Category: News
Moscone Honored as One of Nation’s Top Attorneys by Best Lawyer Magazine
Special to the Times-Free Press East Boston attorney Albert J. Moscone Jr. has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers magazine as one of the top lawyers in the nation. Moscone, 35, was nominated by his peers in the legal…
First Priority Hosts a Back-to-School Block Party
BPDA Approves Two Projects At 9 McKay and 1141 Bennington
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its meeting last Thursday, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board approved two projects in the neighborhood — one at 9 McKay Place and the other at 1141 Bennington Street. The 9 McKay Place…
Wu Announces Expansion of Swim Safe Program
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu, the City of Boston’s Human Services Cabinet, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families announced applications are now open for Swim Safe Boston grants to support non-profit organizations in Boston that provide…
Winthrop Low Vision Group Meeting Discusses FY2024 State Budget
John Oliveira, Acting Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB), Brookline, attended the August 16, Winthrop Low Vision Group meeting at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center to discuss the proposed $27.1 million FY2024 state budget as well as…
East Boston Central Catholic School Offers Another Year of Meals at No Cost for Students
EBCCS will be participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, EBCCS will offer healthy meals every school day. The Massachusetts legislature has provided funding to make meals available at no…
Hayden Announces Youth Advisory Council; Encourages Suffolk County Teens To Apply
District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the creation of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Youth Advisory Council, which will meet regularly throughout the school year to give Hayden’s office insight into issues such as youth violence, gun possession, bullying, peer pressure,…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Updates to MBTA Communities Guidelines
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) has announced updated Guidelines relative to the MBTA Communities law. In response to feedback from municipal leaders in several MBTA Communities, EOHLC is revising the Guidelines to offer cities and towns…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Curry College Spring 2023 Dean’s List Curry College congratulates roughly 900 students who were named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List. Christopher Manta of East Boston Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal arts-based institution…