By John Lynds In East Boston, we have one of the nation’s cleanest beaches and harbor but as a community a majority of residents rarely use it. If you ask the average East Bostonian how often they’ve gone on a…
Month: July 2017
EBSB’s Richard Gavegnano Named 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year
By John Lynds There’s one thing about East Boston Savings Bank Chairman, CEO and President Richard Gavegnano you quickly realize when you meet him–he’s unlike any other head of a large multibillion dollar bank. Gavegnano, who grew up in a…
Zumix Included in Improper Bostonian’s Boston’s Best 2017
By John Lynds East Boston’s longstanding music and performing arts program for local youth got some much deserved recognition this year from the Improper Bostonian. Zumix was included in the Improper Bostonian’s Boston’s Best 2017 edition under the Arts and…
Massport Encourages Local Participation for New Gas Station
By John Lynds There were some familiar faces in the crowd Monday afternoon, July 10, at the Noddle Island Community room at Logan Airport. Local business owners and employees like the Noviellos from Meridian Market and Celeste Myers of Spinelli’s…
Letter to the Editor
A neighborhood hero I was very glad but hardly surprised to see that Sandra Nijjar recently received the state’s Unsung Heroine Award. I have known Sandy for sometime now. When I first met her, we were on opposite sides of…
An Investment in Our Future
Governor Charlie Baker’s recent announcement that his administration will ask the legislature for a five-year, $500 million life sciences initiative that will extend the state’s decade-long commitment to the biotech and medical technology industry demonstrates the governor’s focus on…
Obituaries 07-12-2017
Bernardina Scippa Of Kaplan Estates, formerly of East Boston Bernardina (Iapicca) Scippa of Kaplan Estates, formerly of East Boston, died on July 8. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo Raffaele Scippa; beloved mother of Maria Rosaria D’Itria…
Celebrating 60 Years
CEO Dick Gavegnano with State Rep. Adrian Maduro and other staff of the East Boston Savings Bank celebrate the 60th year of its Central Square branch in East Boston. Pictured (L-R) Rosana Giubilo, Norma Guardado, Mayra Montoya, Emely Calixto, John…
East Boston Farmers Market to Kick Off July 5
By John Lynds The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s Farmers Market returns for its 10th season today (Wednesday, June 5) at 3 p.m. with fresh, locally-grown produce, and other healthy and locally-sourced products. The booths will be behind the Maverick…
EBNHC Selected as Narcan Site
By John Lynds The opioid crisis in East Boston and across the U.S. has reached epic proportions. Nearly 2,000 people died of opioid related overdoses in Massachusetts last year with an average of 38 opioid deaths per day in the…