Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was named “Employer of the Year” by the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE). Reacting to the unexpected honor of becoming the first-ever recipient of the award, Sheriff Tompkins expressed his appreciation for both…
Month: November 2022
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Performs Music of Strauss, Lalo, and Sibelius Nov. 13
The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will begin its 74th season when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts a program featuring the music of Johann Strauss, Edouard Lalo, and Jean Sibelius on Sunday, November 13, 3 p.m. at Swampscott High School. Grammy…
News Briefs
The 182nd Harvest Fair The 182nd Harvest Fair will be held at St. John’s Church, Charlestown, 27 Devens Street on Saturday, November 12 from 10am to 2pm and includes a Turkey Dinner. Join friends and family for a delicious meal then…
Customers Encouraged To Enroll in Payment Assistance Programs With National Grid
Special to the Times-Free Press National Grid is urging customers facing rising winter energy bills to consider company-offered programs that can spread bills across several months and explore payment assistance programs offered by state and federal agencies and regional non-profits.…
ScrubaDub, Community Servings Partner on 30th ‘Pie in the Sky’
Community Servings, a nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition services, and a leader in “food is medicine” research, advocacy and policy, is teaming up with ScrubaDub Auto Wash Centers once again for the 30th annual Pie in the…
An Important Election With Big Ballot Questions
This Tuesday, November 8, is state election day in Massachusetts. With two-term incumbent Governor Charlie Baker having chosen not to seek re-election, voters will be choosing a new governor for the first time in eight years. The contest between Democrat…
Letters to the Editor
Destined to Fail To the Editor, The St. Francis/POUA withdrew its Article 80 Large Project Waiver Request for the Helm Project on the eve of the October 24 public hearing. Hopefully, St. Francis/POUA has acknowledged that its Helm project, the…
Guest Op-Ed: Preserving More Deeply Affordable Units Across the Commonwealth
By Joseph J. Corcoran This past week, the Joseph J Corcoran Company broke ground on a 330 unit mixed income transformation of the Innes Apartments. It will replace a 1950’s built, 96-unit, public housing development owned by the Chelsea Housing…