Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…
Month: April 2019
Eight Units Pitched for Lubec Street
Attorney Matt Eckel pitched his client’s plans at Monday night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting to erect an eight unit residential building on Lubec Street. The 3,000 square foot vacant lot at 69 Lubec Street would be transformed into…
Suffolk University Student Briana D’Amelio Places in National Paralegal Writing Contest
By Tony Ferullo Briana D’Amelio’s essay arguing that judges should be appointed rather than elected was so persuasive that it won her second place in a national competition. Never shy to say what’s on her mind, D’Amelio, an East Boston…
Police Briefs 04-24-2019
District 7 Police Report Monday, April 1, 2019 Around 9 a.m. in the area of 37 Meridian St., a 25 year old male with an East Boston address was arrested for Assault By Means of a Dangerous Weapon (knife). Around…
The Curse of Social Media and the Internet
In the aftermath of the terrible coordinated attacks by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels across the small nation, the Sri Lankan government took…
Guest Op-ed: Grassley-klobuchar Ushers in Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs
By Sally C. Pipes Congress is poised to consider a bill that would allow Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada. The bill’s authors — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — label their effort as a bipartisan…
New Soccer Team Relocates to Revere
Boston City FC will play home games at Della Russo Stadium Revere soccer fans have a new team to call its own. The Boston City FC, a team made up of current Division 1 college soccer players and other elite…
Obituaries 04-24-2019
Steven Travers Of Peabody Stephen E. Travers of Peabody tragically passed away on April 18. He was the loving son of Eugene Travers and the late Diane (Doyle) of Cambridge, dear brother of Dana Travers of Marblehead and Valerie Travers…
Stations of the Cross
Two Eastie Teachers Named BPS Educator of the Year
Two East Boston teachers were honored by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) as an Educator of the Year. The two local teachers and nine teachers from other BPS schools in the city were invited to watch…