Over the past few years, Dry January has become more and more popular. It is estimated that 15% of regular drinkers choose not to drink during the month as a means of detoxing their minds and bodies from the pernicious…
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Guest Op-Ed: Monterey Park, Evansville Shootings, Hero Brandon Tsay, We Need the News, Good and Bad
By Dr. Glenn Mollette We like good news but typically the news is not good. Too often no news is good news. In reality, no news is bad news for us all. There is lots of recent bad news. A crazed…
Obituaries 01-25-2023
Catherine Pagliarulo Worked for Over 25 Years for AARP Catherine (Price) Pagliarulo of Saugus, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on January 21 at 83 years of age. Catherine worked for over 25 years for AARP as well as being a…
Eversource Substation Still Being Protested
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In a fight that has spanned about a decade, activists are still making their voices heard, protesting the impending construction of an Eversource electric substation on Condor Street across from the American Legion Playground. Just last…
Save the Harbor Seeks Applications Better Beaches Grant Program
Special to the Times-Free Press Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are now seeking Better Beaches Program grant proposals from organizations to support free beach events and activities in East Boston this summer.…
Substation Protest Leads to Arrests
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, activists protesting Eversource’s electric substation blocked the entrance to the construction site at 400 Condor Street, leading to multiple arrests. According to a press release from Extinction Rebellion…
Eastie Farm Has Plenty of Programs for Residents
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the Harbor View Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, representatives of Eastie Farm presented learning opportunities, sales, programs, and more that residents can participate in. One of Eastie Farm’s most prominent initiatives is…
EBNHC Opens Applications for Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its third cohort of residents to join its Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Residency Program. This residency program aims to expand the pool of primary care…
News in Brief
Gove Street Citizens Association Agenda The next Gove Street Citizens Association meeting is Monday, January 23, at 6:30 p.m. Register for this meeting: https://www.govestreet.org/meetings All speakers will be available to answer questions from the community. Announcements (5 min) PLAN: East…
Wu Announces Launch of $10 Million Cultural Investment Grant Program
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) announced the launch of the City of Boston’s Cultural Investment Grant, a $10 million multi-year investment in transformative growth opportunities for an equitable arts sector in Boston. The…