Henry Santana, candidate for Boston City Council At-Large, has been endorsed by State Senator Lydia Edwards, City Councilor Gabriela Coletta, and former City Councilor Matt O’Malley. “Henry is the public servant we need right now. He is a professional, trustworthy,…
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Wu Announces That 110 Boston Summer Eats Meal Sites Are Open
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Food Justice (OFJ) announced that 110 Boston Summer Eats meal sites are open and will run throughout the summer until September 1. Boston Summer Eats is an effort to close the summer…
Wu Announces Steps To Expand Availability of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Mayor Michelle Wu announced two opportunities to help increase the availability of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Through the release of two Requests for Proposals (RFP), the City is seeking to evaluate the market for businesses to partner…
DeMartinis Brothers Continue To Give Back
Alder Partners LLC, which is an independent franchise group of Planet Fitness in East Boston and Revere, owned and operated by the DeMartinis brothers, continues to give back to the communities it serves. On June 3 they donated over 100…
Healey Proclaims Hurricane Preparedness Week
Governor Maura Healey has declared July 9-15, to be “Hurricane Preparedness Week,” recognizing the importance of preparing for the impact of extreme weather. As part of the Administration’s commitment to strengthening community readiness and resiliency, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency…
State Public Health Officials Announce Season’s First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Sample
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in…
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces the Cast and Creative Team of Macbeth
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Artistic Director, announce the complete cast and creative team for this summer’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth on the Boston Common. Performances begin on July 19 and run through Sunday, August 6 at…
New Mini-Pitch Completes First Phase of Boston Scores/ Salesian Boys & Girls Club Investment
By Adam Swift A new mini-pitch at the Salesian Boys & Girls Club aims to fuel big soccer dreams for the young people of East Boston and beyond. On Friday morning, Boston Scores and the Boys & Girls Club held…
Happy Valley Celebrates Two Year Anniversary
Electric Picnic Cut Short at Eversource Substation Site
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In the fight to put a stop to the construction of an Eversource electric substation on Condor Street, activists organized another protest, this time with a picnic — inside the project’s construction site. Just before 9…