Members of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) like Matt Barison are asking a local developer looking to build on a piece of land on Short Street to come back with a more reasonable proposal that the neighborhood can accept.…
Month: February 2019
Guaranteed to Make You Smile: Drs. Mobed and Parsi Find Great Success
Dr. Fardad Mobed and Dr. Lily Parsi certainly have a lot in common. Both are scholars, which goes without saying. They hold degrees in engineering: Dr. Mobed, a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Dr. Parsi, three advanced degrees in Civil, Water…
Community News
East Boston Social Center Pizza and Comedy Fundraiser East Boston Social Centers to Hold Annual Pizza and Comedy Fundraiser April 11. The East Boston Social Center will hold its Annual Spring Fundraiser, a Pizza and Comedy night at Prince Restaurant…
MBTA Looking for Feedback on Proposed Changes to 120 Bus Route in Eastie
The MBTA recently launched a website at www.betterbus.mbta.com as part of the T’s project to improve bus service in neighborhoods like East Boston. Through the Better Bus Project the MBTA is finding new ways to improve the experiences of people…
BPDA Sponsors Meeting on Marijuana Dispensary Pitched for Maverick Square
The debate on where adult use marijuana dispensaries should be located in East Boston continued last week during a Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) sponsored meeting regarding a proposal to open such a dispensary in Maverick Square. Luis Vasco,…
Her Blades Are Sharp at 79, Her School Is Even Sharper
Chances are that if you were a kid taking skating lessons in the Greater Boston area during the past 50 years, you most likely took your lessons through the Bay State Skating School. It’s likely too that owner Rosemary Hanley…
Police Briefs 02-06-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, January 21, 2019 No Arrests Tuesday, January 22, 2019 No Arrests Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Around 9:00 AM in the area of Havre St. & Decatur St., a 50 year old Hispanic Male, Homeless, was…
Immigrants Are Our Future
It is an undeniable fact of history that all Americans other than Native Americans are descendants of immigrants. It also is undeniably true that immigrants have not always been welcome with open arms, starting most conspicuously with the Know-Nothing Party…
Guest Op-Ed: Ask Rusty – Confused about Enrolling in Medicare and Social Security
Dear Rusty: I will be 64 years old in 2019 and thinking about Social Security. My full retirement age is 66 and two months, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to get the most out of my retirement.…
Obituaries 02-06-2019
Carol Emmett Member of the East Boston Golden Age Club Carol E. (Clarke) Emmett of East Boston died on Feb. 1. Carol was a member of the Golden Age Club at the East Boston Social Center. The beloved wife of…