The Boston Bar Association (BBA) held a forum for the candidates for Suffolk County District Attorney on July 25. Five of the six candidates answered questions moderated by Suffolk University Law School Professor and former prosecutor Christina Miller and Northeastern…
Month: August 2018
Community News Briefs
August 2018 Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting August 6, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Brooke Charter School 145 Byron Street Agenda Welcome/Introduction (5min) Station 7 Update Sgt. Martin , Officer Simons (10min) Announcements/Slow Streets Update (5min)…
Bike Raffle Highlight of Last Week’s East Boston Farmers Market
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) Farmers Market has returned for its 11th season with more fresh, locally grown produce than ever before. The Farmers Market, which runs every Wednesday starting at 3 p.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m.…
Councilors Edwards and Wu Are Conducting a Community-Wide Survey for East Boston Master Plan
On the heels of the well attended hearing earlier this month to discuss creating an East Boston Master Plan, City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu have launched a community-wide survey to get more input and more resident involved in…
Eagle Hill Civic Association July Meeting Recap
Last Wednesday evening at the East Boston Social Centers the Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) held its July meeting. At the meeting EHCA members voted on several development projects and received information from developers on future projects. First EHCA voted…
Church Needs to Take Swift Action on Sexual Abuse
For the past several days, articles in the national media have reported accusations of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual improprieties with several adults and his criminal violations of the sexual abuse of minors. These alleged actions, when committed by any person, are…
National Grid Open to Negotiations
At National Grid, we’re industry leaders in the clean energy transition. We take seriously our responsibility to help solve major energy challenges, while meeting our customers’ evolving expectations and ensuring that the cost of our service is sustainable for years…
A Tragedy That Affected All of Us
The news reports this weekend about the tragic motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 32 year-old Cape Cod man who had just become a new father — as he was returning home at night from the hospital…
Hands-Free Driving Law Needed
Public safety advocates have been disappointed this week that the legislature has failed to adopt a bill in this legislative session that would ban the use of mobile electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle unless the devices are used…
Obituaries 08-01-2018
Yolanda Mariano Of Winthrop Yolanda (D’Arrigo) Mariano of Winthrop passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 24. The beloved wife of the late Angelo Mariano, she was the devoted mother of Paul Mariano and his wife, Kathy, Diane Spinucci, Janice Hemming and…