For children, the meaning of Memorial Day can be challenging to interpret. For the young girls in Daisy Troop 70227, the reason behind the holiday become clearer, thanks to 30-minute lesson conducted by Vietnam Veteran, Richard Honan. Leading up to…
Month: May 2020
Town Provides Update on COVID-19 Situation
The Town has received notification from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) of two additional residents affected by COVID-19, bringing the number of total cases confirmed to 227; 176 recovered, 24 deceased and 27 in isolation as of Tuesday,…
DA Rollins Honors and Remembers Heroes of Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea Virtual Memorial Salutes Those Who Served Us All and Died in the Time of COVID-19
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins proudly announced a virtual memorial for the soldiers, sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who bravely served our nation and were residents of the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea and died within the past two months, most…
Annual Eastie Pride Day Summer Festival Officially Canceled for 2020
Earlier this month, Mayor Martin Walsh decided to cancel all city-permitted parades and festivals taking place outdoors through Labor Day. The move was aimed at curbing the gathering of large crowds and keep up social distancing throughout the summer months…
Legislature Passes Bill to Provide Relief and Improve Access to Unemployment Benefits
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, Senator Joseph A. Boncore and Representative RoseLee Vincent joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill that will provide additional Unemployment Insurance (UI) relief to low-income families, non-profit institutions and employers. The…
State Implements Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
The state announced May 21 that Massachusetts residents who are eligible for the federal CARES Act and qualify for having exhausted their regular unemployment compensation may now receive the new Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). The launch of this program…
Drawing a Line in the Sand to Keep Our Beaches Safe and Open
The late US District Court Judge A. David Mazzone, who oversaw the Boston Harbor case for nearly 20 years, often said that he measured the success of the Boston Harbor cleanup not by the “number of feet†you could see…
Police Blotter 05-28-2020
1153: A Belcher St. resident called to report that a neighbor has cameras facing her house and believes that she is being recorded. The officer spoke to the caller. 1405: A Thornton Park resident reported that a window in her motor vehicle (MV)…
Americans Will Survive Without Bacon Double-Cheeseburgers
The decision of the federal government to invoke the Defense Production Act to order meat-processing plants to reopen raises a number of issues about the use of the act for this purpose. First and foremost, the order ignores the reality…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You To Colleagues Dear Editor, My name is Stephen C. Hines and I am a local real estate agent here in Town. I wanted to take a moment to express my undying gratitude for my colleagues in Winthrop. What…