A small army of 6th Graders from Excel Academy Charter School recently took part in Mayor Thomas Menino’s Boston Blooms program and spent the day planting daffodil bulbs and other task along the East Boston Greenway. The group of 56…
Month: November 2013
Power of the Sun: Menino Pushing Residents to Solarize Their Homes
Mayor Thomas Menino is making a big push here in East Boston to get residents to solarize their homes. At the last Orient heights Neighborhood Council meeting, a representative from Renew Boston urged residents to take advantage of the city’s…
Project Bread Kicks off Annual Holiday Fundraiser
East Boston based Project Bread is once again teaming up with Jordan’s Furniture for the annual Holiday Spoons Project fundraiser. The Holiday Spoons Project has both raised money to help the hungry and taught kids about hunger in Massachusetts for…
Dr. Pedulla Recognized for Service to Ebnhc Elder Service Plan
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) announced that Dr. James Pedulla was nationally recognized for his leadership and service to the Center’s Elder Service Plan. Pedulla, Medical Director of EBNHC’s Elder Service Plan Program, received the first PACE Pioneer…
Give Thanks for Thanksgiving
Although a Harris poll a few years back revealed that Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year among all age groups of Americans, we think that Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday, has much more to recommend it than Christmas.…
Remember Those in Need
Although the economists tell us that the recovery from the Great Recession is still a slow one, the bottom line is that for most Americans, things are going well and getting better compared to a few years ago. But for…
Thanksgiving Day Rivalry: 96th Clash Between South Boston and East Boston
The 96th clash between these two Thanksgiving Day rivals takes place at venerable White Stadium at 9:30 a.m. The EB Jets are 4-6; the SB Knights are 0-9. The Jets four wins came against English, Charlestown, West Roxbury and Madison…
Obituaries 11-27-2013
Theresa ‘Chickie’ Cipriano School Supervisor for the Boston Police Department, East Boston Community Activist Theresa M. “Chickie” (DeFronzo) Cipriano of East Boston died on November 23 surrounded by her loving family. A school supervisor for the Boston Police Department, Chickie…
Umana Schoolyard Project Officially Opens
Mayor Thomas Menino joined staff and students at the Mario Umana Academy Monday to cut the ribbon on the Mario Umana Academy’s Schoolyard Initiative Project. The event was bittersweet because while the school and Mayor celebrated the completion of the…
OHNC Unanimously Approves Plans for Sarotoga St. Shop
The Orient Heights Neighborhood Council unanimously approved Charbel Rizkallah’s plans to put a high-end wine, cheese and spirits shop next door to his Domino’s Pizza franchise at 1144 Saratoga St. Rizkallah and his family have successfully run Dominos since 2003…