Governor Charlie Baker signed an executive order to establish the Massachusetts Cyber Incident Response Team (MA-CIRT). Led by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS), MA-CIRT is established with the mission of enhancing the Commonwealth’s ability to…
Author: Times Staff
New Name, New Era for Mental Health Services in East Boston
The ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for the new Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) of North Suffolk Community Services (formerly-known as the North Suffolk Mental Health Association), located at 14 Porter St., represents a new era for providing services to individuals…
Enjoy A Happy — and Safe — New Year’s Eve
The end of one year and the start of another provides all of us with an opportunity for reflection. We are a year older — but have we become any wiser? Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells,” which was…
Guest Op-Ed: 2023 – Love yourself so you can love others
By Dr. Glenn Mollette You can lose about one pound a week if you try. If you don’t try you won’t lose any. If you need to save some money then you need to pay yourself first. If you have…
News in Brief
2022 Deck the Windows Holiday Decorating Contest winners The East Boston Chamber of Commerce held their 2022 Deck the Windows holiday decorating contest over the weekdays of December 1 and 9. Businesses participated by decorating their storefront windows with decorations of…
Sumner Tunnel Open This Holiday Weekend
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the Sumner Tunnel will be open during the weekend of Friday, December 30, to accommodate the expected high volume of holiday vehicular traffic. Scheduled weekend closures as part of Phase 1 of…
Orient Heights residents dissatisfied with zoning recommendations
By Michael Coughlin Jr. As the start of a new year rapidly approaches, the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) process to make zoning changes for East Boston continues to move forward – however, it is doing so with some…
Wu on hand to swear in the 2022 – 2023 Mayor’s Youth Council
Mayor Michelle Wu recently joined the Department of Youth Engagement and Employment to swear in the 2022 – 2023 Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC). These 86 high school students work to give teens a voice in City government by advising the…
Obituaries 12-28-2022
Gaetano Iantosca Proprietor of Logan Glass Company, East Boston Gaetano Iantosca of Malden, formerly of East Boston, passed away on December 21. The proprietor of Logan Glass Company in East Boston, he was the devoted father of Philip, Christina, Gaetano and…