Massachusetts House passes bill authorizing Chapter 90 funding; Rep. Madaro among key supporters
Makes investments in roads, bridges, and public transportation
BOSTON – Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed a bill that includes $200 million for the state’s Chapter 90 program, which...
MBTA extends Blue Line track work through April 30
BOSTON – During the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors meeting today, it was announced that there will be an extension on the access window for the planned Blue Line closure. The...
Massachusetts unemployment rate remains low at 2.9%
BOSTON, MA – April 19, 2024 – The state’s March total unemployment rate was 2.9 percent, unchanged from the revised February estimate of 2.9 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The...
Must read: Domenic Amara’s speech, “The tragic, the heroic, the overlooked and the lessons”
The history of Italy in World War II consists of many intertwined events – the tragic, the heroic and the overlooked, including the Jews in Italy, most of whom escaped the Holocaust because many...
Coletta holds hearing on Mayor’s proposed legislation regarding property tax classification
BOSTON (April 22, 2024) - Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta (District 1) chaired a Government Operations committee hearing last week to discuss a petition for a special law regarding property tax classification in the...
East Boston Central Catholic School alumni speak at the Catholic Schools Foundation’s 34th Annual...
Boston, MA – The Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) held its 34th Annual Building Minds Scholarship Fund Gala on Thursday 11th April 2024 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
Nearly 1,000 CSF supporters gathered to...
Child injured in East Boston fire dies, DA says
Terrible news: NBCBoston: " A child who was injured in a fire in East Boston earlier this month has died, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday."
Read more here.
Related: GoFundMe page set up...
“Back by Popular Demand: Eastie Artisan Craft Fair returns for second fair following an...
- Following the huge success of its inaugural fair on February 10, 2024, the Eastie Artisan Fair, is set to make a return for its highly anticipated second fair on Sunday, May 5,...
Just in time for the Triple Crown season: A book about horse racing for...
It’s almost time for the Triple Crown.
Why not get ready for the celebration now by reading SIERRA BLUE by Suzanne Morgan Williams. The novel, for readers 10 and up, should immerse the whole...
GoFundMe campaign started for 9-year-old in a coma from Meridian Street fire
Fundraising goal of $20,000 set up to help the Corrales family.
Ceydi Karina Corrales, a 9-year-old, is a victim of the devastating Meridian Street fire in East Boston. Since the incident, she has been...
On May 19, Boston Bel Canto Opera concludes it 30th anniversary season
This is an invitation to the concluding concert of the 30th anniversary season:
Sunday, 19 May, 2024, 3:00 p.m.Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Adriana Repetto, sopranoGiovanni Formisano, tenor
Arias from: Le Nozze di...
Hunger and Health Champion Greg Wilmot honored with Project Bread’s Patrick Hughes Award for...
BOSTON, MA (April 10, 2024) – On May 5, Greg Wilmot, Boston native and Framingham resident, will be honored at Project Bread’s 56th annual Walk for Hunger with the Patrick Hughes Award for Social...