do Our Part
By Lydia Edwards Although we are starting to see great improvement, East Boston continues to have the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the city at 5.1% as of the Boston Public Health Commission’s latest report. This is down from the…
Guest Op-Ed: Turn the Page
Dr. Glenn Mollette Fall season officially begins September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems…
Rami Laribi Set School Record at the State Championship
Lost in the Covid 19 pandemic was the elite performance of East Boston High School’s Rami Laribi at the State Swim Championship last winter. Before school was closed and the state went into lockdown Laribi, now an EBHS senior, set…
Obituaries 09-23-2020
Marie Goldspring Retired Waitress Marie A. (Correale) Goldspring of East Boston passed away on Sept. 16. For many years, Marie worked as a waitress at the 1800 Club in East Boston, finishing her career at Brother’s Restaurant in Winthrop. She was…
House Provides an Update on Ongoing Productive 2019-2020 Session
During the ongoing Massachusetts 191st General Court’s 2019-2020 session – which has been extended through legislative action – the House has passed emergency legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as major legislation relating to education, transportation, and…
DUA Disburses Final Lost Wages Assistance Benefits
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has disbursed the sixth and final Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) $300 supplemental benefit to unemployment claimants in the Commonwealth. The application for these federal supplemental unemployment benefits was submitted by the Massachusetts Emergency Management…
MassDOT Advisory: Statewide Exit Renumbering Project
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing an upcoming virtual Public Information Meeting for MassDOT’s Statewide Exit Renumbering Project on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This project is converting all existing exit numbers on freeways to a milepost-based…
Legislature Enacts $1.8 Billion Bond Bill to Strengthen Information Technology, Physical Infrastructure
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, Senate President Karen E. Spilka, and Representative Adrian Madaro joined their colleagues in House and Senate to pass legislation authorizing up to $1.8 billion in spending for the improvement of information technology equipment and other…