By Stephen Quigley “This will be impactful,” was the way that MassDot official Mike Fielding described the impending closure of the Sumner Tunnel to all traffic for the entire period of July 5 through August 31 at a virtual public…
Expansion of SuccessLink Summer Youth Jobs Program Announced
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO) last week announced the expansion of the SuccessLink Summer Youth Employment program for 2023. The program is now accepting applications. Boston youth ages…
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston Under New Management
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, formerly the Don Orione Home, is under new management. Administrator Ryan Gaughan, of Winthrop, began working at the Orient Heights nursing home and rehabilitation facility on October 1, 2022; and he hopes to create quality…
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
For those of us of Irish descent, whose great-grandparents came to this country at the turn of the 20th century with not much more than the clothes on their backs, whose grandfathers served in WWI, and whose fathers and uncles…
Obituaries 03-22-2023
Florence D’Avella Dedicated Community Advocate and Activist It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Florence Rita (DeAngelis) D’Avella. Florence passed on March 6 in her 102nd year in her home in Brooksby Village surrounded by her…
Shamrock Splashers Brave the Cold Water for a Mid-Winter Plunge
Special to the Times-Free Press On Sunday, March 12th more than 140 “Shamrock Splashers” hit the cold, clean water at Constitution Beach in East Boston and raised a record-breaking $57,000 at the JetBlue Shamrock Splash to support Save the Harbor/Save…