The Chelsea Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2019 Installation of Officers Reception & Dinner on Weds., March 27, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will take place at Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street, East…
Month: March 2019
DiDomenico Joins Breakfast after the Bell Lobby Day Efforts
As part of National School Breakfast Week, the Rise and Shine MA Coalition recently held a legislative lobby day at the State House in support of An Act regarding breakfast after the bell, legislation filed by Senator Sal DiDomenico (D—Everett)…
Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Who Made the UMass Amherst Fall 2018 Dean’s List Below is a list of local students who were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the fall 2018 semester. In order to qualify,…
Soundtrack to Saturday: WROL ‘irish Saturday’ a Fixture for Greater Boston’s Irish Community for Decades
Over kitchen table discussions, while doing the dishes, or quiet moments over tea – the ‘Irish Saturday’ soundtrack on WROL radio has reigned supreme in most Irish American households in Boston and beyond. Older residents remember a lifetime of putting…
House Passes Legislation That Will Expand Benefits for Families in Need
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced the House passed legislation that lifts a decades-old family welfare cap. The family cap limited access to Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) benefits to children born prior to the date a family first…
The Robert Dutton, MD Adult Day Health Center in Wakefield Transfers Ownership to the Community Family
The Community Family, Inc. and Melrose Wakefield Healthcare are pleased to announce that ownership of the Robert Dutton, MD Adult Day Health Center in Wakefield is being transferred to The Community Family. For more than two decades the Dutton Center…
CHA Launches Mental Health Training Program
Studies show that each year, more than one in five Americans experience a mental health or substance abuse issue, while only 40% of those affected seek treatment. For friends and family members, it can be hard to know when and…
Sen. DiDomenico Attends MIRA Events
Senator Sal DiDomenico attended the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Coalition’s (MIRA) Immigrants’ Day at the State House. Every year, MIRA hosts Immigrants’ Day at the State House to hear from speakers about legislation, speak about their experiences, and advocate for…
Police Briefs 03-21-2019
CELL PHONE FRACAS On March 7, at 6:50 p.m., officers responded to a call for a male chasing another male on the Second Street side of the Market Basket regarding a stolen cell phone. Officers determined it was two males…
Tragedy, Sadness in New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful country that seems far removed, both literally and figuratively, from the problems facing the rest of our troubled planet. However, the tragic shootings at two mosques in New Zealand this past Friday have demonstrated that…