Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Driscoll announced their first round of hires for their incoming administration. Matthew Gorzkowicz will be appointed as Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. Kate Cook will be Chief of Staff and…
Latest MBTA Bus Redesign Forum Looks at Equity
By Adam Swift The MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign meets almost all standards for equity under the federal Civil Rights Act according to T officials. Last week, the MBTA held an online forum on equity implications of its proposed Bus Network…
Hayden Announces Transition and Community Advisory Committee
Special to the Times-Free Press District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden today announced the formation of his Transition and Community Advisory Committee, which will advise him and his office as he prepares to begin his first full term as District Attorney…
Senator Warren and Senator-Elect Welch Raise Concerns Over Reports of Pfizer’s Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator-elect Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourlas, criticizing Pfizer plans to dramatically increase prices for its COVID-19 vaccine in the new year, which would make it more difficult…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this Sunday evening, December 18, and will culminate on Monday, December 26. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
A Winning Basketball Tradition: Tom Sawyer’s Classical Contingent Will Contend for GBL Championship
When Lynn Classical girls basketball coach Tom Sawyer was asked how many wins he has had in his highly successful career, he couldn’t answer the question right away. Sawyer had to look up the statistics and add up the season-by-season…