Longtime East Boston dentist Dr. Nicholas Franco landed himself in jail Friday morning after he allegedly lost his cool and allegedly punched an elderly cabbie at Logan Airport. State Police from Logan’s Troop F arrested Franco, 66, who runs East…
Month: January 2019
ABCD Calls for End to Government Shutdown With Programs Funded While Wall Issue Is Negotiated
As the government shutdown enters its third week, millions of Americans face life-threatening hunger and hardship, with funding running out for food stamps, tax refunds/credits, WIC, school lunches, and Section 8 and other subsidized housing programs. Many are already losing…
Police Briefs 01-09-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, December 17, 2018 Around 12:30 a.m. in the area of 179 Gladstone St., a 36 year old Hispanic Male with an East Boston address was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol and Operating…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…
Obituaries 01-09-2019
Richard P. “Dick” “Sully” Sullivan Will be remembered for his sense of humor, generosity, love of sports and music and devotion to friends and family Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Visitation on Saturday, Jan. 12 in…
East Boston Times 2018 Persons of the Year
Kerri Abrams, 2018 Woman of the Year It was perhaps the most unselfish act one person could do for another but once Kerri Abrams learned that longtime East Boston resident John Nucci was in desperate need of a lifesaving kidney…
2018: A Year in Review
January Walsh Sworn in to Second Term Mayor Martin Walsh takes the Oath of Office from state Supreme Judicial Court Justice Kimberly Budd on Jan. 1, at Cutler Majestic Theatre. Looking on are former Vice President Joe Biden, Mary Walsh…
Appreciation:Those We Lost in 2018 That Made an Huge Impact on the East Boston Community
East Boston Resident,Nobel Prize Nominee and Master of Nonviolent Resistance Dr Gene Sharp Dies at 90 Dr. Gene Sharp, who ran the Albert Einstein Institute for Non-Violent Struggles out of an unassuming apartment in East Boston, and for decades had…
Community Calendar
Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Second Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at the Jeffries Point Yacht Club, 565…
Community News
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting agenda January 2019 Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting set for Jan. 7, 2018 Agenda Welcome/Introduction (5min) Station 7 Update Sgt. Martin and Officer Dan Simons (10min) Announcements (5min) 112 Moore Street 1st Presentation Atty. Lorene…