JP-based musician Eleanor Elektra recently released her second full length album, Exquisite Corpse, which she describes as a concept album revolving around the environmental crisis and her personal relationship with it. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Elektra came to Boston several…
Month: August 2020
Early Voting for Massachusetts Primary Kicks off in Boston
The City of Boston Election Department kicked off ‘Early Voting’ in Boston for the Massachusetts Primary over the weekend at several polling locations. In Jamaica Plain, voters will head to the polls on Sept. 1 during the state primary and…
News Briefs
Learning for the Love of It With all of the uncertainty that currently surrounds us, it’s time for good news. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Massachusetts, Boston announces that its full fall course schedule will…
USPS Board of Governors Announces Bipartisan Election Mail Committee
The United States Postal Service Board of Governors last week announced the establishment of a bipartisan Election Mail Committee that will actively oversee the United States Postal Service’s support of the mail-in voting process. The committee will be chaired by…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Students named to dean’s list at Bates College The following students have been named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in [December 2019]. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average…
Election Commissioner Confident in Main-in Voting, Election Process
So much skepticism and doubt nationally has veiled the mail-in voting and early voting initiatives brought about by COVID-19 restrictions, but ahead of the Sept. 1 State Primary, Boston Elections Commissioner Eneida Tavares said she is confident and the process…
Girls on the Run Opens Registration Including Live, Virtual Options
Staff Report Girls on the Run Greater Boston (GOTRGB) announced the launch of its Fall 2020 season, ensuring that Boston area girls can stay active and healthy during the pandemic. Twice weekly, small teams of girls in grades 3-8 are…
Be Sure to Vote in the Primary
This Tuesday, September 1, is primary election day in Massachusetts for both national and state legislative offices. Primary elections in Massachusetts typically are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and because most Democrats run…
Politicizing the Pandemic
This past Sunday evening, President Donald Trump held a news conference to announce that the use of blood plasma in treating patients who have contracted Covid-19 has been shown to reduce the death rate from Covid-19 by 35% — a…
Op-Ed: Unmasking Toxic White Privilege
By Dorothy A. Clark There is a long history in America of white progressives bravely standing up for Black causes like civil rights, voting rights, social and economic justice, judicial reform, and, more recently, Black Lives Matter. But there is a…