Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Healey-Driscoll administration announced recently that Massachusetts has received federal approval for its summer child nutrition program. Following the ending of Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT), this new child nutrition program will help feed an estimated 600,000…
Month: June 2024
Dog Attacks on Postal Service Employees on the Rise
Special to Times Incidents involving dog attacks on Postal Service employees rose to more than 5,800 cases last year. As part of the USPS 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, the organization is offering crucial information on how dog owners…
USS Constitution to go Underway in Honor of Women Veterans
USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard, Mass. on Friday, 14 June, at 10:00 a.m. USS Constitution will be closed in the morning and reopen to the public for tours following the underway from 3 p.m.…
NEW Health Participates in Mass League’s Community Health Center Day at the State House
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) participated in Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers’ Community Health Center Day at the State House on Tuesday, June 4th. NEW Health was among dozens of non-profits and health centers educating legislators, state officials and…
BPHC Promotes LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness During Pride Month
June is Pride Month, and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) launched a new campaign to reduce the impact of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community. The campaign, led by BPHC’s Infectious Disease Bureau and in…
Construction Update
Construction look-ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge through June 22 is as follows: Scheduled Work • South abutment concrete placements • Drilled shaft installation • Architectural trellis painting and lighting • Steel touch-up painting • Main bridge west sidewalk…
Speakeasy Founder and Artistic Director Paul Daigneault To Step Down June 30
After founding and then serving for more than three decades as its Artistic Director, Paul Daigneault will step down from his leadership role at SpeakEasy Stage Company on June 30, 2025, SpeakEasy Board Co-Chairs Andrew Fullem and Constance Gist Guindo…
June Is a Month of Freedom
June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…
Near the Water? Watch Your Children!
We recently were shocked to learn of two statistics that were noted at a recent meeting of the Revere Board of Health. The first is that about 4500 Americans die from drowning each year. To put that into perspective, that…