Boston Area Prices Were Up 7.0 Percent From a Year Ago The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released figures for the Boston CPI in July 2022. The CPI program produces monthly data…
North Atlantic States Regional Council OfCarpenters Endorses Judith García for State Rep.
Special to the Record The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) has officially endorsed Judith García in her run for the 11th Suffolk district’s state representative seat. NASRCC is part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, one of…
Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic CommitteeEndorses Roberto Jiménez-Rivera for State Rep.
Special to the Record The Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic Committee recently endorsed School Committee Member Roberto Jimenez-Rivera for State Representative in his bid for the newly-created 11th Suffolk district. “The young man from Eleanor Street has demonstrated he loves our…
UAW Region 9A Becomes 9th Labor Union To Endorse Roberto Jimenez-Rivera for State Rep.
Special to the Record This week School Committee member at-large Roberto Jimenez-Rivera announced that he has received the endorsement of the United Auto Workers Region 9A, a union representing over 50,000 workers in Massachusetts, other north east states, and Puerto…
Elected Officials, Transit Advocates Call for Suspending Fares for All MBTA Riders
Special to the Independent Elected officials, advocates, and riders are calling for suspending fare collection across the entire MBTA system during the month-long shutdowns of the Orange Line (beginning August 19) and the Green Line north of Government Center (beginning…
Annual Festival Honoring Healing Saints Cosmas and Damian Set for Sept. 9–11
Rock & Roll, Vocal, and Grammy® Halls Fame Artist, The Platters will host fellow international headline recording artists The Trammps, Chubby Checker & The Wildcats, and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas at the 97th edition of the Italian Culture, Family, and…
“Emerald Tutu” Floating Biomass May Help Against Sea Level Rise
Last year, coastal engineer and professor, Julia Hopkins led a team to place a floating biomass mat off the shores of East Boston. The mat tested were part of a larger National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project dubbed the…
Milestone in Criminal Justice Data Collection Initiative
The Baker-Polito Administration announced a major milestone in an unprecedented effort to standardize data collection and information sharing across the Commonwealth’s criminal justice system. Conceived as part of the 2018 Criminal Justice Reform (CJR) law signed by Governor Charlie Baker,…
And Just Like That – Summer Ended
Within just a few hours of writing our editorial last Tuesday (August 9) extolling the virtues of the heat and humidity of the summer season, Mother Nature turned the tables on us. We were sitting in our hot house —…
Letters to the Editor
Supports Judith Garcia Dear Editor, Experience. Lived Experience. To be a truly effective, and compassionate leader, having experience, and lived experience, is essential. The combination of having spent time doing something, understanding how it works and how to get things…
Obituaries 08-18-2022
Katherine “Kay” Emanuella Stec April 29, 1922 – August 12, 2022 Katherine “Kay” Emanuella Stec passed away peacefully on Friday, August 12 into the arms of her beloved lord and savior. She had just recently marked her 100th birthday. One…