It's official the Attorney General is running for Governor.
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WCVB-TV: AG Maura Healey is running for Governor
Commonwealth Magazine: Healey stays on script
"Addressing reporters on Thursday morning outside the Maverick Square MBTA station in East Boston, Healey largely stuck to campaign platitudes. She said the pandemic has taken a big toll on residents, but she’s confident about the state’s future. “We’re...
BOSTON, MA – January 21, 2022 – The state’s December total unemployment rate dropped by 1.3 percentage points at 3.9 percent from the revised November estimate of 5.2 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 20,100 jobs in December. This follows last month’s revised gain...
BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2022) – The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation today announced it has awarded the first grants through its new Racial Justice in Health program that will support grassroots nonprofit community organizations led by people of color. These grants were part of the Foundation’s overall grantmaking activity in 2021 that totaled nearly $4 million and...
From Live Boston 617:
"Gang Database is the Protection At-Risk Students and Bostonians Need to Curb Violence"
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"Then there are the 16, yup, 16, reports by Boston Police and School Safety officials that put Dias in the company of MS members. Smoking pot in school alley with another teen in the database for an association with MS-13. Skipping school to smoke...
CHELSEA, Mass., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spada Law Group LLC has announced the launch of its third annual $5,000 scholarship fund to benefit graduating high school students who have overcome challenging situations. Recipients, one from each of ten Greater Boston communities, will each receive $500.
Spada Law launched the scholarship to encourage students to pursue an education regardless of...
BOSTON, MA – Tuesday, Boston City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, testified before the State House Housing Committee in support of a bill presented by Representatives Mike Connolly and Nika C. Elugardo that would allow municipalities access to resources that would help defend the rights of tenants and address the affordable housing crisis. Louijeune is currently in the second week...
By MAGDALENA AYED
SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM
As we enter 2022, major challenges lie ahead. In the face of the over-development of large-scale luxury residential buildings in flood zones, preserving the port and marine industrial character of the waterfront while solving complex coastal resilience problems should be major priorities.
In East Boston, this changing narrative has become a point of disillusion and conflict...
BOSTON, MA (January 11, 2022) - Gabriela Coletta, candidate for the District One Boston City Council, announced a slate of hires today. The seat will likely be vacated by Lydia Edwards whose general election is scheduled for January 11, 2022.
Elvira Mora joins as Campaign Manager following her role as field director for David Halbert’s Boston City Council-At-Large campaign. Mora...
(Boston / 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District) Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn in to the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday, January 20th at 12:00 pm. Members of the Edwards family will join the Senator-Elect in person. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the event will have extremely limited in-person attendance.
In compliance with the City of Boston’s COVID-19 policies and vaccine passport...
Former chief of staff for Lydia Edwards, Patrón will lead the Press Office in working with the media to foster a connected City
BOSTON - Monday, January 10, 2022 - Mayor Michelle Wu announced today that Ricardo Patrón will serve as Press Secretary, leading the Mayor’s Press Office. The Press Office works closely with the speechwriting, digital, and photography teams...
BOSTON (JANUARY 4 2022) – Gabriela Coletta, candidate for the District 1 Boston City Council seat, representing the neighborhoods of East Boston, North End and Charlestown announced her year-end fundraising totals today. Gabriela officially opened her campaign finance account on Monday, December 27, 2021 and has already raised more than $50,000 from 243 individual donors.
"I’m humbled by the overwhelming...
EAST BOSTON NEWS
Using the latest 311 data available for East Boston (CY 2020), we took a look at some local trends when it comes to 311 service calls. At this writing, data for 2021 is not yet available at the City of Boston's website.
For East Boston the Citizens Connect App was the most popular method to contact City...
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BOSTON — Today, Sandy Zamor Calixte announced her candidacy for Suffolk County Sheriff. A community leader and longtime public safety professional, Zamor Calixte is running to change the Department to better serve the community by improving programming and making services more accessible, increase transparency and accountability, and address the systemic barriers in our public safety system....
Says she will draw on her leadership background in City Hall and her experience as a BPS mother to fight on behalf of all residents in the District 1 neighborhoods of Charlestown, North End, & East Boston
Boston, MA – The campaign to elect Tania Del Rio, the first candidate to announce a bid for Boston City Council District 1,...
EAST BOSTON NEWS
All urge voters to get out and vote as mail legislation expires.
General Election is Tuesday, January 11
(Revere and Winthrop, MA) Today, Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and Winthrop Town Council President James Letterie announced their support for Lydia Edwards for State Senate and encouraged residents to turn out for the general election on January 11. Due to the...
