Scituate Easter Rising Monument Committee has announced that the informal dedication of the six foot by four foot granite monument with the words of the Proclamation engraved upon it will be taking place on Sunday September 20, 2020 at 1:00 in the afternoon.
By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish September 2, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
The concert film that Irish singer Cara Dillon and her husband and musical partner Sam Lakeman debuted online on Aug. 13 represented more than the culmination of a project. It was catharsis.
By Ed Forry, Boston Irish Publisher August 19, 2020
Ed Forry, Boston Irish Publisher
by Ed Forry
As a college student growing up in Dorchester, I had the good fortune of working for the “P. O.” while I was in school. In those years, many people worked in seasonal, 15-day jobs at Christmas, helping to carry the high volume of Christmas cards and presents. Sometimes, the mail was carried to homes twice a day, morning and afternoon.
One of Greater Boston’s leading philanthropies is reaching out to non-profit within the broader Irish community to apply for grants to support their efforts.
The Woburn based Cummings Foundation plans to disburse $25 million in grants, and is currently encouraging non-profits to submit letter of inquiry. The inquiry period will be open until September 4.
By Brian Concannon, Special to Boston Irish August 13, 2020
Brian Concannon, Special to Boston Irish
Massachusetts voters have a lot on our minds as we approach the Sept. 1 primary and November’s general election: a pandemic, a struggling economy, and racial tension, among other things. But if we are going to take the long view, we should keep one issue, climate change, at the top of our mental list.