The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported that the month of June 2022 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $93 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). PPC, a category 2 slots facility, is taxed on…
Month: July 2022
Baker, Goldberg and AG Healey Appoint Jordan M. Maynard to the MGC
Governor Charlie Baker, Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg and Attorney General Maura Healey announced the appointment of Jordan M. Maynard to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC). Per statute, two commissioners are appointed by a majority vote of the Governor, Attorney General…
Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Is This Weekend
One of the premier events (if not THE premier event) of the summer season in the Metropolitan Boston area will take place this coming weekend with the 18th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival from July 22-24. The theme…
Guest Op-Ed: Brittney Griner – Let’s All Stay Out of Russia
Dr. Glenn Mollette Brittney Griner is an American basketball star on trial in a courtroom outside of Moscow. She is a prisoner of Russia and is facing a possible prison sentence on drug charges. Griner recently pled guilty after Russian authorities accused…
Guest Op-Ed: Tick Talk
By Marianne Dalton, RN Today, we are going to talk about ticks: where they breed, what can be done to reduce the risk of harboring ticks on your property, tick-borne illnesses, personal protection for you and your pets against ticks,…
Obituaries 07-21-2022
Nina Cornelia Dimmitt She Was Unapologetically Ahead of Her Time Yet Infinitely Curious About the World Around Her Dina Cornelia Dimmitt of 145 Pinckney Street, Boston passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on July 13, 2022. She was…
Esplanade Association’s Free River Fit Fitness Series Returns
The Esplanade Association’s free River Fit Summer Fitness Series returns this week. “We are thrilled to bring back our River Fit series of free summer fitness classes for another season while expanding to offer more opportunities than ever before,” said…
Beacon Hill Gets New Polling Location Following the City’s October Reprecincting Effort
In October of last year the City of Boston conducted a reprecincting initiative to restructure polling locations in neighborhoods across the city aimed at increasing voter participation and equity as well as reducing wait times in some wards. Last week,…
BHV Appoints Executive Director
Paul C. Duffy, a resident of South Boston’s Seaport District, now sits at the helm of the Beacon Hill Village (BHV), an organization he calls ‘trailblazing.’ BHV’s mission is to provide information and services, sponsor activities and foster a strong…
Workers Hospitalized After Bowdoin Street Transformer Explosion
Two workers were sent to the hospital Tuesday, July 12, following a transformer explosion at 37 Bowdoin St., WCVB-TV reported. At about 5:55 p.m., emergency respondents arrived at 37 Bowdoin St. – the address of Grotto restaurant – after receiving…