Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden today announced several appointments to his leadership team as he shapes the direction of the office for his four-year term. The appointments include: • Byron Knight, Second Assistant District Attorney—Byron has been in private practice…
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Rep. Santiago Named As First Cabinet-Level Veterans’ Secretary
Special to the Times-Free Press Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll announced that they are appointing State Representative Jon Santiago to serve as Massachusetts’ first ever Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans’ Services. Representative Santiago is…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Curry College Fall 2022 Dean’s List Curry College congratulates Christopher Mantaof East Boston , who was named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. About Curry College Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal arts-based institution located…
Jimmy Carter: A Wonderful, Amazing Man
The reports that former President Jimmy Carter has returned home for hospice care came as sad news for all Americans this week. Ever since the self-described peanut farmer burst onto the national scene shortly after he was elected governor of…
Our Support for Ukraine Must Not Waver: We Must Remain The Arsenal of Democracy
This week marks the first anniversary of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by the government of Russia and its sociopathic leader, Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian people have demonstrated to the world that freedom isn’t free. The enormous sacrifices they are…
Guest Op-Ed: Police Officers and Citizens Must Have Mutual Respect
Dr. Glenn Mollette American citizens need police officers. Our state police, county sheriff’s department and city police all deserve our help, respect and decent pay. None of us like being recipients of speeding or other motor vehicle violations. However, often…
Obituaries 02-22-2023
Carmen Pittella Long Time East Boston High School Staff Assistant and Volleyball Coach Carmen (Pasquariello Pittella of Methuen, formerly East Boston, passed away after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family on Feburary 20 at the age of 64.…
EBHS Track Team
East Boston Chamber To Honor President’s Day
Special to the Times-Free Press The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will be placing a display of American flags to commemorate the upcoming President’s Day on Monday, Feb. 20, at the Daniel H. Solari Square outside the Chamber of Commerce…
JPNA Reviewing Plans for 4 Haynes Street Development
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Representatives of a proposed project on Haynes Street came back to the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) during its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, to present again and answer any remaining questions before the development…