Condolences to the family of Andy Schlehuber, a U.S. veteran of the Korean War who passed away on Aug. 24. Andy will be missed. He and his wife, Winnifred, raised seven kids on Mission Hill, and he also leaves behind…
Month: October 2021
Kim Janey endorses Michelle Wu for Mayor
Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu received an endorsement from Acting Mayor Kim Janey, who made the announcement at the Faces of Dudley Memorial in Roxbury, respectively. Mayor Kim Janey threw her support behind Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston on September…
Michelle Wu endorsed by Chang-Diaz at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
After winning the mayoral nomination alongside Annissa Essaibi George, mayoral candidate Michelle Wu spoke to media and supporters at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts on September 18, where she was joined by a group of supporters and endorsed…
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley endorses David Halbert for Council
David Halbert’s Campaign for Boston City Council At-Large is proud to announce it has earned the endorsement of progressive champion, policymaker, and community leader, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Congresswoman Pressley represents the MA-07 Congressional District, which covers three quarters of Boston,…
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn endorses Erin Murphy for At-Large Council seat
South Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn – who also represents Chinatown, the South End, Bay Village, Fort Point, Downtown, and parts of Beacon Hill and Back Bay – has endorsed Erin Murphy to be Boston’s next At-Large City Councilor, the…
News Briefs 10-01-21
$1 MILLION TO SUPPORT FAMILIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF Mayor Kim Janey, the City of Boston Equity and Inclusion Cabinet, and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement are awarding $1 million dollars to the Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative (MIC) to support…
As Work-From-Home Policies Take Hold, Boston Renters Seek More Space: Apartment Advisor Report Reveals the Costs to Upsize Your Digs in Boston’s Most Popular Rental Neighborhoods
Special to the Gazette With work-from-home policies extended indefinitely at most Boston-area companies, many local employees are feeling crunched for space in their apartments-turned-home-offices. ApartmentAdvisor (www.apartmentadvisor.com), an online home rental search platform, today released a report revealing the costs to…
Guest Op-Ed; Resilience in the midst of such suffering
By Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley On September 6, I was able to visit Haiti to meet with Cardinal Langlois of Les Cayes, to survey the challenges now confronting the Haitian people and to express the solidarity of the Archdiocese, home…
Let’s build a drug treatment and homeless facility in Dover
Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, when there was talk of expanding Logan Airport to the detriment of residents in the communities of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, and South Boston, among others, then-State Senator William Bulger of So. Boston suggested constructing…
Baker-Polito administration files legislation to further support military Families transferring to Mass.
The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation to improve the occupational licensing process for certain professions for military families transferring to Massachusetts. The legislation would help facilitate license portability for military families transferring to military installations in Massachusetts by entering the Commonwealth…