Three weeks into the season and things are certainly heating up in the EBMHL. Rivalrys have emerged and the competition has become quite fierce. In game 1, Bill Ashes took on the East Boston Yacht Club. Anchored by many key…
Month: October 2010
Unlimited effort and heart
The East Boston Jets Unlimited Team lost another tough one at the hands of The Waltham Devil Dogs. We put up a great fight once again, but a couple of fumbles and a few missed blocks and tackles made the…
Jets win another GBL title
The Jets took the field Sunday morning in Eastie with something to prove to themselves, their coaches and fans, they were either going to leave the field 2 time GBL champs and a 1st place seed into the play-offs or…
Obituaries 10-14-2010
Robert Scaramozza Lifelong East Boston resident Robert A. “Rob” Scaramozza, a life long resident of East Boston, died on October 6 after a long and courageous battle with Kidney Disease. He was 50 years old. An employee of the National…
Waiting and wondering…
When Chris Marchi was walking along a stretch of East Boston land he and other community activists have been eying as a potential site to finally connect Eastie’s park system from Piers park to Constitution Beach he spotted a red…
Predatory lending seen as primary culprit
At the height of the real estate boom five years ago when many three-family homes were selling in the $400K range, East Boston residents under-qualified for home loans were receiving special mortgages with hidden fees and interest rates that would…
Room to grow – Massport will add plots to the Bremen Street garden
Throughout the summer and fall the Bremen Street Park’s community garden is always blossoming with ripe tomatoes, vegetables, fresh herbs and flowers. All season long residents meticulously tend to their plots but chosen by a random lottery the plots are…
BRA expands green project – Project encourages Triple Decker owners to go green
In the Northeast, specifically Boston and neighborhoods like East Boston, South Boston and Dorchester the phenomenon of triple decker construction in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s served to house the large immigrant families that were moving here from Ireland…
Lucky 7: League expands in Season 2
Another week in the books for the EBMHL, and once again Porrazzo Rink saw nothing short of fantastic hockey. Last season, the EBMHL carried 6 teams. Due to an overwhelming response from hockey players all over the Boston area Commissioner…
The New Library – Facility will be a source of pride for Eastie
The construction of a new public library in East Boston within the next three years is proof that city hall cares about East Boston after all. The attempted closing of the Orient Heights Branch of the public library a few…