Hayden Announces 2023 Community Reinvestment Grant Program Application Dates District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced that community non-profit organizations in Suffolk County can apply for grants of up to $10,000 through his office’s Community Reinvestment Grant (CRG) program. “It’s more important…
Month: April 2023
Volunteers To Plant 8 Trees at One Day for Change Event
On Friday, April 21, West End Tree Boston will oversee the planting of another eight trees in the West End of Boston. The trees are donated and planted by a team from Integrated Marketing Solutions & Agency Services | dentsu as part…
Mother’s Day Cards That Support Women in Need
Special to Times Women’s Lunch Place (WLP) has launched its annual Mother’s Day Card Campaign. Each card supports a week of healthy lunches for a guest of their daytime shelter and advocacy center. “Thirty years ago, our Mother’s Day cards…
53 Earth Days Later, Our Planet Is Far Worse
This Saturday, April 22, will mark the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, the movement that is credited with bringing the issue of environmentalism into the forefront of public thought and opinion. To be sure, many of the objectives of the environmental movement since that…
Logan Airport Was a Breeze
We hadn’t flown for a while because of the pandemic and other reasons, so we approached our recent vacation with some trepidation, particularly as we contemplated our air travel. However, we are happy to report that traversing to, through, and from Logan…
Letters to the Editor
The Appearance of Impropriety To the Editor, First, thank you for all your good work on behalf of our neighborhood. I am grateful that we still have a local publication like yours. Second, thank you too for your editorial breadth. That…
RFP for Proposed Redevelopment of West End Branch Library Published
The city has published its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of the West End Branch Library. The city is proposing the redevelopment of the site of library, which opened in the 1960s, into a mixed-use development expected to…
Councilor Bok To Leave Office To Lead BHA
Kenzie Bok will step down from her post as District 8 City Councilor, effective April 28, to assume the reins of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) as the city agency’s incoming administrator. Before she was elected to the council in…
Upstairs Downstairs Welcomes Spring With Annual Easter Event
Council Hearing Focuses on Connected Issues of Trash and Pest Control
The City Council’s Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology held a special hearing on Tuesday, April 11, at City Hall to discuss a pair of ordinances that address two prevalent and inextricably linked issues – trash contacts and procedures…