By Richard Umbro It was another busy Saturday mornings as I weaved my way through the pushcart vendors in the Haymarket Square area of Boston. My destination was downtown, in the hub of the retail district, a pre-mall environment of…
Author: Times Staff
East Boston Savings Bank Celebrates the Opening of Third Brookline Branch
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has opened its 3rd branch office in Brookline. The new branch is located at 473 Harvard Street and is the 43rd location in EBSB’s branch network. “The Bank has been part of the Brookline community…
News in Brief
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, October 5, at 6:00 p.m. Just like the July, August and September meeting, they will be meeting in the Salesian Boys and…
Trump’s Taxes: Shocking, But Not Surprising
The recent disclosure by the New York Times of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns for nearly a 20-year period, up to and including his 2017 return (which Trump would have filed in April, 2018), presents evidence of the extent…
Suffolk DA Rollins Steps Up
The announcement this week by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins that her office will be expanding the database (often referred to as LEAD) that is comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in…
Letter to the Editor
Support of Suffolk Downs Development Proposal To the Editor: The follwoing letter was sent to the BPDA Board Members. I am a lifelong neighbor of the former Suffolk Downs racetrack, including residency in East Boston overlooking the site, and I…
Obituaries 09-30-2020
Francis Michael Mahoney Decorated Veteran and United Airlines Retiree Francis Michael “Fran” Mahoney, a lifelong resident of Revere, passed away on Sept. 25 at the age of 88. Fran proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War…
News in Brief
GSCA Monthly Meeting Set for Sept. 28 The GSCA monthly meeting will be held ONLINE (and on phone) via ZOOM. The meeting will be held on Monday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. If you have not received…
Major National Gun Safety Organizations Endorse Ed Markey for United States Senate
Four major gun safety organizations — the Brady PAC, Giffords PAC, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Moms Demand Action — endorsed Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate this week, citing his career-long fight for commonsense federal gun…
Winter Survival: Masks and Flu Shots
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…