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Situated on Beacon Street in front of the Old South Church of Boston is a voting sign, indicating the location of the Copley polls for voters in Ward 4 and 5. The statewide midterm elections on Tuesday will determine the next governor as well as lieutenant governor and attorney general, and other state and local positions.

Voters push women’s rights, abortion access, ballot questions

Isabel Baron, Jacob Bentzinger, Elisabeth Hadjis, Sophia Paffenroth, and Mehr Singh
November 8, 2022
Image credit: The Greater Boston Food Bank

Massachusetts is Losing a Quiet Battle Against Food Insecurity. Experts Offer Solutions During Hunger Action Month

Emily Niedermeyer, Reporter
September 30, 2022
A view of the Boston Harbor from the Seaport district in 2019.

Boston’s climate initiative and its obstacles to implementation

Bela Omoeva, Reporter
June 16, 2022
Protect What You Love mural (2021) at Liberty Plaza in East Boston by Mexican artist, Its a Living.

When it comes to climate change, some East Boston residents worry about more than coastal flooding

Quillan Anderson, Melissa Wells, Matt Levin, Zoe Sommers, and Julia Smith
March 22, 2022
John Walkey, the director of Waterfront and Climate Justice Initiatives.

[Video] Climate leaders in Chelsea suggest less development, more green solutions for coastal flooding

Desmond LaFave, Reporter
March 1, 2022
[VIDEO] Extinction Rebellion member warns that potential East Boston substation carries health and safety hazards

[VIDEO] Extinction Rebellion member warns that potential East Boston substation carries health and safety hazards

Aparna Sekhar, Reporter
February 25, 2022
A screengrab of Kannan Thiruvengadam, founder of Eastie Farm in East Boston

[Video] Climate action with Eastie Farm’s Kannan Thiruvengadam

Sophia Paffenroth, Assistant Editor
February 22, 2022
A protester holds a No Eastie Substation flyer at a protest on Condor Street Urban Wild in Chelsea, Mass. on Sunday, Jan. 31.

‘No Eastie Substation’ – Climate activists protest Eversource Energy project in East Boston

Elisabeth Hadjis, Assistant Editor
February 2, 2022
City council race: Gabriela Gigi Coletta running for District 1

City council race: Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta running for District 1

Lex Weaver, Editor-in-chief
January 12, 2022
East Boston

City officials, community members fight against rising sea level in East Boston

Kelly Thomas, Reporter
December 16, 2020
Community Servings home-delivers about 1,000 medically tailored meals a day, to Massachusetts residents living with critical illnesses.

Meal services rely on Resiliency Fund to keep kitchens open

Julia Carlin, Reporter
April 26, 2020
Marina Rodríguez, East Bostons Nueva Vida Christian Church English program director, helping immigrants in Boston learn English and live with dignity. Photo by Maria Aguirre Torres.

Changemaker: Marina Rodríguez, English program director at Nueva Vida Christian Church

Maria Aguirre Torres
February 24, 2020
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