On Monday night at the Cathy Leonard McLean Community Room members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted to approve three development projects. The first project at 24 Geneva St. the developer plans to erect a five story residential…
Month: July 2019
Boston Harbor Now Holds Water Transportation Visioning Event
Last Monday night atop the roof deck at the newly constructed Pier One waterfront development that overlooks the Boston Harbor President and CEO of Boston Harbor Now Kathy Abbott and a few dozen residents and transportation advocates discussed future plans…
Police Briefs 07-24-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, July 8, 2019 Around 5:15 a.m. in the area of 92 Chelsea St., a 38 year old male with an East Boston address was arrested for Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon…
Overuse of Antibiotics Threatens All of Us
The discovery and widespread use of antibiotics in the middle of the last century ranks as one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Until the 20th century, infections that we now consider straightforward to treat – such as pneumonia…
Guest Op-Ed : Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Women’s Issue
By Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) We’ve been cheering on the U.S. women’s soccer team — first as they won the World’s Cup and now as they pursue pay equity. For too long, female professional athletes have…
Obituaries 07-24-2019
Alfonso Contrada Barber Extraodinaire Alfonso Contrada of East Boston passed away peacefully on July 16. Alfonso was a barber extraodinaire at Paul’s Barber Shop in Chelsea for over forty years. He was the beloved husband of the late Giovanna (Polcaro)…
Salesian Boys & Girls Club and YMCA Partner for Teens
As the saying goes, “idle time is the devil’s playground” so youth organizations like the Salesian Boys & Girls Club and the East Boston YMCA have come up with exciting and new programs year after year to target at-risk youth…
Mayor Joins Downing Family To Dedicate Downing Square
On Saturday, Mayor Martin Walsh joined members of the Downing family to dedicate a corner in Jeffries Point in honor of Albert Henry Downing. The Hero Square at the corner of Cottage and Sumner streets pays tribute to Downing who…
The Perfect Patient : Serena Gilbride Waited for Her Moment and Shined
Serena Gilbride pitched a shutout in the final game – and the biggest game – of her high school softball career, leading Austin Prep to a 3-0 victory over Turners Falls at Rockwood Park on the campus of Worcester State…
Woman Arrested in EMT Stabbing May Have Trashed Sacred Heart
Two days before Julie Tejeda brutally assaulted a Boston EMT, a woman fitting her description trashed Sacred Heart Church on Brooks Street, and police now suspect that it could have been Tejeda. Tejeda, 31, of Eastie appeared in Boston Municipal…