Over the past few months East Boston youth had their say on how the city’s budget could help programs near and dear to them or what they would like to see improved in the neighborhood. Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh…
Month: July 2014
Constitution Beach Receives High Marks For Cleanliness by SHSB
Two decades ago it was one of the worse beaches in the region but now Constitution Beach in East Boston is one of the most improved beaches and received an A on Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s water quality Beach…
Police Identify Shooting Victim
Boston Police have identified the man shot and killed Sunday in Brandywine and are looking for the public’s help in catching his killer. Walter Cook, 38, of East Boston was found dead inside his Brandywine apartment, a complex of white…
Enjoy a Safe and Sane Fourth
Back at the turn of the last century (i.e., 1900), newspapers exhorted their readers to observe a “safe and sane” Fourth of July. That’s because in communities big and small all across America, the founding of our nation had become…
Local Officials Seek to Have MGC Hold off Casino Decision
On the heels of two East Boston elected officials calling on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to hold off granting gaming licenses until after the statewide ballot question is held in November, Mayor Martin Walsh joined the growing chorus last Thursday…
Obituaries 07-02-2014
Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Horn Of East Boston Roberta T. “Bobbie” (Smith) Horn of East Boston died on June 29. She was the beloved wife of Arthur Horn; proud mother of Susan M. Horn and her husband, Marc Fournier of East Boston,…