By Cary Shuman East Boston Savings Bank hosted a gathering last Friday at its branch office at 856 Bennington Street to celebrate its 40 years in the Orients Heights neighborhood. Chairman, CEO and President Richard Gavegnano, who has presided over…
Month: November 2015
LaMattina Calls for Another East Boston Middle School
This week, City Councilor Sal LaMattina has made an appeal to Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang for a new middle school in the neighborhood. In a letter to Superintendent Chang obtained by the East Boston Times, LaMattina argued…
City, East Boston CDC Cut Ribbon on Housing for the Homeless
The East Boston Community Development Corporation joined forces with Crossroads Family Shelter and the City of Boston to create seven units of subsidized housing on Havre Street for families transitioning out of the neighborhood’s homeless shelter. At a ribbon cutting…
East Boston YMCA, Stop & Shop Team Up Again for Turkey Express
The East Boston YMCA’s families were once again the recipients of a generous holiday donation from Stop & Shop recently. Stop & Shop kicked off its Turkey Express program at the Y with the donation of 250 turkeys that will…
Before Neptune Road: The Destruction of a Neighborhood
With the airport set to expand once again, here is a piece of history that needs to be shared: The energy and enthusiasm of the lady I met today belies her 90+ years of age. Hearing her story allowed me…
Obituaries 11-25-2015
Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Aery Of East Boston Gertrude M. “Trudy” Aery of East Boston passed away peacefully on November 22 in her 90th year. She was the loving daughter of the late Forrest and Adeline (Raffo) Aery, dear sister of the…
Read Aloud to Your Children Every Day
Representative Adrian Madaro, visited the health center not only to cheer them on, but to practice what doctors preach by reading to a group of young patients.
Honored for Her Dedication
Former East Boston APAC Director Amy Lima was recently honored with APAC/ABCD’s Community Hero Award. Shown here with her daughter’s Lucia and Autumn, Lima was honored for her tremendous dedication in helping to build crucial programs and initiatives that assist and…
EBNHC Named One of the “Top Places to Work” in MA
For the second year in a row East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) was named as one of Massachusetts’s “Top Places to Work” by the Boston Globe. The Health Center was featured in this past weekend’s Boston Sunday Globe with…
Trinity Opts to Rebuild OH Development
At Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting, Trinity Financial’s Eva Erlick and Paul Scapicchio briefed residents on the Orient Heights Housing Development project. In June, Trinity was picked by the Boston Housing Authority as the designated developer to…