One hundred years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger sparking the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycotts, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement took place when a New York City woman made…
Month: February 2019
Mayor Walsh Announces $26 Million to Create Affordable Housing
Using the North End’s Knights of Columbus Hall as a backdrop, Mayor Martin Walsh announced $26 million in money to create affordable units not only at the Knights of Columbus, but also in East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, Mission Hill, North…
Dr. Jeffrey Benecchi Continues in Family Tradition
By Sue Ellen Woodcock When it comes to dentistry it seems that the apple does not fall far from the tree and Dr. Jeffrey Benecchi, DMD is living proof. Sure he could have become an environmentalist, he graduated from Bates…
Are Braces Just for Kids? Four Reasons Mom and Dad Want A Great Smile, Too
When it comes to braces, teens and pre-teens remain the typical patients for orthodontists. But their moms and dads may soon be catching up. Today, one in four orthodontic patients is an adult, according to the American Association of Orthodontists.…
Police Briefs 02-27-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, February 11, 2019 No Arrests Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Around 10:30 a.m. in the area of Sumner and London Sts, an 18 year old Hispanic Male with an East Boston address was arrested for Larceny…
Massachusetts Greenworks Is An Investment in Our Present — and Future
The announcement last week by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo that the state will be investing $1 billion over the next decade to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fortify infrastructure is welcome news…
Obituaries 02-27-2019
Brian Staley Graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 2006 Brian R. Staley passed away suddenly on Feb. 24 at the age of 30. He grew up in East Boston and was a graduate of East Boston High School,…
Rep. Madaro is Appointed Vice Chair of Transportation
With a major international airport, highway, toll plaza and the MBTA Blue Line in his district, it made sense for Speaker Robert DeLeo to appoint Rep. Adrian Madaro as the new House Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation. …
East Boston Harborkeepers Sign MOU with Coast Guard
For a while now the East Boston Harborkeepers, a group founded in 2016 to promote climate resiliency and foster environmental stewardship along the neighborhood’s shoreline, have been an unofficial partner of the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Boston. Harborkeepers have been…
White Supremacist Propaganda Shows up in East Boston Area
Late last week three men were spotted around East Boston hanging white supremacist propaganda in public. The group of men was taping posters to street poles for the group Blood and Soil, a slogan that was synonymous with Nazi Germany…