Last Wednesday the Eagle Hill Civic Association held its February meeting at East Boston High School. At the meeting several development projects were discussed, the Boston Police provided community updates and several announcements were made. First up, Officer Danny Simons…
Month: March 2018
Councilor Edwards to Honor Maverick Street Mothers Through Annual Scholarship Fund
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards kicked off March as “Women’s History Month” by announcing an annual scholarship paying tribute to the Maverick Street Mothers awarded to local parents attending Boston-area colleges. “In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate the…
Offshore Resources: Digging Up the Facts
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposal to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling has set off a bipartisan uproar among politicians and pundits from coastal states. Critics paint pictures of black beaches, tar balls, and wildlife slicked with oil. They…
Is This Our New Normal?
The intense havoc wreaked by this past weekend’s storm, coming on the heels of the storm of January that similarly brought devastation to many areas throughout the state, has left all of us wondering whether this is the new normal…
Obituaries 03-07-2018
Gloria Vacca Auto accident victim Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours today, Wednesday, March 7 beginning at 10 a.m. through 11:45 a.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway, Revere for Gloria M. (Repetto)…
Chinese New Year
On Saturday, Hong Kong Harbor held its 10th Annual Chinese New Year celebration in Maverick Square .
Appreciation:James ‘Jim’ McGrane, Longtime East Boston Educator, Dies at 73
James “Jim” McGrane, a man who spent his career as a friend and mentor to hundreds of East Boston children over the years, has died. McGrane died suddenly on Saturday, Feb. 24 in Naples, FL . He was 73 years…
Fire Rips Through Building on Havre Street Tuesday
A large four-alarm fire broke out on Havre Street Tuesday and injured one firefighter, according to the Boston Fire Department. Boston Fire responded at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to the fire that broke out at 238 Havre St. On arrival,…
John Nucci Faces the Biggest Battle of His Life:Respected Former City Councilor in Need of a Kidney Transplant
Throughout his political career, whether it was running for Boston School Committee, City Council or Suffolk County Clerk Magistrate John Nucci has relied on the help of others to help him win. Now, Nucci needs the help of others more…
Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash Set for March 11
Each year, hundreds of area residents brave the frigid waters at the M Street Beach in South Boston to help raise money for free activities at Constitution Beach in East Boston, as well as other state beaches from Nahant to…