Sen. Sal DiDomenico joined with Senate President Karen Spilka and a number of other elected officials to speak with the Women’s Bar Association (WBA). Every year, the WBA hosts a legislative breakfast in the Great Hall in order to meet…
Month: March 2019
AG’s Office to Host Events Across the State for National Consumer Protection Week
In celebration of the 21st annual National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Maura Healey announced a series of events designed to help empower and educate Massachusetts residents. “The AG’s Office advocates for consumers every day, arming them with the tools…
DiDomenico Serves as Panelist on Juvenile Justice Policy Forum
Earlier this month, Sen. Sal DiDomenico partnered with Rep. Kay Khan and the Judge Baker Children’s Center to host a forum at the State House discussing the juvenile justice system and the organization’s report, “Promoting Positive Outcomes for Justice-Involved Youth:…
Police Briefs 03-07-2019
By Seth Daniel and Paul Koolloian Arrested for Burglary On Feb. 19, at 1:11 p.m., officers were dispatched to the HomeGoods store on Everett Avenue for a call of a shoplifting in progress. As police arrived, a male fled through…
Guest Op-ed National Service Makes Local Impact: AmeriCorps Members Are Strengthening Greater Boston Communities
By Barbara Moffat and Emily Haber In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question by serving in AmeriCorps, a national service program…
Letters to the Editor
On Deleo’s Greenworks Proposal Dear Editor, Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s communities as we face greater extremes of tides and weather. But as with any local distribution…
March: In like a Lion
Just when all of us were counting the days to the beginning of spring — known as the vernal equinox, which this year falls on Wednesday, March 20, at 5:58 p.m. — Ol’ Man Winter struck with a vengeance, bringing…
Let’s Close the Loophole in State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…
Bruins Beat
by Bob Morello Bruins maintain ‘Streaker’ Mode Does it ever get boring? If you are asking that question to be answered by a Bruins fan regarding the team’s current 16-game streak, the answer would surely be ‘NO!’ It’s almost unthinkable…
CHS Roundup Stephanie Simon Finishes Third in Long-jump at New England Meet
Chelsea High track star Stephanie Simon competed at the New England Championships in the long jump last weekend and came home with a third-place medal. Stephanie jumped a personal record (PR) of 18′-4.5″ on her final attempt that took her…