MVES Participates in USDA COVID-19 Food Assistance Program Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is taking part in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Farmers to…
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Governor Baker Issues Proclamation Marking Juneteenth
Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday issued a proclamation declaring June 19, 2020 as “Juneteenth Independence Day” in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Celebrated each year on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and is an…
COVID-19 Is a Predator — and We Are Its Prey
The media, politicians, and others have likened our ongoing battle with the corona virus as the equivalent of “going to war.” The doctors and nurses in the overburdened ERs in New York City, when its hospitals were being overwhelmed with…
Guest Op-ed: Progressives Too, Can Back the Blue
By City Councilor Lydia Edwards Thank you. I haven’t said it enough to the men and women in blue that serve our great city. Time and time again they are expected to be at their best when we are at…
Obituaries 06-24-2020
Mable Lillian Lombardo She was beautiful, compassionate and graceful Quite possibly the most graceful woman in the world passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on May 27, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. Our tears were no…
Walsh Resubmits Fiscally Responsible Budget Address Housing, Education, and Public Health
Mayor Martin J. Walsh on June 15 resubmitted his Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget, which builds on the Walsh Administration’s record of presenting a balanced, sustainable and proactive budget that invests in the needs of our growing city, while…
ISD Kicks Off the 2020 Rodent Control Initiative
The Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD) conducted a code survey of several properties in East Boston. Inspectors canvased Eagle Hill, Jeffries Point, Saratoga, Bennington St. and Maverick Sq. During the walkthrough inspectors assessed rodent activity, trash disposal, receptacles and…
FMCB Approves Four-year Extension of Commuter Rail Contract with Keolis through June 2026
With the goal of incentivizing better service now and providing cost certainty in a challenging market among other objectives, today the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board approved of a four-year extension of the Commuter Rail Operating contract between the…
Massachusetts RMV announces new initiatives to provide additional flexibility to customers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing new initiatives to provide additional flexibility to its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanded appointment hours at open Service Centers, additional Service Center re-openings, an online Learners’ Permit test and…
Travel and Vacation Problems Top List of COVID-19-related Complaints from Consumers
Reports about travel and vacation problems topped the list of COVID-19-related complaints from consumers in Massachusetts, while nationally reports about online shopping top the list of consumer complaints, according to new data released by the Federal Trade Commission. Most of…